Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -What aspects of the human condition and society does the play make fun of?
The Proposal written by Anton Chekhov, makes fun of the upper middle class society, the custom of courtship and marriage where there is no place for love and trust. In this play Lomov declares that he must marry without thinking about love because his search for real and ideal love is bound to remain fruitless. So he decides to marry Natalya as she is an excellent housekeeper and his marriage with her will help him to retain his social standing. Though both Natalya and her father dislike Lomov and quarrel with him, yet she is desperate to marry him. Their countless arguments over silly issues even before they actually get married, highlights the poor state of marriage in society. It is reduced to a mere business deal where there is no place for love and mutual regard which are essential for conjugal bliss. These people only seek opportunity to meet their own interest. Lomov’s nervousness and his constant worrying about health, symbolises the decay in the aristocratic society.