Anton Chekhov was a Russian writer. He was born in 1860 in Taganrog, Russia. His childhood was spent in the slums of a poor neighborhood. He and his brothers worked long hours in the shop owned by his father. In his childhood, he developed pleurisy in his lungs which became tuberculosis. One ye...

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov is all about forces of change, resistance to change and supremacy of future over the past. If studied carefully the play is more of a comedy than a tragedy since it deals with ridiculous beliefs of people that makes them remain stuck in the past. The cherry orchar...

A comparison and contrast of written text with film. There are numerous similarities and differences between the text and the video form of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. The similarities between the two works include the accurate representation of the characters as well as the precise depict...