The Cherry Orchard Love Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Act.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used Julius West's translation.
| Quote #1 DUNYASHA. I don't know what to do about it. He's a nice young man, but every now and again, when he begins talking, you can't understand a word he's saying. I think I like him. He's madly in love with me. He's an unlucky man; every day something happens. (1.19) |
At the beginning of the play, Dunyasha entertains the idea of attaching herself to Epikhodov. Under the sexual influence of Yasha, however, she quickly learns to ignore him.
| Quote #2 LOPAKHIN. There they are, right enough. Let's go and meet them. Will she know me? We haven't seen each other for five years. (1.21) |
Lopakhin seems to have a crush on Lubov. We can imagine him dreaming up scenarios in which he marries her to save the orchard.
| Quote #3 DUNYASHA. The clerk, Epikhodov, proposed to me after Easter. |
Anya is bored by Dunyasha's narcissism. She largely stays out of the conversations about who should be engaged to whom, even before she reconnects with Mr. "Above-Love."
