"The Proposal" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

"The Proposal" is a play written by Russian author Anton Chekhov. It is sometimes called "The Marriage Proposal." The play was written early in Chekhov's career. "The Marriage Proposal" is a one-act play. It was performed publicly for the first time in 1890. This fast-paced play takes a humorous look at how wealth and property are often valued more than love and marriage.

Only three characters appear in "The Proposal." Thirty-something Ivan is hoping to become engaged to Natalya, the daughter of his elderly neighbor, Stepan. The setting for the play is the Russian countryside in the late 1800s. Initially, Stepan grants permission to Ivan to ask for Natalya's hand in marriage. During a meeting between the three characters, an argument over property ownership ensues. After the conversation is once again focused on marriage, another heated discussion takes place, this time over the value of dogs.

When Natalia's father hears their argument, he enthusiastically starts participating and finally throws his neighbor out of the house. Alone with Natalia, he is complaining loudly about Lomov, and his dismay that his neighbor dared to make a marriage proposal. As this is the first Natalia hears about Lomov's visit, she is not only taken aback, but becomes hysteric and demands her father to bring back the neighbor to finalize his proposal.

Following Natalia's hysterics, her father rushes out and calls back the neighbor who willingly returns. Lomov again makes an attempt to propose, but in doing so touches the subject of their respective dogs, and immediately is involved in another major argument with Natalia who insists she has the better dog. Lomov, exhausted from the exertion of arguing, faints and must be revived by father and daughter. Finally, Chubukov has enough and insists that his daughter and the neighbor seal the acceptance of the proposal with a kiss. The couple-to-be oblige him, but continue their argument about the dogs immediately after the kiss, while Chubukov calls for champagne.

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