CBSE · Class 10 · English · First Flight: The ProposalGive a character sketch of Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov based on the play 'The Proposal'.

Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov is portrayed as an opportunistic, hot-tempered, and hypocritical land-owning father in Chekhov's play. He prioritizes material wealth and social status above his daughter's genuine emotional happiness. While he warmly welcomes Lomov as a prospective wealthy son-in-law, he quickly joins Natalya in shouting insults at Lomov during both arguments over land and dogs. Chubukov acts dramatically, dramatic to the extent of wishing death upon himself during chaos, yet remains purely driven by practical convenience. He describes Natalya as a "love-sick cat" and forces the engagement through as soon as Lomov regains consciousness, demonstrating his dominating and mercenary nature.