Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Is pursuing perfection in art worth it if it makes you unhappy?
- Do you think the characters in The Seagull are capable of contentment? How could they attain it?
- What do you think: how much of this play is Chekhov working out his own demons as an artist and a man?
- Do you like these characters or do they tick you off?
- Who do you like or detest, and why?
- How are these characters' struggles for contentment relevant to life today?
- Is Chekhov saying that love is impossible?
- Is he saying that happiness is impossible?
- If you were to pick, which one element of Konstantin's life makes his the unhappiest?
- Why does the play end so abruptly?
- If you were to write a sequel, where would you place these characters in ten years' time?