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Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act One, Scene One
Time & Place
Popova’s drawing room, Russian countryside
Length
Long
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
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Smirnov, a Russian landowner, is in desperate
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SMIRNOV. Well, there! “A state of mind.”... “Husband died seven months ago!” Must I pay the interest, or mustn’t I? I ask you: Must I pay, or must I not? Suppose your husband is dead, and you’ve got a state of mind, and nonsense of that sort....
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