Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -How did Chubukov welcome Lomov when he paid them a visit? Or, Brief the meeting of Lomov and Chubukov as it took place in the beginning of the play.
Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov, a wealthy landowner in Anton Chekhov’s play ‘The Proposal’ gives an exceptionally warm welcome to Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov who is his neighbour. As soon as Lomov enters, Chubukov rises and expresses surprise and pleasure on meeting him as if he is a long lost friend. He showers a bounty of affection on Lomov with endearing words like “my dear fellow”, my darling”, “my angel”, “my precious”, etc which signify his pretension rather than any fondness for Lomov. This becomes even more apparent when Chubukov speaks aside and says that he will not lend money if Lomov asks for it. The very next moment, coming back to his sweet tone he asks, “What is it, my beauty ?” Now his words sound false.
Chubukov also pretends to be pleasantly surprised when Lomov declares his intention to propose to his daughter. However, as the play progresses we see that they do not have any regard for each other. Rather they harbour jealousy, suspicion and hatred in their minds. Thus, Chekhov exposes the deception and hypocrisy of the upper class.