![]() ![]() Ranevsky and her familyįind themselves is derived primarily from their inability to adapt to their new social and personal responsibilities. Though intended as a comedy, the tragedy of the situation in which Mrs. Many Socialist Soviet critics in Russia after the Revolution of 1917 tried to interpret this as an indictment of Russian society at the turn of the century however, it is unlikely that Chekhov meant this play as an attack on the society of which he was so much a part. The Cherry Orchard portrays the social climate of Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, when the aristocrats and land-owning gentry were losing their wealth and revealed themselves to be incapable of coping with their change in status. He also had inspiration for some of the characters while staying at the estate owned by Stanislavsky’s mother in 1902. Chekhov’s family had lost its home to repossession in 1876, and this may have been an inspiration for the story. Some critics have said that it is a play about nothing more than a wealthy family that loses its beloved cherry orchard and estate to a man of the rising middle class. The Cherry Orchard is a play about the passing of an era. ![]() Chekhov fought against this portrayal, but to this day, most productions emphasize the tragic elements of the piece. ![]() Though Chekhov intended the play to be a comedy, when it was first produced by the Moscow Art Theater on January 17, 1904, producer Konstantin Stanislavsky insisted it should be played as a tragedy. Anton Chekhov wrote The Cherry Orchard during the last year of his life. ![]()
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