Sarah Kenney, author of ClassicNote. Completed on July 29, 2000, copyright held by GradeSaver.

Updated and revised by Laura Moon Kim November 17, 2005. Copyright held by GradeSaver.

Chekhov, Anton. The Cherry Orchard. unknown: unknown, 1904.

Harold Bloom, ed. Modern Critical Views: Anton Chekhov. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 1999.

Jean-Pierre Barricelli, ed. Chekhov's Great Plays: A Critical Anthology. New York: New York University Press, 1981.

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• Biography of Anton Chekhov
• About The Cherry Orchard
• Character List
• Major Themes
• Glossary of Terms
• Short Summary
• Full Summary and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Act I
• Summary and Analysis of Act II
• Summary and Analysis of Act III
• Summary and Analysis of Act IV
• Related Links on The Cherry Orchard
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Chekhov's Death
• The "Theater-Poem"
• The Russian Emancipation
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources
• Purchase The Cherry Orchard and Other Works
• Test Yourself! Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! Quiz 4
• Essays on The Cherry Orchard
• E-Text
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