‘रचना-प्रयोग’ का मुख्य उद्देश्य क्या है?

व्याकरण का व्यावहारिक प्रयोग सिखाना

‘द्वितीयः’ किस प्रकार की संख्या है?

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Why does Lomov visit Chubukov’s house?

He comes to propose marriage to Chubukov’s daughter Natalya, considering it a practical and suitable match.

What are the two issues over which Lomov and Natalya quarrel?

First over the ownership of Oxen Meadows, and then over whose hunting dog — Squeezer or Guess — is superior.

How is the marriage finally settled?

Amid the quarrelling, Chubukov hastily joins the hands of Lomov and Natalya, declaring them engaged even as they continue to argue.

What does the play satirise?

It mocks the marriage customs of the landed gentry, where unions are driven by property and status rather than love, and bickering is no bar to marriage.

Why is Chubukov suspicious when Lomov first arrives?

Seeing Lomov formally dressed, Chubukov suspects he has come to borrow money, and is delighted and surprised to learn he has actually come to propose to Natalya.

How does the quarrel over Oxen Meadows begin?

Instead of proposing, Lomov claims that Oxen Meadows belongs to him; Natalya insists the meadows are hers, and both, joined by Chubukov, argue heatedly over ownership.

How does the second quarrel, over the dogs, start?

After Natalya learns Lomov came to propose and calls him back, they begin boasting about their hunting dogs, Squeezer and Guess, each claiming theirs is superior.

What role does Lomov’s ill health play in the comedy?

Lomov is a nervous hypochondriac who is easily excited; during the quarrels his palpitations and panic grow until he nearly faints, heightening the farce.

What does the play suggest about the reasons for the marriage?

The match is driven by property, social status and practicality rather than love, which is why the couple’s constant quarrelling does not prevent it.

How does Chekhov create humour in the play?

Through exaggeration — the characters’ pettiness, their fierce quarrels over trifles, and Lomov’s imagined illnesses turn an ordinary proposal into a comic farce.

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This one-act comic play by Anton Chekhov satirises the customs of marriage and property among the Russian landed gentry. Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov, a nervous, hypochondriac landowner, comes to the house of his neighbour Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov to propose marriage to his daughter Natalya. Chubukov is delighted and leaves the two alone, but instead of proposing, Lomov quarrels with Natalya over the ownership of a piece of land called Oxen Meadows. When Natalya later learns that Lomov had actually come to propose, she is upset and calls him back, only for the two to begin another fierce argument, this time over whose hunting dog is better. Lomov, overcome by excitement and his many imaginary illnesses, nearly faints. To resolve the chaos, Chubukov hastily joins their hands in marriage even as they continue to argue. The play humorously shows that the couple’s constant bickering is no obstacle to a marriage driven by practical and material considerations.

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1Lomov visits Chubukov in formal clothes because he wants to ask for Natalya's hand in marriage.
2Chubukov gladly approves and leaves Lomov alone with Natalya, but they soon quarrel over Oxen Meadows.
3Lomov leaves angrily, and Natalya learns he came to propose, so she begs her father to bring him back.
4When Lomov returns, he and Natalya start a new argument about whose dog is better, Guess or Squeezer.
5Lomov becomes excited and weak, and Chubukov fears the proposal will fail because of their endless fighting.
6Chubukov quickly joins them in marriage, and the couple continue arguing even after getting engaged.

Comedy and satireMarriage among the landed gentryQuarrels over property and prideCharacter of Lomov and NatalyaChekhov’s humour

Characters & key ideas

LLomovA nervous, quarrelsome landowner who comes to propose marriage.

NNatalyaChubukov’s daughter, who argues with Lomov over trifles.

CChubukovNatalya’s father, eager to get his daughter married.

OOxen MeadowsThe disputed land that triggers the first quarrel.

SSatireThe play’s mockery of marriage and property customs.

HHypochondriaLomov’s habit of imagining himself ill.

Word meanings · शब्दार्थ

sufferings

pains and troubles

palpitations

fast, strong heartbeat

hypochondriac

person always worried about health

implore

beg strongly

lunacy

madness; foolish behaviour

meadows

grassy fields

encroach upon

take another's land unfairly

pedigree

family line of an animal

humpbacked

having a bent back

black beetle

a dark insect

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