Three Sisters · Character
Olga Sergeyevna
The eldest sister and a high-school teacher who feels her youth being squeezed out drop by drop, she keeps the household standing while quietly aching for Moscow.
major
Also known as Olga, Olga Frightened, Olga Nurse, Olga Dear, Olga Don't, Olga Father, Aunt Olga
First appearance: act i
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Family
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Prozorov family and associates
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
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- Irina Sergeyevna
family · positive
Sisters bound by deep affection and shared longing for Moscow, with Olga acting as a… How this plays out →
- Ivan Romanovitch Chebutikin
friendship · ambivalent
- Masha Sergeyevna
family · ambivalent
- Andrey Sergeyevitch
family · ambivalent
- Alexander Ignateyevitch Vershinin
friendship · positive
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See Olga Sergeyevna in act i