Chekhov pursuing a private vision of despair which ultimately makes the play a private triumph. In fact we can in fact read Fathers and sons as a ' translation' into Russia of the characters and psychology of Ballybeg. . . Although Chekhov calls his plays comedies their mood is that of hopelessness and nostalgia but with abrupt changes of outburst of emotions. This is achieved by self-characterization. The characters both talk about themselves and deliver monologues conveying their thoughts.
Natural language is used.
The loneliness of the individuals trapped in the circumstances of their lives is expressed as a difficulty to communicate Dialogues about everyday life inserted between the monologues both give the plays a realistic impression and the trivial comments a tragic subtext. It is in the trivial details that we hear sorrow, anxiety and longing Emotions flare up and fade, feelings of happiness evaporate and are replaced by feelings of void.