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KMID : 0385320080190020150
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Journal of Korean Psychoanalytic Society
2008 Volume.19 No. 2 p.150 ~ p.160
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Psychoanalytic Note on Chekhov’s Four Major Plays
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Lee Byung-Wook
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Abstract
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Anton Chekhov was a famous Russian writer in the 19th century. He was medical doctor and writer, and he handed down many literary gems. However, he died prematurely at the age of 44. Although his legacy was his many short stories about various human lives, he also proved his worth as a playwrights. In this investigation, I studied his four major plays：The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. In my analytic study of his major plays and life experiences, Chekhov revealed his internal conflicts with his oedipal and pre-oedipal nature. His father was a tyrannical, dreadful and hypocritical rival, but he was very close to his mother and sister. He was abandoned by his parents during adolescence because his family went to Moscow to escape his father’s bankruptcy. Chekhov could not forget this event, and it became the main theme of his future works. His persistent refusal to accept certain ideological, political and religious positions was attributable to his ambivalent attitude towards his parents. Instead, he was rewarded by his own creative works in a symbolic transitional space with safety. The so-called Chekhov Theatre refers to his unique psychological space in which he conveys his hidden conflicts and emotions. His unbelievable creativity seems to have originated from the unresolved conflicts in his early life, including loss, mourning, separation, and frustration, oedipal love and anger.
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KEYWORD
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Chekhov, Plays, Life
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