Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -Give a brief sketch of the character of Lomov in the play ‘The Proposal’. Or, Describe Lomov.
Lvan vassilevitch Lomov is a long time neighbou of stepen stepanovitch chubukov in the play ‘The Proposal” written by Anton Chekhov. He। is a 35 year old bachelor. The playwright further describes him as a large and hearty, but a very suspicious landowner. He is a stock character, a hypochondriac who is obsessed with his imaginary illness and spends sleepless nights. For a Lomov marriage marks the commencement of a social relation rather than a personal one. Therefore, he chooses “a quiet and regular life” instead of searching for an ideal or real love. Hence, he decides to ask for Natalya’s hand in marriage. But he gets involved in multiple arguments with Natalya and her father chubukov. His hesitation nervousness in Natalya her uttering the marriage proposal is funny and hilarious. Lomov’s illness is a representation of the diseased society. It indicates individual frailty as well as social degeneration.