eanly killed that seagull this morning...I shall soon kill myself in the same way" (p 27). Nina just shruggs off his words and insists that she has no way of understanding him. This is when Treplev attempts to follow a seagull's path and die "at the feet" of Zarechnaya. Treplev is a unique character in that he does not attempt to change the course of events, but rather sits idly and passively waits for events to unfold. He realizes that Nina does not love him and will never love him, but he is incapable of forgetting her and getting on with
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