Chekhov
Speech parts
1. Chekhov - Noun
2. Chekhov - Proper noun
Meaning
Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
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Examples
The Socratic demonstration of the ultimate unity of tragic and comic drama is forever lost. But the proof is in the art of Chekhov.
No author has created with less emphasis such pathetic characters as Chekhov has.
I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics.
I wasnt a Star Trek fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show.
In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!
The answer to old age is to keep one's mind busy and to go on with one's life as if it were interminable. I always admired Chekhov for building a new house when he was dying of tuberculosis.