# Masha Sergeyevna — Three Sisters character guide

> Masha Sergeyevna in Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Masha, Masha That, Masha I'm, Masha Nicolai Lvovitch, Maria Sergeyevna, Marie

**First appearance:** 0001-act-i

## Who they are

The middle sister, married and restless, who whistles over her book and lets her discontent sharpen into the kind of honesty that unsettles everyone around her.

## Relationships

### [Olga Sergeyevna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/olga_sergeyevna)

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Sisters with a close but sometimes tense relationship, as Olga's practicality clashes with Masha's melancholy and romanticism.

### [Ivan Romanovitch Chebutikin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/ivan_romanovitch_chebutikin)

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A fond, teasing friendship marked by Chebutikin's paternal affection and Masha's intellectual companionship.

### [Baron Tuzenbach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/baron_tuzenbach)

_friendship_

Intellectual and philosophical companions who share a mutual understanding of life's disappointments.

### [Andrey Sergeyevitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/andrey_sergeyevitch)

_family_

Siblings with a once-close bond that has soured due to Andrey's marriage to Natalia and his personal decline.

### [Irina Sergeyevna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_sisters_se/characters/irina_sergeyevna)

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Sisters who love each other but are emotionally distant, with Irina's youthful optimism contrasting Masha's bitter resignation.

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