THE PROPOSAL
LOMOV AT CHUBUKOVS HOUSE:
The play begins with the scene set in chubukov’s house .Lomov comes there and meet
chubukov. Chubukov is extremely happy to meet him and enquires why he was wearing an
evening dress.Lomov tells him that he has come there with a purpose.He wants to request
him about something.Chubukov feels that he must have come to borrow money from him.
Lomov starts to speak about random things and finally he tells he has come there to ask for
Natalya’s hand.
CHUBUKOV’S REACTION:
Chubukov gets so happy and hugs lomov and kisses him. chubukov told him that he was
always hoping that he would come to ask for Natalya’s hand.
LOMOV SPEAKS ABOUT NATALYA
Lomov starts trembling due to over excitement he says that if he would have looked for a
perfect partner he would have never got one and would have remained unmarried. He feels
that Natalya is a good house housekeeper he says that she is not bad looking and is very
well educated he feels he is already too old to get married and now he should lead a regular
life
TALK BETWEEN LOMOV AND NATALYA
Nataya comes and asks why he had not come there for a long time. she informs him about
the harvest. and ask him why he was dressed in an evening dress and enquired if he was
going to a ball. Before he could tell his purpose of visit they were off the point he starts
telling that he has known her family for a very long time. He tells that his oxen meadows
touch Natalya’s birchwood on hearing this. Natalya says that the oxen Meadows are theirs.
ARGUMENT REGARDING LAND OWNERSHIP
Natalya gets serious and argues that oxen meadows do not belong to him . He clarifies that
he is talking about the oxen meadows that are between the birchwood and burnt Marsh
Natalia insist that the oxen meadows are theirs.Lomov refuses he tells her that his aunt’s
grandmother gave those meadows to her father's grandfather. The the peasants used the
land for 40 years
ARGUMENT CONTINUES:
Natalya refuses and sticks on her point that those meadows are theirs. Lomov on the other
hand says that he have the documents to prove that it is his land. Natalya says that they had
that land for nearly 300 years now. Both of them continue fighting over the ownership of the
land. Lomov offers to make a present of them to Natalya. she also says that she can make a
present of them to him they start shouting at each other
CHUBUKOV TAKES NATALYA'S SIDE:
Chubukov also enters the room. Natalys asked him to tell Lomov that the oxen Meadows
owned by them. Chubukov also supports Natalya and regards the meadows as theirs.
Lomov refuses. chubukov says that by shouting Lomov cannot prove that the oxen Meadows
are owned by him. chubukov accuses lomov by saying that he cannot talk to him so
disrespectfully as he is twice of his age. Lomov says that he is calling his land as his and
wants him to speak to him politely. He calls Chubukov a land grabber.
Lomov threatens that he would take Chubukov to the court. A lot of abuses are exchanged
between them. Chubukov says that lomov's grandfather was a drunkard, his young aunt
Natasya ranaway with an architect. Lomov felt that he was dying. so he could not say
anything at that time Natalya also accuses Lomov a rascal. Chubukov accuses him of being
a villain and a scarecrow. He also calls him a monster who has the courage to propose
CHUBUKOV TELL NATALYA THE PURPOSE OF LOMOV’S VISIT
As soon as Lomov leaves their home chubukov tells Natalya that he came to propose her.
Hearing the word ‘propose’ Natalya enquires him. Chubukov tell’s her that Lomov had come
there to propose Natalya for marriage. Hearing this Natalya starts crying she asked
Chubukov to bring Lomov back at once
FIGHT OVER THE DOGS
Lomov enters again Natalya begs to be excused.They shift the talks to the dogs. As Natalya
tells him that the oxen Meadows are his. They now talk about the dogs.Lomov tells Natalya
that his best dog costed him 125 rubles Natalya says that it is too much. She tells him that
her father had given just 85 rubles for the squeezer. She says that squeezer is better than
his dog. Lomov refuses and says that his lower jaw is shorter than his upper jaw. Natalya
says that Squeezer is of the finest Pedigree. They both continue fighting Over The Breed of
the dogs chubukov enters and enquiries about the matter. Chubukov also says that Lomov’s
dog is old and short
LOMOV DROPS TO THE GROUND
Lomov suddenly falls. Natalya asks her father what happened to him. Chubukov thinks that
he has a difficulty in breathing. Natalya feels Lomov is dead.Chubukov then calls for water
as well as a doctor
CHUBUKOV ASKS LOMOV TO MARRY NATALYA
Chubukov seems helpless. He starts accusing himself. He asks for a knife and a pistol. He
calls himself the most unhappy of men. Lomov starts reviving and says that he sees stars.
He asked where he was. Chubukov says that he should hurry up and marry Natalya and
also tells him that she is willing to marry him. Natalya becomes extremely happy on hearing
this. Chubukov also feels happy and offers some champagne for this occasion.
