Boris Alekseyevich Trigorin
from The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
Monologue Text
Let us discuss this bright and beautiful life of mine. Violent obsessions sometimes lay hold of a man: he may, for instance, think day and night of nothing but the moon. I have such a moon. Day and night I am held in the grip of one besetting thought, to…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
This translation by Marian Fell was first published in 1912 by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. It is now a public domain work and may be performed without royalties.
Author(s)
Character Name
Boris Alekseyevich Trigorin
Source Title
The Seagull
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
Act 2, Scene 1
Setting
The lawn in front of SORIN'S house. The house stands in the background, on a broad terrace. The lake, brightly reflecting the rays of the sun, lies to the left. There are flower-beds here and there. It is noon; the day is hot.
Period
CONTEMPORARY
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
LATE 19th to EARLY 20th CENTURY
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
30s - LATE
40s - EARLY
40s - LATE
50s
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD AMERICAN
RUSSIAN
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