Misery by Anton Chekhov While reading the short story Misery by Anton Chekhov, one can understand why the author chose that particular name for the story. This is a story of how one man's grief is ignored by the public, just when he needs someone's attention the most. A story of how we...

"The Lady With the Pet Dog", written by Anton Chekhov, is a passionate love story portraying betrayal at its greatest . The story presents a deceiving nature that perfectly depicts real life in most of society today. The title gives the impression that this story is just a si...

Gurov is an attractive man from the upper class who has been trapped for years in a loveless arranged marriage. Close to forty, he is an experienced seducer. He has had many affairs with different women and is always ready to start a new one. He is cynical and bitter due to his adulteries. Gurov is ...

The lawyer in "The Bet" is a dynamic character that changes dramatically in the course of a 15 year bet. He is placed in solitary confinement for 15 years after making a bet with a wealthy banker. During these 15 years the lawyer's character completely transforms from being an arro...

Irony: incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results. Huh? Well take the short story "Lady with a Dog" written by Anton Chekhov as an example. First let's get a look at our main characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, and how they met....

Irony: incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results. Huh? Well take the short story "Lady with a Dog" written by Anton Chekhov as an example. First let's get a look at our main characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, and how th...