How we cite our quotes: (Act.Line)
Quote #4
Natasha: This morning the baby woke up and looked at me, and all of a sudden he smiled and I just know he recognized me. (2.9)
Natasha is a symbol of simple family love in the play. This would be a nice scene of mom-kid bonding if we didn't think Natasha was generally full of, um, non-sympathetic feelings.
Quote #5
Chebutykin: I can't do without you. (2.71)
Chebutykin is obsessed with Irina in a half-romantic, half-fatherly-I-was-in-love-with-your-mother-and-you-look-just-like-her kind of way. It's weird, but sort of cute in a way.
Quote #6
Solyony: I can't live without you. (Goes up to her.) You're divine! What happiness! You have wonderful eyes, brilliant, disturbing eyes. (2.198)
Another person who can't live without Irina. This time, though, it sort of is creepy. And take note: most of the love speeches in Three Sisters have something to say about the eyes. The window to the soul, we hear.