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Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt from Anton Chekhov’s “The Three Sisters”?

(In PROSOROV'S house. A sitting-room with pillars; behind is seen a large dining-room. It is midday, the sun is shining brightly outside. In the dining-room the table is being laid for lunch.)

(OLGA, in the regulation blue dress of a teacher at a girl's high school, is walking about correcting exercise books; MASHA, in a black dress, with a hat on her knees, sits and reads a book; IRINA, in white, stands about, with a thoughtful expression.)

OLGA: It's just a year since father died last May the fifth, on your name-day, Irina. It was very cold then, and snowing. I thought I would never survive it, and you were in a dead faint. And now a year has gone by and we are already thinking about it without pain, and you are wearing a white dress and your face is happy. (Clock strikes twelve) And the clock struck just the same way then. (Pause) I remember that there was music at the funeral, and they fired a volley in the cemetery. He was a general in command of a brigade but there were few people present. Of course, it was raining then, raining hard, and snowing.

IRINA: Why think about it!

A.
sentimental
B.
joyous
C.
mysterious
D.
comical

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

i think its D but im not 100% sure

User Alexyuiop
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6 votes

Answer:

i think its A

Step-by-step explanation:

im guessing but i'll try it out first and tell you if it works

User Joe Yang
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