Three Sister Anton Chekhov Essay

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Sisters by Anton Chekov

When a child becomes an adult, one of the things they must accept is that the world does not always work the way they want it to. Children often have dreams that go unfulfilled, and when they accept this, it is one of the step to becoming an adult. Acceptance of one's circumstances is also one of the factors in becoming happy and being content with one's own life. Anton Chekov, in his play, Three Sisters, examines how three sisters, disillusioned by their circumstances with life, deal with the fact that their dreams and aspiration will never be fulfilled, and how at least a degree of happiness can be found.

The Prozorov family was originally from the sophisticated and cultured city of Moscow, but had moved to a small provincial village some years in the past. After the death of their father, the three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, are stuck there; but dream of escaping. Unfortunately for the sisters, circumstances will not allow it. Olga is trapped in a teaching position, and while she longs to move to Moscow, only receives a promotion, and the certainty of staying for her trouble.

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The middle sister Masha is trapped in a loveless marriage and also dreams of escaping to enjoy a better, more sophisticated life. And the youngest sister, Natasha, is trapped by her childish dreams of life and a glorious future that she will not have. All three attempt to escape their circumstances in their own way, each having their own plans for their eventual happiness, which end in failure. In the end, the three must learn that happiness in life can be attained only through acceptance of one's circumstances and the attempt to make the best of a bad situation.

"Life is hard, it seems to many of us dull and hopeless; but yet we must admit that it goes on getting better, clearer, and easier, and it looks as though the time were not far off when it'll be full of happiness…" (Chekov, Act IV) Vershinin's words are at….....

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