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Cherry Orchard By Anton Chekhov Analysis

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Cherry Orchard by Antonio Chekhov Anton Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia. His grandfather was a serf who had bought the freedom of the family before their emancipation. Anton went to Taganrog Classical Parochial school and later to Taganrog Classical Gimnaziya high school (Blažková and Hlušičková 48). He gained literacy skills, which are essential for writing after studying both Greek and Latin. His family migrated to Moscow so that they could escape the father’s debts after the collapse of the father’s grocery in 1876. He joined the medical school at Moscow University and later got a medical job. He became the breadwinner of the family due to his medical work. By 1888, Anton had become a popular freelance writer …show more content…

The play sparks off in May when everybody in the city eagerly waits for the return of Madame and her daughter, Anya from Paris. On arriving, the family becomes happy and they talk in love. However, not everybody in the house is happy because Madame and his brother, Gayev have no money to pay the mortgage on the estate thus (Braun 114), Madame is in debt now. Unfortunately, if they do not make the payment for the estate before August, then it would be auctioned off. According to Lopakhin, a shrewd businessperson and a former servant of the family, Madame should build villas to lease and get enough money to pay the mortgage. Madame and her brother reject Lopakhin 's suggestion and they propose to work on another project depending on their suggestion. On the night for auction, Madame failed to auction concerning her increasing debt and instead, she dances at the estate (Braun 117). She hopes for a miracle to happen because she feels nervous about what would happen after failing to auction. the question is; Will her Cherry orchard estate be bought or she will be given another chance to pay the mortgage? The story ends when Madame and the brother shared a nostalgic moment just before assuming an optimistic note. They hear a sound of cutting down the orchard trees. Firs stumbles to the stage and while in the locked house, he lies down so that he can rest and later

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