Character Profile; UTA HAGEN The Six Steps

Who am I?

My character is Alexander. A Russian business man who has made a friendship with landowner Lyubov and members of her family. He represents new Russia and wants to buy the estate in order to both turn a profit and too what he feels like, helping a friend by alleviating her debt whilst understanding that the selling of the cherry orchard is not what she wants.

Alexander's present state of well being is that he cares to help Lyubov in the way he seems fit. He is exited and happy about the purchasing of the estate and wants t make money from knocking down the cherry orchard and building cottages. He is someone that knows exactly what he is doing and; being a business man, find making money a very important thing in life and feels the same way about money as Lyubov does about her cherry orchard. He also may have business connections around Russia meaning he is successful at what he does. I feel he perceives himself as helpful, a good man, may be overly narcissist over his achievements.

I feel he would wear something like this image. A suit and other smart items of class. He is a successful business man and would therefore be wearing high class clothing to show the audience he is very 'salesmen' and wealthy.

My Circumstances

It is May in the early 20th century. As 'old' Russia moves into 'new' Russia. This means that the country is being modernised and westernised and is abolishing the Serfs and ownership of land containing forms of slavery. People such as Alexander are increasing as they are the economy and will be responsible for buying and selling property which will intern, increase the economical value and will drive the wave of improvements to the country.

• It is moving onto spring
• the air is cold but the sky is bright
• the cold could represent the atmosphere between the family and Alexander buying the cherry orchard; 'I did... (the beat drops)'. I feel this as Lyubov is shocked that Alexander who she thought cared about her and her cherry orchard, has bought it and will destroy the cherry orchard and the cold could represent the cold emotion she is feeling at this time.
• Lyubov and the family are arriving from Paris and Alexander goes outside to meet her
• Their are multiple family discussions before Alexander brings up his plan to 'help' Lyubov with her debt by giving her a loan; 'I can get you a loan of 500 thousand straight away'

Relationships

Alexander and Varya have decided to get married but due to the events of the debt arising in Paris and the estate about to be sold off at auction; 'at a public auction for gods sake', things seem to have gotten awkward and the love between them seems to have disappeared due to the uprising of Alexander's 'salesmen' personality. Their is nothing but awkward, painful eye contact that could, to the audience, foreshadow that something is about to end like when the cherry orchard is cut down.

How will these subheadings effect Alexander's Objectives

I feel due to him being a successful business man, after the play ends, he will continue to live his life with the same objectives, buying and selling properties to make money. I believe this because he represents 'new' Russia and this Russia has continued to live to this present day. I feel that after they all leave the house at the end, Varya and Alexander's relationship will cease to exist. I feel this because all the characters in a Chekhov play seems to lose something, I feel that for this to be true then Alexander must have to loose Varya. I feel Chekhov does this because it increases the realism of the play and increases the level of impact the audience feel when they too think about each single characters life and how they exist after the play finishes.