1. Bring out the humour in the play, 'The Proposal'.
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Describe the farcical elements in the play, 'The Proposal
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Explanation:
The Play “The Proposal” by Anton Chekov is humorous and witty. It deals with the quarrel between Lomov and Natalya over small issues. Lomov comes to the house of Chubukov, a land owner. Natalya is the daughter of Chubukov. She is aged about 25. Lomov wants to marry her. He is aged about more than 35. Yet he wants to propose to her without respecting the feelings of Natalya and her father. Meanwhile Natalya and Lomov exchange heated arguments for the ownership of the Volovyi Meadows and the greatness of their dogs Tyer and Flyer.
Lomov belongs to a rich family. He boasts of his wealth and claims that Volovyi Meadows are his own. He says that his dog Tyer is better than Natalya’s dog Flyer. On the one hand, he behaves like a peculiar person, who suffers from hypochondria. On the other hand, he proposes to marry Nataliya. Thus he seems to be foolish. It reminds us of a sentimental and humorous comedy.
The play “The Proposal” is full of farce too. Farce is type of comedy that provokes the audience belly laughs in the theatre. Here Chekov uses a highly exaggerated character like Lomov- caricatured character type. He puts Lomov and Natalya into humorous situations. Two argumentative and opposite people come together. At last Natalya agrees to marry Lomov, in spite of their long dispute over the Meadows and their dogs.
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ “ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴀʟ” ʙʏ ᴀɴᴛᴏɴ ᴄʜᴇᴋᴏᴠ ɪs ʜᴜᴍᴏʀᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛᴛʏ. ɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴀʟs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ϙᴜᴀʀʀᴇʟ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ɪssᴜᴇs. ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴜʙᴜᴋᴏᴠ, ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀ. ɴᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴀ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴄʜᴜʙᴜᴋᴏᴠ. sʜᴇ ɪs ᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 25. ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ʜᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ 35. ʏᴇᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀɢᴜᴍᴇɴᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀsʜɪᴘ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴏᴠʏɪ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴏɢs ᴛʏᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟʏᴇʀ.
ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʀɪᴄʜ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ʜᴇ ʙᴏᴀsᴛs ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴠᴏʟᴏᴠʏɪ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ. ʜᴇ sᴀʏs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴅᴏɢ ᴛʏᴇʀ ɪs ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴀ’s ᴅᴏɢ ғʟʏᴇʀ. ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ʜᴇ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇᴄᴜʟɪᴀʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ, ᴡʜᴏ sᴜғғᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ʜʏᴘᴏᴄʜᴏɴᴅʀɪᴀ. ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟɪʏᴀ. ᴛʜᴜs ʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ғᴏᴏʟɪsʜ. ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅs ᴜs ᴏғ ᴀ sᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴏʀᴏᴜs ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏ “ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴀʟ” ɪs ғᴜʟʟ ᴏғ ғᴀʀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ. ғᴀʀᴄᴇ ɪs ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴏᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇʟʟʏ ʟᴀᴜɢʜs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛʀᴇ. ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴋᴏᴠ ᴜsᴇs ᴀ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴇxᴀɢɢᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ- ᴄᴀʀɪᴄᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴛʏᴘᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛs ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴜᴍᴏʀᴏᴜs sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀʀɢᴜᴍᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀᴛ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴀ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ʟᴏᴍᴏᴠ, ɪɴ sᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴅɪsᴘᴜᴛᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴏɢs.
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