Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -Discuss the reasons why the marriage proposal is important to all the characters.
Marriage in the 19th century Russian society was not only important to a woman but also to a man becauseid attains only means through which a woman could attain social economic stabhich and fore, it culpo maintain his social position Therefore, it is important to Natalya to get married to a well-established man. Though she dislikes Lomov, she is willing to marry him. Chubukov as a dutiful and loving father ponders to the whims and fancies of his daughter. He is relieved to get her finally engaged to Lomov and this helps us to understand the worry of a father who shoulders the responsibility of finding a good match for his marriageable daughter. Lomov also declares in his soliloquy that being thirty-five years old, he needs to lead a “quiet and regular life”. He decides to marry her considering that she will be a good housewife. In this way the marriage proposal becomes very important to all the characters.