# The Seagull — Character guide

> Key figures in The Seagull by Anton Chekhov.

- [Boris Trigorin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/boris_alexeyevitch_trigorin.md): A famous writer who becomes entangled in a love triangle with Nina and Arkadina.
- [Nina Zaretchny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/nina_mihailovna_zaretchny.md): A young woman who dreams of becoming an actress and loves Treplev.
- [Irina Arkadina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/irina_nikolayevna_arkadina.md): A celebrated actress, Treplev's mother, and Trigorin's lover.
- [Konstantin Treplev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/konstantin_gavrilovitch_treplev.md): A sensitive young playwright seeking artistic and personal validation.
- [Pyotr Sorin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/pyotr_nikolayevitch_sorin.md): Treplev's uncle, a retired civil councillor living on his estate.
- [Masha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/masha.md): Shamraev's daughter, who pines for Treplev and later marries Medvedenko.
- [Semyon Medvedenko](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/semyon_semyonovitch_medvedenko.md): A poor schoolteacher in love with Masha.
- [Yevgeny Dorn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/yevgeny_sergeitch_dorn.md): The local doctor, a confidant to the characters.
- [Polina Andreyevna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/polina_andreyevna.md): Shamraev's wife, who has a romantic interest in Dorn.
- [Ilya Shamraev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/ilya_afanasyevitch_shamraev.md): The estate manager, gruff and practical.
- [Yakov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/yakov.md): A workman on the estate, assisting with the play.
- [Silva](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/silva.md): A minor character, possibly a servant or visitor.

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