RCS Optional Resource: Week Beginning Mon. 4 May
Prompt:
In Anton Chekhov’s play “Three Sisters,” the Prózorov siblings struggle to find happiness in a rural Russian village. Consider “Excerpts from Three Sisters” and “A Dream Within a Dream” and discuss the dissatisfaction that the characters experience in each text. What prevents the characters from being happy? What does this reveal about the mindsets of the characters, and how are they similar? Write a detailed analysis of these works by responding to these questions in an informative essay.
In Anton Chekhov’s play “Three Sisters,” the Prózorov siblings struggle to find happiness in a rural Russian village. Consider “Excerpts from Three Sisters” and “A Dream Within a Dream” and discuss the dissatisfaction that the characters experience in each text. What prevents the characters from being happy? What does this reveal about the mindsets of the characters, and how are they similar? Write a detailed analysis of these works by responding to these questions in an informative essay.