The Seagull
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All Characters Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya Boris Alekseevich Trigorin Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplyov Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina Pyotr Nikolaevich Sorin Ilya Afanasevich Shamraev Polina Andreevna Masha Evgeny Sergeevich Dorn Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko
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The Seagull

by

Anton Chekhov

The Seagull Symbols

The Gull

The gull represents Nina Zarechnaya’s loss of innocence and freedom. Konstantin Treplyov—hopelessly mired in unrequited love for Nina, his muse and neighbor—brings her a gull that he has “slain” with a rifle. He…

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