![]() ![]() Irina's idealism flies so high that her eventual disappointment is the most tragic of all the sisters. Sure, it gets repetitive, but if you're the hopeful type it's easy to fall in love with Irina's optimism.įor example: She wears white and asks Chebutykin, "tell me why I feel so happy today! I feel as if I had sails flying in the wind, and sky over me was bright blue and full of white birds" (1.23). During the first three acts, she constantly repeats her desire to return home. She never had time to think of it as anything but her awesome childhood, so sure, she might be idealizing a little, but she's homesick-give the girl a break. ![]() ![]() Yup, this playwright likes to include a girl who's innocent, cheerful, and full of hope.Īnyway, Irina moved to the country at age nine, so she has the fewest memories of Moscow-but also the most intense attachment. She bears a close resemblance to Anya in another of Chekhov's famous plays, The Cherry Orchard. At twenty, Irina is the youngest Prozorov sister, and when the play starts, she even acts kind of like a kid to underscore that whole youngest thing. ![]()
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