The Seagull
Well, it's the title of the play so we guess it might be an important symbol. Nina likens herself to a seagull in Act 1, and the image recurs throughout the play. In the second act, Konstantin has...
The Lake
The lake has a hypnotizing power over the characters in The Seagull. Dorn credits it with making everyone fall (unhappily) in love:Dorn: You're so upset! You're all so upset! All this love… It's...
Hamlet
Hamlet first comes up in Act 1, when Arkadina is impatiently waiting for Konstantin's play to begin. Totally incapable of sharing the spotlight, the actress quotes a bit of Gertrude (Hamlet's...