Question

Is Natalya really a love-sick cat as called by her father? If it is so, why does
she quarrel with Lomov.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Yes, Natalya is a love-sick cat as mentioned by her father, yet she quarrelled with Lomov because she was not aware that Lomov has actually come to propose her. But soon after she came to know the matter of proposal she yelled at her father to bring him back. This proves that Natalya was really a love-sick cat.

Answer 2

The Proposal’  by Anton Chekov is a one-act play and actually, it is a farce written in 1888-89. The play is about the tendency of wealthy families toseek matrimonial ties. The real purpose is to increase their estates and landed properties.

Explanation:

• Natalaya is an educated or a good looking woman. She is also a good home maker. However she is cantenkerous and short-tempered. Natalya wishes that somebody should love her and propose to her. She is desperate to fall in love and her father calls her a love-sick cat. According to Lomov she does not seem educated as she is abusive and cannot control her talk
• She quarrels with Lomov over meadows as she states that she does not like unfairness but when she comes to, however when she realises that Lomov had come to propose her, she changes her attitude and regrets losing the chance to be loved. Hence, Natalya is also an opportunist.
• When Lomov had returned on being called on by Natalya's father, she agains starts quarrelling with Lomov on the topic of their dogs, Squeezer and Guess, respectively . This implies she has the compulsive habit of quarreling and she is also dominating by nature as is shrewdly puts down Lomov with her agitation and zestful arguing