GradeSaver provides access to 2368 study guide PDFs and quizzes, 11018 literature essays, 2791 sample college application essays, 926 lesson plans, and ad-free surfing in this premium content, “Members Only” section of the site! Membership includes a 10% discount on all editing orders.
Three Sisters is often listed as one of Chekhov’s greatest works, along with Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and The Seagull. Students may also be interested in Chekhov's shorter plays, such as The Bear.
Chekhov exists in the context of nineteenth-century Russian literature; students seeking to understand that work might be interested in novels by Dostoevsky (Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov) or Tolstoy (War and Peace, Anna Karenina), or the short stories of Gogol (The Overcoat).
GradeSaver provides access to 2368 study guide PDFs and quizzes, 11018 literature essays, 2791 sample college application essays, 926 lesson plans, and ad-free surfing in this premium content, “Members Only” section of the site! Membership includes a 10% discount on all editing orders.
Already a member? Log in
The Question and Answer section for Three Sisters is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
This question calls for your opinion and personal coneection to the text. There is no right or wrong answer.
• Irina
• Masha
• Olga
I don't think it is necessarily either. Chekhov equated marriage with misery but the female characters are just as flawed as the male characters. I think class and society is a larger theme in the play.
