... its estate and cherry orchard are taken away due to financial problems. The play has been dubbed a tragedy by many of its latter producers. However, Chekhov called his own play a farce, or more of a comedy. Although the play has the very tragic element of a family losing a very loved estate, the characters and their situations suggest a light-hearted tone, even though they struggle against the ... . Lubov Ranevsky. Conflict begins over finances and a wealthy merchant named Lopahin, whose father was a serf on the estate. He thinks of a way to solve the financial problems, the family, howe...

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• Grade Level: High School

... an auction due to financial problems. The play has been dubbed a tragedy by many of its latter producers. However, Chekhov labeled his play a farce, or more of a comedy. Although this play has a very tragic backdrop of Russia's casualty-ridden involvement in both World Wars and the Communist Revolution, the characters and ... a wealthy businessman named Lopakhin, whose father was a serf on the estate, thinks of a way to solve the financial problems. The family, however, seems to ignore the problem of losing the estate. This is the first instance of comedy in that the family chooses to ign...

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• Grade Level: High School