1- Chekhov in his play Ivanov exposed the type of the "Russian-Hamlet" , the man who was living vainly and pointlessly, suffering from his nonentity but incapable of changing his life essentially

2- Ibsen and Chekhov have introduced liberal tragedies in their plays , and they both have created the conscionsness of modern European drama

3- Ivanov suffers from the mood of spiritual discouragement , a helplessness before the overwhelm in impersonal forces of circumstances ; an awareness of personal insignificance

4-Chekhov in Ivanov introduces Ivanov as one of the Russian characters who suffers from an acute of the existential malaise , and he deserves sympathy despite his brutality against his dying wife

5- Ibsen seems most concerned with the pressures of modern life .He is dealing with eternal and universe themes -the conflict between the individual and society ,between reality and illusion , between true and false idealism