The Russian writer Anton Chekhov insisted, in his letters, that the role of the artist was not to solve problems but to pose them clearly. This stance shaped his short stories and plays, which often refuse the satisfactions of moral resolution. To miss this commitment, scholars argue, is to misread the calm open endings as failures of nerve rather than the result of a deliberate ethical position.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- Acheck_circle
Chekhov's open endings reflect a deliberate artistic-ethical position rather than authorial weakness.
- B
Chekhov could not write strong endings.
- C
Plays should always end clearly.
- D
Chekhov was primarily a letter writer.
Explanation
The passage centers on Chekhov's deliberate commitment to posing rather than solving — A. B and C invert; D is partial.