Monologue

Nina Monologue from The Sea-Gull

From The Sea-Gull by Anton Chekhov

female · contemplative · 1:07 min

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How strange to see a famous actress weeping, and for such a trifle! Is it not strange, too, that a famous author should sit fishing all day? He is the idol of the public, the papers are full of him, his photograph is for sale everywhere, his works have been translated into many foreign languages, and yet he is overjoyed if he catches a couple of minnows. I always thought famous people were distant and proud; I thought they despised the common crowd which exalts riches and birth, and avenged themselves on it by dazzling it with the inextinguishable honour and glory of their fame. But here I see them weeping and playing cards and flying into passions like everybody else. TREPLIEFF comes in without a hat on, carrying a gun and a dead seagull.

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Nina reflects on the unexpected emotions of famous individuals, contrasting their public personas with their private vulnerabilities, while Treplieff enters with a dead seagull, symbolizing loss and the fragility of life.

20s · surprise · fame · identity · humanity · isolation

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