The Sea Gull

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vanessa_Redgrave
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Seagull_(2014_film)
gptkb:The_Seagull_(2016_film)
gptkb:The_Seagull_(2018_film)
gptkb:film
gptkbp:character_development Irina's conflict with her son
Konstantin's struggle for recognition
Nina's journey to find herself
Trigorin's artistic dilemmas
gptkbp:character_relationships Nina and Trigorin
Irina and Konstantin
Konstantin and Nina
Trigorin and Irina
gptkbp:critical_reception initially mixed
now considered a classic
gptkbp:cultural_impact performed worldwide
inspired many adaptations
studied in literature courses
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Moscow_Art_Theatre
gptkb:1896
gptkbp:genre gptkb:High_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sea Gull
gptkbp:influence modern drama
gptkbp:influenced modern theatre
gptkbp:influenced_by realism
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Stanislavski's_acting_method
gptkb:theatre_of_the_absurd
existentialist theatre
gptkbp:language gptkb:Author
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Irina_Arkadina
gptkb:Nina_Zarechnaya
gptkb:Konstantin_Treplev
gptkb:Trigorin
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:musical
Royal Shakespeare Company production
Chekhov International Theatre Festival production
Moscow Art Theatre production
gptkbp:notable_quote " The only thing that matters is the art."
' I am a seagull... No, that's not it.'
' The seagull is a symbol of freedom.'
" I am in love with the sea."
" To be a writer is to be a god."
' To be or not to be, that is the question.'
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:Author
gptkbp:performance naturalism
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:1896
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1896
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Russia
a country estate in Russia
gptkbp:symbolism the sea
the play within a play
the seagull
gptkbp:theme unrequited love
the nature of happiness
art and the artist
gptkbp:themes unrequited love
the nature of happiness
art and creativity
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Alexander_Chekhov