A Marriage Proposal After You Read Questions1. Did you like the ending of the play? Explain why or why not.2. (a)Why has Lomov come to Chubukov’s house?(b)What does his behavior tell you about his...

A Marriage Proposal After You Read Questions1. Did you like the ending of the play? Explain why or why not.2. (a)Why has Lomov come to Chubukov’s house?(b)What does his behavior tell you about his personality?3. (a)What is the cause of both arguments?(b)Why, in your opinion, do the arguments start so easily?4. Compare and contrast the bickering between characters in the play with similar interactions you have witnessed between people in real life. How is it similar? How is it different?5. (a)In your opinion, are Lomov and Natalia a good match for each other? Explain.(b)Do you think they should marry? Why or why not?6. Does the dialogue, or speech, in Chekhov’s play seem realistic to you? Why or why not?7. Chekhov’s aristocratic characters seem to be in their own little world; they have no interaction with people outside the Russian provinces. Do you think this detail is realistic for Chekhov’s time and place? For yours?8. Even though they argue constantly, Lomov and Natalia marry because they feel like they are running out of time. Why do people today get married?





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