Chekhov's comedy of a new type in the light of predispositioning theory

In her article Vera Zubarev proposes that the definitions of and about aspects of dramatic (but not dramaturgic) category are best articulated from the theoretical approach of general systems theory (by Bertalanffy), especially Aron Katsenelinbiogen's predispositioning theory dealing with the system's potential. She addresses some important methodological omissions, as a result of which dramatic genre remains an unelaborated category. The dramatic in the present research is considered synonymous with the degree of strength and richness of characters' potentials. The concept of the comic is linked to the characters' limited potential and it has no relationship with laughter. The appearance of Balzac's and Chekhov's comedy posed new questions concerning the formation of protagonists' potential, namely, the integration of the part and the whole. Characters of the comedy of a new type (CNT) often remind one of characters of drama but in actuality they are quasi-dramatic. The CNT highlights the question of integrating an apparently strong part and the weak whole. Most importantly, such integration cannot be done intuitively; it requires an analytical approach to characters' potential and predisposition. The concept is supported by Chekhov's own analysis of his characters as the characters of quasi-strong potentials.