Humor in "The Bear"

Humor in "The Bear" A short play The Bear, written by Anton Chekhov, is a humorous love story between two protagonists, Mrs. Popov and Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov. Mrs. Popov is a landowner and widow, whose husband had passed away seven months ago. Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov is also a landowner, who lend money to Mr. Nikolai Popov before he died. One day, he visits Mrs. Popov, who had decided to isolate herself from the out side …

…decided to hate the woman/women who deceived him. Nevertheless, they were both miserable and were looking for the one that he and she can love from the bottom of one's heart. The outcome of the story is very unexpected and surprising; however, it is, somehow, amusing and refreshing. The refreshing feeling probably comes from our stress and frustra! tion with this too-realistic world and looking for some exciting adventure-like life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** n/a