Ranyevskaya

Question 1

‘I’ll —– – ——, then we’ll all go’ p.9

Answer 1

‘I’ll drink my coffee, then we’ll all go’ p.9
Lack of urgency, child-like tendencies

Question 2

“If only I —– —— my past!”

Answer 2

“If only I **could forget **my past!”

Question 3

“– —- —- —- ——- – —- soup to economize - she gives the old men in the kitchen —– — —- —-, while I still go on mindlessly spending” p.26

Answer 3

“My poor Varya feeds everyone on milk soup to economize - she gives the old men in the kitchen nothing but dried peas, while I still go on mindlessly spending” p.26

Question 4

“– —— — — ——-, and I went away, went abroad, —- —— —-, went meaning to never return, never to see this river again” p.28

Answer 4

“My little boy was drowned, and I went away, went abroad, went utterly away, went meaning to never return, never to see this river again” p.28

Escapism

Question 5

(looks in her purse) “— – silver… Never mind, —- - ten rubles.. “

Answer 5

(looks in her purse) “I’ve no silver… Never mind, here - ten rubles.. “

Ranyevskaya uses Lopakhin as a financial crutch to fuel her impulsive donating

Question 6

“It’s so strange — – ——- — — —— tossed by fate from one place to the next.” p.44

Answer 6

“It’s so strange – you do nothing but get yourself tossed by fate from one place to the next.” p.44

trofimov talks and talks but in the grand scheme of things accomplishes nothing, can’t even get a girlfriend

Question 7

“I ——- —- –! I simply couldn’t help it” p.54

Answer 7

“I couldn’t help it! I simply couldn’t help it” p.54

Escapism

• impulsivity
  -erratic, lacks self control