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The Proposal by Anton Chekhov - NCERT Class 10 - Summary, Characters, Themes & Question Answers

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  The Proposal Anton Chekhov Detailed Summary Setting and characters The play is a one-act farce set in the drawing-room of Stepan Chubukov's country house. It has three characters: Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov , a landowner and gossipy, excitable father. Natalya Stepanovna , his 25-year-old daughter. Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov , a neighbouring landowner, 35, who is large and healthy-looking but a suspicious hypochondriac. Part 1: The arrival and the invitation to propose Lomov arrives in a dress-jacket and white gloves, and Chubukov is puzzled by the formal outfit. Lomov is so nervous that he keeps stumbling over his words and has to drink water. Chubukov assumes he has come to borrow money and privately resolves to refuse. When Lomov finally says he wants to marry Natalya, Chubukov is overjoyed, embraces him, and goes to fetch her, assuring Lomov she is practically lovesick for him. Alone, Lomov reveals his motives in a nervous monolo...
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NCERT - Class 10 English - A Letter To God - GL Fuentes - Complete Notes and Summary

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  Summary of “A Letter to God” by G. L. Fuentes “A Letter to God” is a short story written by G. L. Fuentes. It tells the story of a poor farmer named Lencho, whose strong faith in God helps him face a difficult situation. The story highlights the power of faith, human kindness, and the irony of human behaviour. Lencho was a hardworking farmer who lived with his family in a house on the top of a low hill. His field was full of ripe corn, and he expected a good harvest. However, his crops needed rain to grow well. One day, as he had predicted, rain began to fall. Lencho was delighted and compared the raindrops to new coins because he believed that the rain would bring him a good harvest. Suddenly, the rain turned into a terrible hailstorm. For about an hour, hailstones fell on the house, garden, trees, and cornfield. The hailstorm completely destroyed Lencho’s crops. He felt deeply saddened because his family would have nothing to eat that year. However, he had great faith in ...
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