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The Bear: Libretto

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The Bear by Anton Chekhov is one of the best plays that I have read in my entire life. It features funny prose which makes the reader think about the nature of mankind and how he will go to any lengths to have what he wants. Smirnov (the main character) at first wants the money that an old colleague of his owes him from his wife and then falls in love with the mourning widow. He is spured on by the insesant denial from the woman that he can not have the money and falls for her fiery nature. A great read and I urge all readers of his plays to read this little beauty

Some use the above title...The Bear...but I prefer the title in my English textbook...The Brute. For Smirnov is a brute, albeit a loveable one.He comes to collect money that is due him from Mrs. Popov, but she refuses to pay him. He becomes enraged, goes into a tirade about the infidelity of women, breaks a chair, and then falls madly in love with this Mrs. Popov. This play is a farce in the true meaning of the theatrical word...one of the finest plays in the store of literature.

The Bear by Anton Chekhov was one the most interesting yet provokative stories I've ever read. This play shows the interesting relationships between men and women. I am 16 yrs. old and my acting class is doing this play for competition. This play is the first one that the entire class fully enjoyed.

This play was a great description of how men react to women. It's a great laugher and I recommend it fully!