Characters
- Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina – an actress.
- Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplyov – Irina's son, a playwright.
- Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin – Irina's brother.
- Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya – the daughter of a rich landowner.
- Ilya Afanasyevich Shamrayev – a retired lieutenant and the manager of Sorin's estate.
- Polina Andryevna – Ilya's wife.
- Masha – Ilya and Polina's daughter.
- Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin – a well-known novelist.
- Yevgeny Sergeyevich Dorn – a doctor.
- Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko – a teacher.
- Yakov – a hired workman.
- Cook – a worker on Sorin's estate.
- Maid – a worker on Sorin's estate.
- Watchman – a worker on Sorin's estate; he carries a warning stick at night.
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