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In this chapter, there is description of the Chubukovs daughter Natalya and his neighbour Lomov. In first scene Lomov went to Natalya house to the propose Natalya. he was trying to saying about that proposal but he tell this by round up his speech. he was telling about Natalya that she is at the age of marriage. Natalya was 35 and Lomov was of 36. Natalya was also not good looking but for lomov she is better. so he was trying to continue his conversation.
In the next scene Natalya came, lomov was telling about his garden, yard, and his land that the land beside to his house was his. he was telling these things because he became nervous about proposal that how to continue his property. then there was gone a mash, chubukovs said that the property beside his house was his and there goes a lots of chaos at the place of proposal. but after few time of fighting lomov went out of the house. he forgetted all the things about proposal.Then Natalya starts crying because he go back. she also wants to marry him. so she tell her father to bring him back.
In third scene, when Chubukove fetch lomov, Natalya make him smile. then lomov again started to tell her about his proposal of marriage. then he again get nervous. he again round up his conversation. he started talking about his dog. he says his dog was do cute then Natalya says her dog was so cute.
Then there is going a fight of conversation between Natalya and lomov about their dog. then lomov became unconscious and fell down then Natalya again start crying.

The ownership of Oxen Meadows is claimed by both the families, the Lomov and the Chubukovs. It becomes a bone of contention between them. Lomov claims that his Oxen Meadows touch the birdwoods of Chubukov. Natalya contests the claim. She claims that they belong to them. Lomov explains that his aunt's grandmother gave the free use of the Meadows to the peasants of the Chubukovs. In return they were to make bricks for the Lomovs. Natalya claims that their land expands to Burnt Marsh. Hence, Oxen Meadows belong to them. They have had the land for 300 years. Lomov is ready to present the necessary documents to prove his ownership over the Meadows. Natalya threatens to send her mowers to the Meadows. Chubukov comes in and jumps into the quarrel. He sides with his daughter. Lomov threatens to go to the court. There is a free exchange of abuses and insults. Chubukov calls Lomov's grandfather a drunkard. Lomov calls Chubukov's mother hump-backed. Natalya calls Chubukov's mother humpbacked. Natalya calls Lomov dishonest, rascal and mean. Chubukov calls Lomov a villain and a scarecrow. The dispute ends, when Natalya comes to know about the marriage proposal. She surrenders her claim and accepts that the Meadows belong to Lomov.

Anton Chekov does convey the message that the principle of 'forgive and forget' helps a lot in maintaining cordial relationship with one's neighbours. Initially, the neighbours in the play, Lomov, Natalya and Chubukov were fighting over petty issues. They were putting important issues behind them and wasting their time by arguing over small things These arguments slowly developed into fights and they started hurling abuses at one another. This damaged their relationship with each other.
It was when Natalya came to know that Lomov had come to propose her then she left the topic of argument (Oxen Meadows) behind. She also asked for forgiveness from Lomov and requested him to come to the point. This shows that whether they fought unnecessarily upon insignificant issues like breed of dog etc but when it was about the marriage proposal, they forgot their enmity and agreed to marry. Even Chubukov who was insulted by Lomov enjoyed the moment and agreed for their marriage. Hence, it is mandatory to 'forgive and forget' if one wants to have cordial relationship with others.

Lomov says that since his dog's leg has been bitten by other one, it has become lame. Natalya states that Squeezer is better that Lomov's dog. After this statement, their conversation on their pets has turned into controversies.

Losing temper is a very bad habit and a very common human habit which very few people kno to control
Losing of temper thou being a natural phenomena in humans leads to heavy loss in person's life by mentally defeating the person's wits
In the chapter "The Proposal" too we see this human nature of being short temper. The girl Natalya and Lomov in short temperdness gets indulged into a big fight and debate between them on several petty topics like the ownership of land and comparisons of their pet dogs. Howver this lead to not only the loss of their wits but also decresing their bond of neighbour. Also their marriage too wasnt held properly due to the fight they were in because of their anger. Their short temperedness also made their marriage's base start with a fight even. 
Hence one must not let his anger control him
To avoid this short tempered behaviour one must always keep his sole reason behind his work and shud nevr get far from it and also he must hav his calm in evry of his situation.

Anton Chekov's play 'The Proposal' presents a farcial situation when Lomov falls down unconsious in a armchair. Before that there has been a free for all. Insults and abuses were freely hurled. The dispute over Oxen Meadows was settled but the quarrel over the dogs took an unpleasant turn. Lomov is called "Boy! Pup!", Milksop" and "Fool". He can't bear the heat and excitement and falls down unconscious. He is thought to be almost dead.
Both Natalya and Chubukov feel that things are going out of their hands. They feel helpless. Chubukov feels like shooting himself or cutting his own throat. Natalya is dying for marriage. The moment Lomov comes to senses, everyone feels relieved. Chubukov can't afford to miss the opportunity. He tells Natalya to "hurry up and get married!" She too acts at once. She embraces and kisses Lomov and gives her willing to marry him. Only one hing is left for Chubukov. He blesses the newly married couple and opens a bottle of champagne.
They say old habits die hard. The new couple starts their married life with a fresh quarrel. It is over their dogs Squeezer and Guess again.

(i) a suggestion, plan or scheme for doing something. (ii) an offer for a possible plan or action. (iii) the act of asking someone's hand in marriage. A Russian Wedding.
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Yes, Chekhov's play The Proposal is indeed a farce, as it contains numerous elements associated with the genre. Farces contain action that is utterly ludicrous, and there are few things more ludicrous than Lomov's being unable to propose marriage because he and Natalia are so sensitive and prone to quarreling.

The play underlines the theme of forgive and forget in a way that Chubukov forgets to tell his daughter that Ivan has visited their house for a marriage proposal. On one hand where Chubukov willingly accepts the proposal, Natalya diverts the topic by getting into an argument with him regarding the ownership of the meadows. Later, when she is informed by her father about it, she forgives Ivan and tries to begin the conversation afresh. Therefore, the principle of forgive and forget is important to maintain the cordial relations with our neighbours. Argument leads to discord and enmity, whereas forgiveness leads to harmony and unity. forgiveness is a sign of maturity and large-heartedness.

Natalya and Lomov are mature persons who can be childish and ridiculous on occasions. They easily forget the main issue the proposal of marriage. No doubt, Natalya is a love-sick cat and is dying to marry Lomov. Even Lomov considers Natalya a good housekeeper. Such a good looking and educated woman can be an ideal wife for him. But both of them fail to come to the main issue. After the dispute over the ownership of Oxen Meadows is resolved, they pick up a fresh quarrel over their dogs. Their behaviour is childish and unwanted considering their mature age. Their dogs Squeezer and Guess become the symbols of their vanity and false pride. Natalya calls her Squeezer a thoroughbred animal of a noble breed. Chubukov jumps into the quarrel. He calls Squeezer the best dog in the district. He calls Lomov's dog Guess old and short in the muzzle. There is free for all. Abuses and insults are exchanged. Lomov calls Chubukov an "intriguer", "old rat" and "Jesuit". Chubukov calls Lomov "Boy! Pup!" and "milksop! Fool!". The quarrel ends only when Lomov lies down unconscious in an armchair.

The Proposal is a one-act play that begins with a young man, Lomov presenting a marriage proposal to his neighbour’s daughter. Before he could actually convey it to the girl, they enter into an argument about Oxen Meadows. Chubukov, the lady’s father also joins the heated discussion. After they end this, they enter into another argument about their dogs and which one is better than the other. In the midst of all this, proposal gets forgotten until Lomov falls off due to his palpitations and Chubukov instantly puts her daughter’s hands in Lomov’s. Unfortunately, the quarrelling still continues.so Are there parts of the play that remind you of film scenes that are absolutely romantic.