Overview
Character Name
Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
A country estate in Russia, 1890s
Analysis
An acclaimed actress of the Russian theatre, Arkadina is narcissistic, hyperbolic, and magnificently vivid. However, she is also utterly self-conscious and self-abased; she is quick to belittle others’ lives and choices in order to maintain an aura of superiority. Arkadina
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