静止与流动——试论契诃夫戏剧《海鸥》中人物的生存状态

Being static andflowing:an analysis on the living states of characters in Chekhov’s The Seagull

契诃夫的戏剧《海鸥》具有静态性特征,而这一静态性特征在剧中玛莎、特里波列夫与妮娜三位人物身上都有所体现。在剧中,三位人物都在个人情感或者个人事业方面陷入僵局,而三人的静止性又各有其特点。本文旨在通过分析剧中三位人物的生存状态,更好地理解作家戏剧创作的主题,从而把握作家对于人类荒诞的生存状态以及对人类命运的冷静思考。

Chekhov’s play The Seagull possesses a static feature,which is embodied in the three characters of the play—Masha,Treplev,and Nina.In the play,the three characters are all experiencing emotional or career dilemmas.Yet the static states they face are different from each other.By analyzing their living states,this paper aims to better appreciate the theme of this play and understand the writer’s sober reflections on the absurd existence and the fate of humanity.