# Masha — The Seagull character guide

> Masha in The Seagull by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Marya Ilyinishna

**First appearance:** 0001-the-seagull

## Snapshot

Shamraev's daughter, who takes snuff, drinks to steady herself, and has loved Treplev so long she no longer bothers to hide it.

## Who they are

Masha trails after Treplev with a lazy, lagging step, watching him read with glowing eyes while she marries Medvedenko and settles into a life she doesn't want. She tells Trigorin she married long ago when he asks if she is happy, and she is the one who reports Nina's return, signing her letters the Seagull. Her unrequited devotion shadows the play's love triangles with a quieter, more permanent grief.

## Relationships

### [Silva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/silva)

_friendship_

Masha and Silva share a friendly, bantering relationship, with Silva often teasing her about her unhappy marriage and unrequited love for Treplev.

### [Silva](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seagull_se/characters/silva)

_friendship_

Masha and Silva share a friendly, bantering relationship, with Silva often teasing her about her unhappy marriage and unrequited love for Treplev.

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