About Love - Summary | The Heritage of Words

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Unit One : Love And Reminiscence
About Love
Anton Chekhov
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“About Love “presents three dimensional love stories. The first love is of Nikanor and Palegeya, second is of Alyohin and a Russian girl, and the third Alyohin and a married women Anna. The Love of Luganovich and Anna is one of the third parts. These three stories are the representatives of the three categories of love.

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3. Sketch the  Character of Anna Alexeyevna. 

Ans. Anna Alexeyevna is the main female character in the story "About Love". She is a beautiful and charming young lady aged twenty-two. She is married to Luganovich, assistant president of the circuit court and aged over forty. Her marriage to an old man can be seen as the cause of her suffering. Her sexual urge cannot be fulfilled by the man double her age. So, she tries to get emotional fulfillment from Alyohin which later turns into love. She is also trapped in reason. She does not confess her love to Alyohin though she deeply loves him because she fears society's moral standards. She also thought that she was not young and energetic enough for him to begin a new married life. Later she becomes the victim of nervous prostration because of psychological depression and nervousness.

Question for Practice :

1. Why did Alyohin and Anna Alexeyevna conceal their love to each other?
2. Explain, “Love is different in each situation”.
3. Explain, “Love isn’t confined by marital relationship”.

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