Originally published 31 December 1875 | Playwright Alexander Ostrovsky | |
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Wolves and Sheep (Russian: Волки и овцы) is a comedy in five acts play by Alexander Ostrovsky. The play was written in 1875. Published in the journal Otechestvennye Zapiski, №11, 1875. For the first time staged in St. Petersburg, December 8, 1875 in Alexandrinsky Theatre. December 26 the same year the premiere in Moscow, Maly Theatre.
Plot
The action comedy takes place in a small provincial Russian city in the 1870s.
Young, beautiful and wealthy widow Kupavina dreams of happiness and love. She has no idea what passions boil around her. Many haunted her wealth, vast forests, beautiful name.
The imperious and ambitious landowner Murzavetskaya trying to take over the property Kupavina. By deception, fraud, intimidation Murzavetskaya trying to subdue the young widow. It also has plans to marry her of his dissolute nephew. And that it is almost possible. But there is more cunning, more shrewd and intelligent man, who for a long time and liked the pretty widow, and its capital. It Berkutov - Kupavina's neighbor. He enters into a decisive duel with cunning and fraudsters - Murzavetskaya and its obsequious entourage, directing for action at the right, advantageous only to him on track. As a result, he wins.