This play is farce.Its only purpose is to provide pure humour.All the situations in the play are ridiculous and unlikely.The play is about the young man's marriage proposal to young girl. After much clowning and horseplay, the proposal is accepted without being made.
Lomov and Chubukov are two neighbours. Lomov comes to Chubukov's house to propose H is daughter, Natalya. Lomov e is already thirty-five and he does not want any future delay in his marriage. Natalya is twenty five years old. Chubukov thinks it a burden to be the father of a grown up girl. He wants to get rid of this burden as so on as possible.
When Lomov comes to propose to Natalya. Chubukov goes mad with joy. But very soon ,he and his daughter enters into a useless argument with Lomov. They started abusing each other. The quarrel turns very hot, Lomov feels nervous that he faints. Natalya thinks that she lost all her chances of marriage. Chubukov finds no resort, he puts his daughter's hand in Lomov's hand and shouts in the ears of Lomov that Natalya is redy to take him as her husband. Natalya says "Yes, Yes I am willing". The play leaves the reader chuckling for a long time.