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emphasized textVanya (also referred to as Ivan or Vanya) fancies himself in love with Yelena, Serebryakov鈥檚 lovely new wife. He takes every opportunity when they are alone to plead for her love, which she flatly refuses. Not only does she not love him, but she is smart enough to realize that he only wants to possess her due to his terrible jealousy of Serebryakov, her husband. Although she does not love Serebryakov, she is faithful to him--a fact which drives Vanya crazy. Not that Vanya鈥檚 a
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Start: Vanya: I think I hate your husband. Yelena: More vindictive than petty. And you have no reason to hate him. He鈥檚 just the same as the rest of us-- no better, no worse.
End: Yelena: Who cares? She鈥檚 disposable. There鈥檚 always another. Woods, wildlife, women. Use them, abuse them, discard them. I thought you were a bigger man than that. Vanya: These are silly generalizations, Yelena, and in your part.
Chekov, Anton. Uncle Vanya, Dover Publications, 1998,p. 31.
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