Lomov character sketch in points
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Ivan Vassiliyitch Lomov is a prententious, proud, self-serving, argumentative, impetuous, hysterical hypochondriac. A wealthy landowner, he comes to his neighbor with the overt intentions of marriage, but he really wishes to expand his own land boundaries.
In his farce, Chekhov ridicules the Russian landowners for whom marriage was more a land deal than a love match. Having long been the neighbor of Stepan Stepanovitch Tschubukov, Lomov comes to him in formal attire and speaks with...
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Lomov is a man who is of marriageable age. He also suffers from a weak heart
and sleeplessness. So he is desperate to settle down in life, and lead a quiet and
regular life. Despite his ailments, Lomov was a rich and prosperous farmer. This makes
Chubukov secretly wish him to marry his daughter Natalya. As for Lomov, he did not
love her, though he was desperate to have a life partner, and so marry Natalya. Lomov
was however hesitant to ask for her hand from Chubukov. That made him beat around
the bush, argue with Natalya and leave without proposing. Thus, we can find that
Lomov’s conditions overpower the other traits he has. He is an eligible, assertive, rich
bachelor, who will be liked by any girl. However, we also know that he is nervous, lacks
confidence and is prone to talk in a long-winded manner.