The Cherry Orchard: Study Guide

The Cherry Orchard is a play by Anton Chekhov that was first published in 1904.

Summary

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Plot Overview

Summary & Analysis
Act One [From the beginning of the Act until Anya leaves for bed]
Act One [after Anya's exit]
Act Two [ Until Ranevsky's entrance]
Act Two [from Ranevsky's entrance, up until Firs's entrance]
Act Two [ After Firs' entrance]
Act Three [ until Varya exits to find Yephikodov]
Act Three [from when Varya leaves until Varya comes back]
Act Three [After Varya's second entrance, just before Lopakhin returns]
Act Four [Until Pischik's exit]
Act Four [after Pischik's exit]
Genre-bending

Characters

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Character List
Lyuba Ranevsky
Yermolay Lopakhin
Peter Trofimov

Main Ideas

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Key Facts

Quotes

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