The Cherry Orchard: Critical Analysis The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov is about a Russian family that is unable to prevent its beloved estate from being sold in an auction due to financial problems. The play has been dubbed a tragedy by many of its latter producers. However, Chekhov labeled his play a farce, or more of a comedy. Although this play has a very tragic backdrop of Russia’s casualty-ridden involvement in both World …showed first 75 words of 2043 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2043 total…a comedy or farce; almost all of the producers that chose to interpret The Cherry Orchard did so as a tragedy. Clearly it is neither. It incorporates both. Works Cited Chekhov, Anton. “The Cherry Orchard.” Best Plays by Chekhov. New York: Young, 1956. 226-296. Corbin, John. “Russian High Comedy.” Galens 38-39. Fiero, John. Galens 33-37. Galens, David and Spampinato, Lynn. Drama For Students. Detroit: Gale, 1998. 21-39. Pritchett, V.S. “Chekhov: A Spirit Set Free.” Galens 37-38.