The Swan Song is normally the artist's last performance, activity, or work in its respective field before he dies or retires. And it is considered as the artist's greatest success in his / her life. The play was composed by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, a popular Russian writer. The story/play reveals various facets of the human experience and the absurdity of life. In brief, the writer Chekhov reveals by Svietlovidoff the mysterious, secret dimension of the artist/influencer.
- Anton Chekov: “The Swan Song”
- One-Act Play
- • Powerful character study of an artist of the theatre
- • Svietlovidoff - Protagonist
- Svetlovidov’s past Success
- • Attained greater achievements and success
- • 40 years as an actor
- • Making people laugh through his acting
- The current position of Svietlovidoff
- • Aged,
- • Lonely
- • abandoned
- Love of Svietlovidoff
- • A Beautiful & Rich woman loved him
- • Both wanted to marry each other
- Leave The Stage
- • The girl wished to love an actor
- • But refused to be an actor’s wife
- • So she requested him to leave the stage
- Quit the Love
- • Svetlovidov loved his profession
- • So, he lost his love
- Who is an Actor
- • A plaything,
- • An Alien,
- • A Dirt &
- • Of low social prestige
- Old Age of an Actor
- • “I am Helpless”
- • “I am Alone”
- • “I have no one”
- Last Performance
- • Unspoken emotions of an actor
- • Make people laugh
- • But no one to wipe his tears
Message
- “Human Life is a Mystery.”
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