THE SEAGULL

We should not represent life as it is or should be, but as it presents itself in dreams.

Kóstia, In A Gaivota, by Anton Chekhov

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How contemporary can a text from 1895 be when genders are swapped?

Is the character's status influenced by their gender?

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Or suddenly it all makes sense?

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If we look around, do we recognize an Arkadina?

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Or is she in ourselves?

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