A bitter, resentful, critical Konstantin's monologue from "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov. Genre: drama.
She loves me, she loves me not; she loves me, she loves me not; she loves me, she loves me not. You see? My mother doesn't love me. Of course not! She wants to live, to love, to wear bright dresses, and here I am, twenty-five years old, a constant reminder that she is no longer young. When I’m not t
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