‘The Proposal’ is a conflict of egos. Explain.
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Lomov reveals that he had come to make a request. Chubukov anticipates that he must have come to ask for money which he doesn’t intend on giving. On being revealed that Lomov had come to ask for Chubulov’s daughter, Natalya’s hand in marriage, Chubukov gets filled with excitement and leaves to call Natalya. Lomov is a 35 year- old gentleman who suffers from palpitations, gets upset very easily and doesn’t sleep well. He thinks it is the best age for him to get married and he is happy that he has his mind made-up about Natalya. According to him, Natalya is average-looking and a good housekeeper. When Natalya arrives, Lomov begins the conversation about how grateful and glad he is that both their families are on good terms since the very beginning. While continuing to talk about his land, he somehow mentions about Oxen Meadows which earlier was a disputed property but is now his. Natalya couldn’t believe a word he was saying because she believes that Oxen Meadows belong to her family. Both of them enter into a heated discussion and act childishly when Chubukov enters just to get the conversation more heated.
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Lomov explains that he came to make a request. Chubukov believes he has come to ask for money, which he does not plan to provide.
Explanation:
Lomov explains that he came to make a request. Chubukov believes he has come to ask for money, which he does not plan to provide.
The marriage proposal, which was meant to be romantic, becomes comical as Natalya and Lomov argue about trivial matters such as ownership of Oxen Meadows and dog supremacy, making the play humorous.
The topic of Anton Checkov's The Proposal is that marriage is not as romantic as some people assume. The topic is around two people who express their love for one another via fighting. Before they are married, Lomov and Natayla act like a married couple.
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