... servants, and lending money to their neighbors. Although everything looks fine on the outside, the reality on the inside doesn't look so good. This is eventually proven by the loss of the orchard. The final display of tragedy in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard is the consequences of choices made by the characters. The members of the Ranevsky family are the only victims from the choices made in the play as they choose to remain passive and let ... the auction consume their estate. Since the Ranevsky family remained passive, their estate fell into the hands of Lopahin who purchased it ... ...

• Word Count: 1891
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... tragic flaw of the characters contributing to the downfall of the estate and its orchard. Chekhov portrays the effect of choice and free will. In some circumstances this is the ultimate form of tragedy, depending on the outcome; however, that is no the case with this. With this, Chekhov succeeds in confusing tragedy and comedy in his final play The Cherry Orchard. Chekhov's characters in The Cherry Orchard contribute greatly to the comedy. The action takes ... place on a Russian estate belonging to Mrs. Ranevsky. There is a debate over finances and a wealthy businessman named Lopakhin, ...

• Word Count: 882
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... servants, and lending money to their neighbors. Although everything looks fine on the outside, the reality on the inside doesn't look so good. This is eventually proven by the loss of the orchard. The final display of tragedy in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard is the consequences of choices made by the characters. The members of the Ranevsky family are the only victims from the choices made in the play as they choose to remain passive and let ... the auction consume their estate. Since the Ranevsky family remained passive, their estate fell into the hands of Lopahin who purchased it ... ...

• Word Count: 1893
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School