The Cherry Orchard
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All Characters Madame Lyubof Andreyevna Ranevsky Yermolai Alexeyitch Lopakhin Anya Barbara Leonid Andreyitch Gayef Peter Trophimof Firs Nikolayevitch Charlotte Ivanovna
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The Cherry Orchard

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Anton Chekhov

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The Cherry Orchard

The play’s central symbol is the titular cherry orchard, which stretches across the expansive country estate that belongs to Madame Ranevsky and her family. At the start of the play, Ranevsky has just returned to…

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