a premonition

Also, I found this really interesting painting appropriately titled "The Three Sisters" by Palma Vecchio circa 1520 A.D. The painting is actually amazing because just by looking at the direction of the sisters heads and eyes, you can see Chekhov's three characters and each one's respective obsessions with the past, present, and future. The first girl could clearly represent Olga and how towards the end of the play she dreads the future and wants the past again - fearing she is too old. The middle sister could represent Irina and her obsession with the future - always excited about going to Moscow and what she will do when she grows up. And the the far right girl could represent Masha - she is looking at both of the other two completely dissatisfied with the present, but also the past and future. I don't quite know if Chekhov used this for inspiration, but I found it quite interesting.

URL: http://pearlofvenice.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/ThreeSisters1520s.263103355_std.jpg

-Corey