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And what does it mean – "you'll die"? Perhaps man has a hundred senses, and when he dies only the five known to us are destroyed and the remaining ninety-five are left alive.
– Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904), the Russian author and playwright considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. Trofimov speaking in The Cherry Orchard; Chekhov's last play which opened at the Moscow Art Theatre on 17th January 1904. The play possesses a dual nature – part tragic and part comic; a characteristic directors have had to contend with ever since its first production.
