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What is Masha's marriage to Medvedenko like?
It seems Masha has never recovered from her love for Treplev. She and Medvedenko have had a child, but Masha remains hostile and distant with her husband, depressive, picking fights, and longing for Treplev. She's clearly embarrassed about the way she feels, but she also doesn't show Medvedenko very much respect or love, and doesn't seem very interested in her child or their life together.
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What is the significance of what happened to Nina?
Trigorin used Nina and rejected her, just as in the story idea inspired by the seagull. This is why she keeps repeating the phrase "I am the seagull" during her conversation with...
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