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Evgeny Sergeevich Dorn
A bumbling, anxious schoolteacher whose constant preoccupation with money—and the lack of it—alienates him from those around him. He is hopelessly in love with Masha and frustrated by her inability to reciprocate his feelings. Medvedenko has a nervous disposition and, like many of the other characters in the play, is unafraid to verbalize even his most shameful feelings: he is open about his desire for Masha as well as his awareness (even after she accepts his marriage proposal) that she will never truly love him.
Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko Quotes in The Seagull
The The Seagull quotes below are all either spoken by Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko or refer to Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko. 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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MEDVEDENKO: It’s dark outside. Somebody should tell them to pull down that stage in the garden. It stands there bare, unsightly, like a skeleton, and the scene curtain flaps in the wind. When I was going by last night, I thought somebody was on it, crying…
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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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Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko Quotes in The Seagull
The The Seagull quotes below are all either spoken by Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko or refer to Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko. 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
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MEDVEDENKO: It’s dark outside. Somebody should tell them to pull down that stage in the garden. It stands there bare, unsightly, like a skeleton, and the scene curtain flaps in the wind. When I was going by last night, I thought somebody was on it, crying…
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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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