Is Ivanov a melodrama?
The first of Chekhov’s full-length dramas, Ivanov treads a fine line between broad comedy and tragic melodrama. Ivanov, a young estate owner, is too intelligent and too bored to endure his provincial life.
What kind of Man is Ivanov?
Ivanov, a young estate owner, is too intelligent and too bored to endure his provincial life. He is a “superfluous man,” attracted to a beautiful young woman who threatens his moral foundations and leads him ultimately to tragedy.
What is Chekov’s Ivanov about?
Or about “usefulness” which leads to a great conversation between Ivanov and Sasha in which Sasha describes the “useful love”. Chekov’s Ivanov is about everything you deal with in life, from individualism to society and what we call “moral”. I love the ending of the comedy, cause as we know, words CAN kill! This review contains spoilers.
When did Chekhov write Ivan Ivanov?
Ivanov was first performed in 1887, when Fiodor Korsh, owner of the Korsh Theatre in Moscow, commissioned Chekhov to write a comedy. Chekhov, however, responded with a four-act drama, which he wrote in ten days.