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    The Cherry Orchard was written by Anton Chekhov between 1901-1903. It is set in Russia and focuses on societal change as aristocracy falls and the lower classes rise. The protagonist is Madame Ranevsky who owns the cherry orchard estate but cannot accept the changing society. The climax occurs when Lopakhin, a former serf, buys the cherry orchard at an auction, representing the rise of the lower class over the aristocracy. Throughout the play, characters like Madame Ranevsky show an inability to accept change, while the language of others reflects modern views. Symbols like the nursery setting and distant sounds also represent the death of old Russia.

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    The Cherry Orchard was written by Anton Chekhov between 1901-1903. It is set in Russia and focuses on societal change as aristocracy falls and the lower classes rise. The protagonist is Madame Ranevsky who owns the cherry orchard estate but cannot accept the changing society. The climax occurs when Lopakhin, a former serf, buys the cherry orchard at an auction, representing the rise of the lower class over the aristocracy. Throughout the play, characters like Madame Ranevsky show an inability to accept change, while the language of others reflects modern views. Symbols like the nursery setting and distant sounds also represent the death of old Russia.

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    The Cherry Orchard was written by Anton Chekhov between 1901-1903. It is set in Russia and focuses on societal change as aristocracy falls and the lower classes rise. The protagonist is Madame Ranevsky who owns the cherry orchard estate but cannot accept the changing society. The climax occurs when Lopakhin, a former serf, buys the cherry orchard at an auction, representing the rise of the lower class over the aristocracy. Throughout the play, characters like Madame Ranevsky show an inability to accept change, while the language of others reflects modern views. Symbols like the nursery setting and distant sounds also represent the death of old Russia.

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    The Cherry Orchard was written by Anton Chekhov between 1901-1903. It is set in Russia and focuses on societal change as aristocracy falls and the lower classes rise. The protagonist is Madame Ranevsky who owns the cherry orchard estate but cannot accept the changing society. The climax occurs when Lopakhin, a former serf, buys the cherry orchard at an auction, representing the rise of the lower class over the aristocracy. Throughout the play, characters like Madame Ranevsky show an inability to accept change, while the language of others reflects modern views. Symbols like the nursery setting and distant sounds also represent the death of old Russia.

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    Alexandra Morrison Professor Gabriel Schematic for The Cherry Orchard March 1, 2012

    Title: The Cherry Orchard Date written: 1901-1903

    Playwright: Anton Chekhov Country: Russia

    Major World Event: The Tran Siberian Railroad was completed in 1896.

    Analysis of Plot and Action 1. There is a middle - late point of attack in The Cherry Orchard. It occurs in the third act. 2. The plot structure is Climactic. The play leads up to the climax. 3. The inciting incident is in the beginning of the play. It occurs when Madame Ravensky returns to the cherry orchard, their childhood home. 4. The turning point takes place when Lopakhin announces that the cherry orchard will be sold. 5. The climax happens at the party when Lopakhin, a former serf, declares that he has bought the cherry orchard. Analysis of Character 1. The protagonist is Madame Ranevsky. She is the main focus throughout the play. The antagonist is Lopakhin. He represents the rise of the lower class, which Madame Ranevsky opposes. 2. Characters are revealed through their interaction with other characters. 3. Madame Ranevsky shows character change throughout the play. In the beginning she proclaims that she cannot conceive to live without the cherry orchard. The estate defines her past and she cannot let it go. Towards the end of the play she seems to be reconciled with the fact that the cherry orchard was sold, symbolizing her acceptance with the changing society.

    Analysis of Theme 1. The primary theme in The Cherry Orchard is centered on change. Specifically societal change. It focuses on the fall of aristocracy (Madame Ranevsky) and the rise in social status of the lower class (Lopakhin). 2. Love is a secondary theme. To be even more specific it could possibly be the failure of love. Every relationship ends in failure. Analysis of Language 1. The Cherry Orchard is written in prose. 2. The use of language in The Cherry Orchard helps the readers define each characters role. For example Madame Ranevsky and Gayefs language is old fashioned and shows their dated views and represents their reluctance to change while Trophimof 's language is modern and shows his modernistic views of society 3. Anyas voice changes throughout the play, which is a unique characteristic. In the beginning of the play her language is child-like and old fashioned and towards the end it changes to a calmer, modern voice. Analysis of Sound 1. At the very end of the play when Firs is left alone and dies at the cherry orchard estate, Chekhov describes a distant sound that is heard, the sound of a string breaking, dying away, melancholy. The sound is also described in Act two after Gaef gives his speech about nature and just before the tramp appears. The sound described at the end of the play along with the passing away of Firs could symbolize the death of old Russia and the aristocracy. Analysis of Spectacle 2. The nursery sets the scene for both Act 1 and Act 4. In Act 1 it symbolizes Madame Ranevskys refusal to let go of the past a room still called the nursery. In Act 4 the description of the nursery is similar, but is described in a more depressing and gloomy tone. He describes the room as A feeling of emptiness. In Act 4 the nursery symbolizes that change has occurred. There is no going back to the past. Old Russia is gone and aristocracy had died with it.

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