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Lyubov Andreyevna and Anya return home after five years in France.
Act 1, Lyubov Andreyevna Returns HomeLopakhin tells Lyubov Andreyevna and Gayev the cherry orchard will be sold unless they act quickly.
Act 1, Lopakhin's PlanLyubov Andreyevna and Gayev refuse to convert the cherry orchard into rental cottages.
Act 2, Lyubov Andreyevna's and Gayev's RefusalTrofimov and Anya dream of a brighter future without the cherry orchard.
Act 2, Trofimov's SpeechesLyubov Andreyevna holds a dance on the day of the auction to sell the cherry orchard.
Act 3, Lyubov Andreyevna Holds a DanceLyubov Andreyevna weeps, and Lopakhin reproaches her sadly for not acting to save her home.
Act 3, Lopakhin Takes OverLyubov Andreyevna and her family pack and get ready to move away.
Act 4, Lyubov Andreyevna Packs UpLopakhin and Varya are left alone, but he does not propose to her.
Act 4, Firs Is Left BehindEveryone departs, but Firs is inadvertently left behind in the house alone.
Act 4, Firs Is Left Behind| Act | Summary |
|---|---|
| Act 1, Lyubov Andreyevna Returns Home | Act 1 begins in May at the beginning of the 20th century on the estate of Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya. The estate's mas... Read More |
| Act 1, Lopakhin's Plan | Lyubov Andreyevna, her brother, Gayev, and their friend Pishchik, another landowner, get reacquainted while Anya goes to... Read More |
| Act 1, Gayev Talks Too Much | The friends continue to visit and Pishchik asks for money to pay his debts, but Varya answers with alarm that they have ... Read More |
| Act 2, Lyubov Andreyevna's and Gayev's Refusal | Dunyasha, Yasha, Charlotta, and Yepikhodov gather in a meadow near the entrance to the cherry orchard. An abandoned chap... Read More |
| Act 2, Trofimov's Speeches | Trofimov, Anya, and Varya arrive and join the conversation with Lopakhin, Gayev, and Lyubov Andreyevna. Trofimov, a poor... Read More |
| Act 3, Lyubov Andreyevna Holds a Dance | Everyone except for Lopakhin and Gayev, who are at the auction for the cherry orchard, gathers at Lyubov Andreyevna's ho... Read More |
| Act 3, Lopakhin Takes Over | People keep dancing as they await the outcome of the auction. Firs announces he doesn't feel well, but he insists he can... Read More |
| Act 4, Lyubov Andreyevna Packs Up | It is October and the family gathers in the nursery once again. The room is bare, and luggage is stacked waiting to be t... Read More |
| Act 4, Firs Is Left Behind | Lopakhin asks Varya what will happen to her. She tells him she is going to become "a sort of housekeeper" for another fa... Read More |
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