Chekhov
Cherry Orchard author
Chekhov refers to Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), the Russian playwright and short story writer whose work transformed modern drama.
His plays—*The Cherry Orchard*, *Three Sisters*, *Uncle Vanya*—are known for their naturalistic dialogue and emotional restraint.
Chekhov's gun is the dramatic principle that every element introduced must be essential: a gun shown in act one must fire by act three.
Art of staged performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- The SeagullLandmark Russian stage work
- Three SistersNamed geological triplet
Uncle Vanya · The Cherry Orchard · Moscow Art Theatre · Stanislavski · subtext · tragicomedy · ensemble · dialogue
Accepting things as they are
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
atmosphere · ambiguity · tragicomedy · lifelike · observational · character study · human condition · melancholy
Name meaning invaluable
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- literatureBody of written works
- proseUnversified language
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
medicine · Yalta · tuberculosis · short story master · Tolstoy · nineteenth century · realist · humanist
Famous sculpture of lovers
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- twist endingUnexpected narrative conclusion
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
subtlety · ambiguity · slice of life · mundane · epiphany · psychological depth · compression · vignette
theatre
Art of staged performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- The SeagullLandmark Russian stage work
Three Sisters · Uncle Vanya · The Cherry Orchard · Moscow Art Theatre · Stanislavski · subtext · tragicomedy · ensemble · dialogue · monologue
realism
Accepting things as they are
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
mood · atmosphere · ambiguity · tragicomedy · lifelike · observational · character study · human condition · melancholy · restraint
Anton
Name meaning invaluable
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- literatureBody of written works
- proseUnversified language
physician · medicine · Yalta · tuberculosis · short story master · Tolstoy · nineteenth century · realist · humanist · satirist
The Kiss
Famous sculpture of lovers
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- twist endingUnexpected narrative conclusion
characterization · subtlety · ambiguity · slice of life · mundane · epiphany · psychological depth · compression · vignette · pathos
- European AuthorsShakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Jane Austen, Dante
- Russian ClassicsWar and Peace, Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, Doctor Zhivago
- Russian WritersPushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Turgenev
- Slavic AuthorsDostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Turgenev, Pasternak
- Slavic LiteratureDostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Nabokov, Pasternak
- Russian PlaywrightsSchwartz
ChekhovVictor Hugo
French nineteenth-century novelist
melodrama · Wagner · grand opera · Cecil B. DeMille · bombast
ChekhovDostoevsky
19th-century Russian author
Tolstoy · didacticism · Ayn Rand · moralism · zealotry
- Anton Chekhov
- Chekhov's gunNarrative necessity principle