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Characters

• Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina - an actress.
• Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplyov - Irina's son, a playwright.
• Peter Sorin - Irina's brother.
• Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya - the daughter of a rich landowner.
• Ilya Afanasyevich Shamrayev - a retired lieutenant and the manager of Sorin's estate.
• Polina Andryevna - Ilya's wife.
• Masha - Ilya and Polina's daughter.
• Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin - a well-known novelist.
• Yevgeny Sergeyevich Dorn - a doctor.
• Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko - a teacher.
• Yakov - a hired workman.
• Cook - a worker on Sorin's estate.
• Maid - a worker on Sorin's estate.
• Watchman - a worker on Sorin's estate; he carries a warning stick at night.