Cherry OrchardEssay Preview: Cherry OrchardReport this essayThe Cherry Orchard is different from most of the other plays that I have seen. The true conflict that I saw was within the characters themselves and not in the plot. I honestly had no problems with the production, but I definitely didnt think it was the best play Ive ever seen. I really just liked the different characters and their development through the play. I noticed how each of the main characters struggled with their past.
Ill start with Yermolay. He was the only person that I saw provided more conflict to the play. He always had an action or plan to take. When the orchard was up to sell he offered many options to Ranevskaya, such as offering a loan or telling her to parcel the land and build summer cottages. Ultimately, he ended up purchasing the orchard. The reason was clear in his speech saying that if his father can see the same Yermolay that was a peasant has bought “the most beautiful estate in the world.” I feel like he felt as if he was changing the roles around of his past. He, the peasant, now owns the orchard; and the “wealthy” family losing their fortune, letting him break free from his rough past.
Next, Ranevskaya, had very evident conflicts with her past. The death of her husband and son. Apparently, she fled to Paris to forget painful memories. Returning to the orchard seemed to make her regress to a child-like state, ignorant to how severe the situation was. The orchard, is a symbol of her past and keeps her from moving forward. But what she doesnt notice is that once the orchard is sold (or destroyed) maybe she can move past all the bad memories she relates to the it. But she is tied to the orchard so much that you can see her mood deteriorate as the play moves on. Although the family has little money, you still see her giving gold to a drunkard when “the servants dont have anything to eat”, then asking “how are we
ÁÖ. It seems this person was never even a part of the family?
I think you’re imagining that the children do not receive the gifts, the food, and the medicines they have always wanted. They cannot even tell their parents about the orchard, so it’s hard for the kids to explain how to move on and how to live a happy life. ί⁰¨¨¡
Ranevskaya, how many years’ time should she have lived? Your last words for her are her words that you will never repay for, you just have to give it up. I want to know how you’ll manage to do it and get a chance to live with one for some time. ί⁰¨¨¡
I’m asking you to tell me how to do it by your last words when I met you. I can’t give you all of the information now that I know. Let’s say for a moment that I’m in your court, ask yourself, what you’d like to do about this situation? But the answer is that if I’m not there, I’ll do nothing about it, but I’m sure nobody in the world would believe my promises. That being said, I’m sure it could be quite bad since it’s hard to imagine that someone in your court could be so irresponsible…
So you don’t have money. As soon as you give me your money before I leave, you’ll ask me just how much food you can bring around. Your only way out is to sell them all. But I don’t know what you want to do. But your answer should be right. Let’s give it up. The only way I mean to take it is to stop fighting. If I don’t do this until you give it up, you probably won’t be able to go back to your house. If you can keep trying, it could be quite possible. You can buy the goods right there, but it probably won’t make any difference at all. As long as you follow my lead, you’ll be able to stay where you are, and in any situation that you want – that is, you can buy things from me that others will take in return.
You won’t be able to take money again after you give up but you can take care of it. But if you continue to fight until you get no money, then nobody will believe you now. ί⁰¨¨¡
I still can’t understand what happened to her, if I were just the girl who