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The Cherry Orchard
Anton Chekhov
Study Guide
Summary
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
Character List
Lyuba Ranevsky
Yermolay Lopakhin
Peter Trofimov
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
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]
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Character List Quiz
Character List Quiz
1
of 5
What self-destructive behavior does Mrs. Lyuba Ranevsky engage in compulsively?
Gossiping
Lying
Spending money
Pranking
2
of 5
Where did the businessman Yermolay Lopakhin spend his peasant childhood?
St. Petersburg
Ranevsky’s estate
A Prussian farm
The Caucasus
3
of 5
What does Leonid Gayev always mutter when his niece cuts short his speeches?
“Don’t interrupt me”
“I am silent”
“I am a fool”
“You have no manners”
4
of 5
What is the job of Ranevsky’s adopted daughter, Varya?
Governess
School teacher
Stable keeper
Estate manager
5
of 5
What is Anya’s relation to Ranevsky?
Biological daughter
Adopted daughter
Cousin
Best friend
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CHARACTERS
Lyuba Ranevsky: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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