The way both authors describe their main characters’ journeys in search of love is quite amazing. In the story "The Horse Dealer's Daughter", written by D.H. Lawrence, it is completely unintentional, the good doctor was simply making the rounds of the people of his town when Mable's euphoria at her father's grave prompted him to follow her that Night. In the story "The Lady with the Dog", written by Anton Chekhov, Anna, the female protagonist, was only intended as another sexual conquest and only after Gustov possessed her could he not let her go. Within both short stories there are many similarities and differences in the plots and what they present, as well as between the main characters, in the following paragraphs. Chekhov's main character, Gurov, a Moscow man with three children and a wife who has a history of infidelity who once again finds himself at the crossroads of infidelity, however, his infidelity blossoms into the star-crossed lovers' struggle to stay together . Anna Sergeevna, also married, was simply another conquest on Gurov's list, nothing as special as his comments about "There's something pathetic about her, anyway" (Literature383). D.H. Lawrence's main characters, Mable and Jack Fergusson were both married unlike Chekhov's characters. Fergusson did not charm Mable without having any intention of marrying, their love began when Fergusson saved Mable from a suicide attempt, he felt that him saving her was a translation of his love for her too. This climactic scene differs directly from Chekhov's plot because Gurov enchanted Anna, spent time with her, and took the time to form the connection necessary to have Anna as he wanted her. The resulting feelings, however, were completely unusual... .middle of paper......na and Gustov. They also share many traits between the main characters in both stories, starting from the grip of emotions that the main characters felt towards their female counterparts and in these bouts of emotion, two beautiful stories were written. Works Cited Creasman, Boyd. "Gurov's emotional flights in Chekov's "The Lady with the Dog" "Literary resources from Gale. Gale, 2014. Web. 22 February 2014. Fulford, Robert. “Surprised by Love: Chekhov and “The Lady with the Dog”” Gale's Search. Np, 2004. Web. February 21, 2014. McKenna, John J. “Using Keirsian Temperament Theory to Explain Character and Conflict in D. H. Lawrence's “The Horse Dealer's Daughter” Gale Literary Resources, January 2010. Web. February 22, 2014. Meyers, Jeffrey "DH LAWRENCE AND TRADITION: 'THE HORSE DEALER'S DAUGHTER'" Literary Resources from Gale, 2014. Web. 2014.