“ No one has any ground for separating life from matter, as the spirit may well consist of the union of material atoms. ”
Anton Chekhov, The Seagull (1896). copy citation
| Author | Anton Chekhov |
|---|---|
| Source | The Seagull |
| Topic | union spirit |
| Date | 1896 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | The Seagull, Act I |
| Note | Translated by Marian Fell |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Seagull/Act_I |
Context
“Thou art angry, O Jove!
ARKADINA. I am a woman, not Jove. [She lights a cigarette] And I am not angry, I am only sorry to see a young man foolishly wasting his time. I did not mean to hurt him.
MEDVIEDENKO. No one has any ground for separating life from matter, as the spirit may well consist of the union of material atoms. [Excitedly, to TRIGORIN] Some day you should write a play, and put on the stage the life of a schoolmaster. It is a hard, hard life.
ARKADINA. I agree with you, but do not let us talk about plays or atoms now.”
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