The ending of the play to me was the most dramatic in the video which was displayed with many emotions from all the characters. Madame Ranevsky and her brother Leonid are preparing to leave the estate after it was purchased by Lophakhin. Madame and her daughters are preparing to leave along with the other guest. Lophakhin is trying to find someone to celebrate with him by having a glass of champagne. Lophakhin is overjoyed for he was a serf, his parents worked on the estate he now owns. Such a turn of fate for him.
Madame still shows emotion over losing the estate and cherry orchard. She has a break down when she hears the axes hitting the cherry trees which will be destroyed to build villas.Her daughter, Anya pleads with Lophakhin for the workers to stop til their departure and pleads he show some type of respect for her dear ma ma. He obliges to their wishes.
They all seem to express concern for dear old Fiers. Yasha, the young footman states he has made arrangements for Fiers to go to a hospital. But, this has not been done. Fiers spent his years serving this family and shows his loyalty. This family shows many signs of dysfunctional and unwise decision. That is why they were in the financial state they were in. As they all board the coaches for the train the house is locked up and left empty so they think. Poor Fiers comes along and realizes they forgot him. They strongest statement is made by him as he lies down in a chair. "Life's gone on as if I'd never lived". That to me is the tragedy of the film that he is left to die there, unintentional but he is too weak to try to find them. It was his home for so long as well.
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In my opinion when the axes start whacking it is then that it finally hits home what she has done (and not done) to be where she is at today.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it took half a life time to get those trees producing and it will be all dismantled in a blink of an eye...