How we cite our quotes: (Act.Line)
Quote #7
Arkadina: Now wait a minute. I suppose I could get him a new suit, but take a trip…no, I can't even afford the suit right now (Obstinately) I don't have any money… (Practically in tears) I don't have any money! (3.41-3)
Arkadina turns on the waterworks to get her way. She sure doesn't like it when people call her on her stinginess.
Quote #8
Arkadina: Don't forget us, now. (Gives the Cook a ruble.) Here's a ruble. That's for the three of you. (4.118)
Arkadina gives them what amounts to a dollar… to split three ways. No wonder Shamrayev hates her.
Quote #9
Nina: I have to get up early tomorrow morning to catch the train to Yelets, third class, with all the peasants, and in Yelets I have to put up with the attentions of dirty-minded businessmen who claim to love art. What a horrible life! (4.166)
Now a working actress, Nina lives an economically-depressed reality much different than the fame and fortune she imagined for herself.