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<h2> CHARACTERS </h2>
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<p>IRINA ABKADINA, an actress</p>
<p>CONSTANTINE TREPLIEFF, her son</p>
<p>PETER SORIN, her brother</p>
<p>NINA ZARIETCHNAYA, a young girl, the daughter of a rich landowner</p>
<p>ILIA SHAMRAEFF, the manager of SORIN'S estate</p>
<p>PAULINA, his wife</p>
<p>MASHA, their daughter</p>
<p>BORIS TRIGORIN, an author</p>
<p>EUGENE DORN, a doctor</p>
<p>SIMON MEDVIEDENKO, a schoolmaster</p>
<p>JACOB, a workman</p>
<p>A COOK</p>
<p>A MAIDSERVANT</p>
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