The Proposal class 10 chapter 11 summary
The Proposal class 10 summary
when the play begins we see that Lomov comes to meet Chubukov at his house Chubukov who is a farmer welcomes Lomov he asks him why he is wearing formal clothes and whether he is going to attend a function Lomov replies that he is not going function Lomov replies that he is not going anywhere he has come only to meet him Lomov appears excited and perturbed he calms himself down and begins to tell him the purpose of his visit. he tells him that he came to him many times in the past also for him help but he did not help him before telling the purpose of his visit, Lomov is excited once again Chubukov thinks that perhaps he has come to ask for a loan he makes up his mind not to help him in any way
Lomov once again begins to tell Chubukov about the purpose of his visit but he once again becomes excited he talks about himself in exaggerated terms Chubukov asks him not to beat about the hush and to talk about his purpose of coming Lomov gathers courage and tells him that he has come to ask for his daughter Natalya’s hand in marriage On hearing this Chubukov becomes very happy he goes in to call Natalya but before this Lomov asks him whether Natalya would give her permission for this Chubukov replies that she will readily accept a match like him
Lomov is left alone in the room his body is trembling with excitement he thinks about his present life he wants settle the question of his marriage at once he thinks that now he should not delay he thinks about Natalya she is a killed house-keeper she is educated and is not bad to look at , At this age he should not expect a better girl than her now he is thirty-five years old now he should lead a regulated life he is suffering from serious diseases like palpitation excitement and insomnia because of these reasons he should marry
Just then Natalya comes in her father has not told her that Lomov has come to meet her he only told her that a customer had come Even then she welcomes Lomov before can speak she starts speaking when she mentions his beautiful dress he is again excited before he can talk about his marriage to her he starts trembling Natalya encourages him and he recovers he says that he will tell her everything in brief Even then je cannot talk in a straight forward manner he beats about the bush he tells her that for the lasi many decades their families have had good relations their estates are also adjoining his Oxen warbles touch their birchwoods Natalya Protests against this she says that the Oxen Meadows belong to her they lay their claims to it they start quarrelling about the ownership of the oxen Meadows they shout loudly at each other they do not calm down in any way
Chubukov comes in and finds them both quarrelling he is greatly surprised but when he finds that they are quarreling about the ownership of the Oxen Meadows he also becomes angry Instead of calming them down he also starts quarreling he claims to be the owner of the Meadows he Insults not only Lomov but also his family Members Lomov becomes more excited he uses Insulting words for Chubukov Natalya and their family members Lomov’s Palpitation Increase and he becomes very perturbed he goes out of the room Chubukov says how the Foolish Lomov dared to bring a proposal for Natalya’s marriage when Natalya hears this, she is deeply shocked she is almost unconscious she starts weeping and asks her father to bring tomor back. Chubukov feels sad he says that it is the biggest misfortune to be the father of a girl he goes out to call Lomov