The Three Sisters              Sunday 2nd December 2018


Main Characters : Andre ( Brother to the three sisters and husband to Natasha)
Olga : Eldest sister
Masha : Middle sister
Irina : Youngest sister
Natasha : Wife to Andre
 
These are the main characters in the play and all of them are quite contrasting to each other and that's why the play itself has quite a range of emotions. In the beginning all characters are very content with their lives and don't expect more or less from it.

Olga : She is only 28 years old and a teacher at a high school, she is also a spinster and even told Irina that she would marry any man if they had asked showing how she is in desperate need for a husband,meaning perhaps she feels lonely and the only company she gets is by going to the high school to take care of teenagers that she believes she will never have. Olga being the oldest is more perceptive to her surroundings, and that's why she despises Natasha and wants to get rid of her and her old of her brother Andre.

Masha : She is only 23 years old and got marriage when she was 18 years of age. but then loses feelings for her beloved husband and has an affair with another man which soon her husband finds out and still takes her back after her lover gets sent away, leaving her crushed. She also has a very bad temper which is also one of the reason she disproves of Natasha very much but overall she has an amazing humour and is some what the life of the play.

Irina : She is only 23 years old and in the beginning of the play it's her name day. and her one wish is to go back back to Moscow which she left 11 years ago before the play started. She is almost certain that she will find love in Moscow but it come apparent that she has to marry soon and that love is not going to be found in Moscow.

In all it seems all the The Three Sisters really want is love and affection but in all different ways. It seems that they have lacked love from earlier stages in their life and our trying to get that before they believe everyone will leave them. Perhaps that's why they are so weary of their brothers relationship as they want the best love for their whole family.

Andre : He is a very young man and wants to work in Moscow and dreams about his old days as a bachelor and didn't really want to be stuck with his wife and child. Not really being the richest he is in a lot of debt and soon gain 2 children with no money. He is quickly known as a failure among the town and is laughed by everyone.

Natasha : She starts off as an awkward and poorly dressed women but is loved by her husband and hated by the sisters but she just hides her true nature while it is said that she has no family so making her own  is top on the list. While going on into the play she becomes bossy and manipulative. She is also having an affair with a lover and gets very angry when she does not get her way. Because she is from old money and their household is quite poor their whole family becomes dependant on her and her wealth. It is clear that she only cares for her and her children in the end of the play, and becomes very victor at the end of the play.

Overall it seems every character has hidden secrets which will always be exposed in the end. Also seems in the household their is a hierarchy amongst their family and honour.