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Ilya Afanasevich Shamraev
Shamraev’s wife and Masha’s mother. She is having an affair with Dorn, but is frustrated by his refusal to take her away from her droll country life. Polina resents Dorn for his ambivalence towards her, but at the same time finds herself unable to stop loving him—she is one of the many characters in the play whose arc ties in with the theme of unrequited love.
Polina Andreevna Quotes in The Seagull
The The Seagull quotes below are all either spoken by Polina Andreevna or refer to Polina Andreevna. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 4
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MASHA: It’s all nonsense. Unrequited love—that’s only in novels. Really silly. Just mustn’t lose control or go on waiting for something, waiting for your ship to come in… If love ever burrows into your heart, you’ve got to get rid of it. They’ve just promised to transfer my husband to another school district. Once we’ve moved there—I’ll forget all about it… I’ll rip it out of my heart by the roots.
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Polina Andreevna Quotes in The Seagull
The The Seagull quotes below are all either spoken by Polina Andreevna or refer to Polina Andreevna. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 4
Quotes
MASHA: It’s all nonsense. Unrequited love—that’s only in novels. Really silly. Just mustn’t lose control or go on waiting for something, waiting for your ship to come in… If love ever burrows into your heart, you’ve got to get rid of it. They’ve just promised to transfer my husband to another school district. Once we’ve moved there—I’ll forget all about it… I’ll rip it out of my heart by the roots.
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