English quiz
who was Anton Chekhov's dad
a grocer and his grandfather was a serf who had bought his family's freedom before emancipation
What common Chekhov tropes occur in the marriage proposal
*Petty arguing *Exaggerated behavior (overly dramatic) *High anxiety *Quickly changing emotions
how did Anton pay for school
by offering tutoring , catching and selling goldfinches , and selling short sketches to the newspaper
What group does Smirnov (in general) say that he dislikes
women
character traits of lomov
· 1.) Hypochondriac; 2.) Overly dramatic 3.) Tightly wound and nervous; 4.) Argumentative 5.) Wants to increase his landholdings and get married.
lomov
· The thirty-five-year-old landowner, who is the farming neighbor of Chubukov and his daughter.
an aside
when a fictional character breaks away from the events of the story to talk to themselves or directly to the audience.
rude, loud, demanding, poorly dressed gentleman. He is trying to prove that he can be tough. No one who owes him money will pay him back, and he feels "soft." He feels rejected by women and doesn't understand them, so he doesn't like women.
Grigori Stepanovitch Smirnov
how is lomov dressed in the marriage proposal
He is wearing evening dress and gloves because he plans to propose.
a young widow; pretty, black eyes, dressed in blackShe is trying to prove that she is more faithful than her deceased husband, who cheated on her .She refuses to socialize or discuss money. She is dramatic, emotional, stubborn, & bossy
Helana Popov
An elderly servant; loyal to Mrs. Popov. He is frightened by Popov's rude and demanding behavior.He drinks water when upset, as Lomov does in the other play we read.
Luka
Why does Smirnov challenge Mrs. Popova to a duel?
Mrs. Popov insults him by calling him a boor , a monster , and a bear so Smirnov gets upset and says that if she wants the same equality of rights as men then he will dual with her
Why does Lomov want to marry natalya ?
Natalya is well-educated, not bad looking, a good housekeeper & would make a good wife. He's 35, so it's about time.
What do Natalya Stepanova and Lomov argue about?
Ownership of the meadows and haunting dogs. Natalya says okatai is better and lomov thinks ugadi is
usurper
Someone who seizes power by force or without a right to do so.
Anton Chekhov's mother
Yevgeniya , a storyteller
where was Anton Chekhov born
a Russian seaport town of Taganrog near the Black Sea
farce
a comic dramatic piece that uses highly improbable situations, stereotyped characters, extravagant exaggeration, and violent horseplay.
When does Smirnov change his opinion of Mrs. Popova?
because she accepted his request to a dual and her confidence and ferocity appealed him
In preparation for the duel, he assists her with something. Why is this ironic
he helps her with the gun because she didn't know how to fire it even though they were suppose to be dualing
Chekhov becomes a doctor
he made little money from it but he treated poor people free of charge
What does Smirnov want? What is Mrs. Popova's answer?
he wants money that her late husband owed him , she says that she is not able to get the money today but will be the day after tmr
How did Mrs. Popova's deceased husband treat her? In spite of this, why is she determined to remain "faithful" by staying at home?
he would lie and cheat on her , so she wants to stay faithful to him to prove that she can do it unlike he could
why did Anton's family go to Moscow
his father was declared bankrupt after overspending his finances to build a new house , since he was cheated by a contractor named mironov , to avoid debt they fled to Moscow which led them to living in poverty
Anton Chekhov's dad
pavel , a religious zealot who abused Anton and his brothers Alexander and Nicolai
"our talents we got from our father , but our soul from our mother"
quote act his parents
What is the setting in the boor
the 19th-century; Helena Popov's (Popova's) sitting room; it is tense -the widow, Helena has been mourning for a year.
Who is Anton Chekhov?
the father of the modern short story and the third of six children
Helena Popov speaks to her dead husband's picture and claims that she will be "faithful" to him until the day she dies; less than an hour later, she is kissing another man. *The two plan to duel. *Mrs. Popov asks him to teach her how to shoot, even though he's, her opponent.
three examples of exaggerated absurdity.
why did Anton get left behind
to sell the families possessions and finish his education