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Ivanov and his wife, Anna, were once very much in love, but the last few years, Ivanov has been so depressed that he is neglecting her and lashing out at those around him. Anna is dying of tuberculosis (which nobody has told her), and Ivanov is consumed with guilt. A trip to his boss Lébedev’s mansion proves to be very eye-opening when Lébedev’s daughter Sasha confesses her love for Ivanov. They kiss and Anna discovers them, which rips her heart apart. She confronts Ivanov at the end of Act 3,
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Start: ANNA. [After a pause] What did she come here for? What did she come here for, I ask you?
IVANOFF. Don't ask me, Annie. [A pause] I am terribly guilty. Think of any punishment you want to inflict on me; I can stand anything, but don't, oh, don't ask questions!
ANNA. [Angrily] So that is the sort of man you are? Now I understand you, and can see how degraded,
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