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The outward appearance was totally black without any decoration and the blackness led us to have oppressed feelings.

Here are several details to prove this idea. The black monk symbolised depression which was a kind of psychological illness. This work will focus on four aspects which have the close relevance to Kovrin who is the most important protagonist and incarnation of Chekhov’s psychological journey and himself: the symbolism of the black monk and its further meaning, monk’s dialogue, the character setting and several issues related to the fiction.įirst of all, according to the plot development of the whole story, the first appearance of the black monk was a pretty significant point. The black monk is the fiction about that Kovrin who had the master degree of philosophy met the black monk because of overwork and stress during his rare vacation and his afterward life. His work was so numerous that his outstanding intelligence could not afford this kind of overwork.

In addition, he was much more prolific than many of famous writers because he always wrote articles for magazines. As a playwright, he produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Anton Chekhov was the Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history.