Special: The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov (Part 2)

In this special episode, Michael and Ethan work their way in to Russian literature by discussing The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov. It was supposed to be a one-episode special, but there was too much! Chekhov was too good! So stay tuned for part 2.

CONTENT WARNING: The Seagull deals explicitly with the topic of suicide. If that’s not something you want to hear discussed, it might be best to skip these episodes.

In this episode:

Setting the stage, har har

Nothing happens, and everything happens

Rabelais references that we are very proud of

On the nose commentary, also off the nose

A lot of yelling at the void, like it’s the void’s fault

The folly of youth

Like all plays, this play is Hamlet

The play within a play, and the MST3K within that

Next time Michael and Ethan will finish discussing The Seagull. After that they’ll finally begin their giant mondo book for the year: Tolstoy’s War and Peace! Join the discussiTaon! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.

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Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and

Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett)

MUSIC & SFX:

"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.