![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not long after, Kulygin arrives and lavishes affection on his wife, Masha, who grumpily avoids him. The sisters introduce their brother, Andrey, and brag about his academic promise.Īs Vershinin speculates about the future transformation of society, Masha abruptly decides she’s staying for lunch. He is a married, philosophically inclined man in his 40s, and he knew the sisters’ parents in Moscow. Masha, the middle Prozorov sister, is about to leave the dull party when a new Lieutenant-Colonel, Vershinin, is introduced. One solider, Baron Tuzenbakh, shares Irina’s idealization of labor, and they discuss their longing to work someday. Several soldiers and an elderly family friend, Chebutykin, come to visit for the name-day celebration. Olga and Irina both hope they will soon move back to their beloved hometown of Moscow. ![]() In contrast to last year’s snowy, sorrowful day, today’s weather is sunny, and the sisters, especially Irina, feel hopeful. The youngest, 20-year-old Irina, is celebrating her name-day, and the eldest, 28-year-old Olga, recalls their father’s death one year ago today. On May 5th, the three Prozorov sisters sit in their drawing-room in a Russian provincial capital. ![]()
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