COMPARISON

Comparison between Song of Myself by Whitman and Cherry Orchard by Chekhov

Comparison between Song of Myself by Whitman and Cherry Orchard by Chekhov

Thesis Statement

There are many similarities and differences between Song of Myself by Whitman and Cherry Orchard by Chekhov. The report analyzes different aspects of both the works. The report also analyzes the main theme of the works and author's characteristics.

Introduction

It may be true, as once thought Leon Felipe that great poets do not have a biography, have a goal that is expressed in their work. Whitman himself wrote in his Songs of Farewell: Comrade, this is not a book, which makes their leaves turn a man, i.e. who makes the leaves are seen with a destination (Miller 1962). And destiny is something extremely difficult and revealing, the only-time to the definitions, can lead us how to beat existence, without ceasing to be mortal for a second. The nature of style in The Cherry Orchard has always aroused controversy. Chekhov himself called it a comedy - a comedy in four acts (although a special kind of comedy). Stanislavsky thought it a tragedy. Maxim Gorky called it lyrical comedy. Often the work is defined as a tragicomedy, in fact, an ironic tragicomedy.

Comparison

The inner plot and internal conflict: For everyday scenes and details, there is a movement undercurrent of the play, her second place. Chekhov's theater is based on grouping, the unsaid, related questions and answers without real dialogue.

In Song of Myself, a man puts his fate in the table and says: I am the one who waters the roots of everything that grows, and proof of who I am I in my face, what you say about me, you must assign it as your own, because only one can deny what exists (Loving 1999).

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