The Seagull: "Chekhov does not come close to writing melodrama. Indeed, the central tragedy is that--despite how the events of the play affect the characters--life in general goes on.
Unrequited love exists, but those who are unfulfilled in love get on with the one with whom they find themselves. Dreams are shattered, but they still play Lotto. Even the final scene--in which Kostya commits suicide--does not have a full dramatic force. A minor character enters and whispers the news to Trigorin. And, they dispose of the body before Kostya's mother even sees it."
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