The Proposal — Anton Chekhov
First Flight, drama · one-act farce · Class 10 CBSE English.
Read the play itself in your textbook, First Flight (NCERT). This lesson is SOYL's explanation and analysis; it does not reproduce the play's dialogue or stage directions.
In this lesson you will
- Retell the events of the play in sequence, in your own words
- Explain how the play satirises quarrelsome behaviour and marriages of convenience
- Describe Lomov, Natalya and Chubukov and the comic conflict between them
- Identify farce, irony and stage directions and explain their effect
- Answer extract-based, short and long questions within the word limits
| In the board paper | Question form | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Reference to context | an extract (often dialogue) with short questions (answer A or B) | 5 |
| Short answer (First Flight) | 40–50 words | 3 each |
| Long answer | 100–120 words: character, theme, diary, letter or opinion | 6 |