A MARRIAGE PROPOASAL BY ANTON CHEKHOV, -G. Vaidyanathan , -Dr. S. Geetha

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ISBN-978-93-47520-09-9  MARRIAGE PROPOSAL BY ANTON CHEKHOV, G. Vaidyanathan , Dr. S. Geetha

Edited with: General Introduction, Special Introduction, Character- Sketches, Detailed Summary, Text with Paraphrase in English with Word Meanings, Notes and Explanations, Questions & Answers, etc.

General Introduction 

1.Introduction to Western Drama

2.Anton Chekhov: A Brief Biography

3.Social and Literary Milieu of Anton Chekhov

4.Study of Chekhov’s Plays and His Contribution to Drama

5.Study of the Significant Works of Chekhov

6.A Marriage Proposal: A Critical Study

7.General Introduction to A Marriage Proposal

8.Line by Line Analysis of the Play

9.Significance of the Title A Marriage Proposal

10.Themes of the Play

11.Genre of A Marriage Proposal: Satirical Comedy

12.Autobiographical Elements in the Play

13.The Structure of A Marriage Proposal: One-Act Play

14.A Critical Analysis of the Plot Construction of A Marriage Proposal

15.Plot Summary of A Marriage Proposal

16.Section-Wise Summaries of A Marriage Proposal

17.Symbols in A Marriage Proposal

18..Summary and Analysis of A Marriage Proposal

19.Character Analysis: A Marriage Proposal

20.A Critical Study of Characterization in A Marriage Proposal

21.Characterization through Conflict in A Marriage Proposal

22.Lomov as a Hypochondriac

23.Natalya as a Typical Marriageable Daughter in Provincial Society

24.Property as a Source of Conflict in the Play

25.Chekhov’s Dramatic Technique in A Marriage Proposal

26.Chekhov’s Farcical Technique in A Marriage Proposal

27.Anton Chekhov as the Herald of Modernism

28.Reasons for the Popularity of A Marriage Proposal

29.Language and Repetition in A Marriage Proposal

30.Marriage Customs and Conventions in A Marriage Proposal

31.A Marriage Proposal as a Play of Breakdown of Communication

32.Anti-Romantic View of Marriage in A Marriage Proposal

33.Several Meanings of the Title “Proposal” in the Play

34.Comedic Scenes in A Marriage Proposal

35.Chekhov’s Comic Vision in A Marriage Proposal

36.Physical Comedy and Hysteria in A Marriage Proposal

37..A Marriage Proposal as a Comedy of Triviality

38.Illness as a Comic Device in A Marriage Proposal

39.Questions and Answers

Part I – Very Short Questions and Answers, True or False, Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice Questions

Part II – Short Questions and Answers, Extracts

Part III – Paragraph Questions and Answers

Part IV – Long Questions and Answers

Part V – Quotes with Explanation

40.References