Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -“He’s come to borrow money! Shan’t give him any….”-Who is the speaker? What makes him say this? What features of this character are revealed here?
The speaker here is Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov, a landowner in Anton Chekhov’s play ‘The Proposal’. The play begins with the arrival of Lomov at Chubukov’s country house. Chubukov is surprised to see Lomov. Lomov addresses Chubukov as honoured Stepan Stepanovitch. All this extraordinary and unnecessary warmth in Lomov’s speech, makes Chubukov feel that he has certainly come to borrow money from him. When Chubukov feels that Lomov is there to borrow money, he immediately comes to the conclusion that he is not going to lend any and will present good excuses to refuse him. Chubukov proves himself to be a narrow minded person. He is ready to give Lomov his daughter but not money. His behaviour here is exactly like a typical diplomatic businessman.