I couldn't tell if I found this play humorous or depressing. The humor was really dark, and I thought it was kind of sad. I could see how some people would find Anya and Varya telling their Uncle to be quiet and stop talking to be funny, but I thought it was mean and obnoxious. Another part of this play that annoyed me was when Anya gives the background on why Madame Ranevskaya lost it. It was so awkward and obviously only in there to describe what happened. It was just out of place and seemed unrealistic that someone would just say that to them self. I think it would be a lot more effective if Anya was telling it to someone else in secret or something. I didn't like that all the young women were betrothed to these awful men that they didn't like. Lopakhin was the worst and the fact that Varya was crying when she was talking about her marriage to him was so sad. Dunyasha said she wasn't that into Yasha, but to his face she tells him she is madly in love with him.
I really hope we don't have to answer any questions about characters names in this play, because after a certain point I just ignored any names but Madame Ranevskaya, Lopakhin, Anya and Varya because everyone else was just too confusing. One part I did find humorous was when Firs is making the coffee and weeps with joy at the fact that he can now die that his mistress is home. I also thought it was funny that Charlotte felt so above all the people there, but everyone just ignored her. Then I felt bad for her because even though she was extremely vapid, people ignored her when she was trying to talk about her past. They only paid attention to her to make fun of her for being so shallow. Finally, they start liking her when she impresses them with her magic tricks. I also thought it was really funny when Anya tell Firs to go die, and her calls her an addleplate.
And then Firs dies and the last sound you hear is the orchard getting chopped down... MOST depressing ending.
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