The Seagull Dissatisfaction Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Act.Line)

Quote #4

Konstantin: What am I going to do? I've got to see her, I've just got to! I'm going after her. (1.174)

Being in love means being irritated, excitable, and never satisfied, at least in this play.

Quote #5

Masha: I always feel as if I'd been born ages and ages ago; I just drag myself from one day to the next, like the hem of my skirt. And there are days when I just don't feel like living. (2.4)

Masha's angst borders on clinical depression.

Dissatisfaction

Quote #6

Arkadina: I feel just awful about my son. What's going on with him—do you know? Why is he bored all the time? And why is he so distant? (2.17)

Arkadina vacillates between worrying about and caring for her son and trying to destroy him and his dreams.