The Three Sisters | Act III Summary

Act III
Act III takes place nearly four years after the opening of the play; Irina, who was twenty then, tells Olga that she is "almost twenty-four" while explaining how washed up she feels. This act takes place in the bedroom Olga and Irina share, while a fire is spreading across the neighborhood outside. Olga is choosing clothes from her closet to give to the fire victims, who have lost all of their belongings. She has invited people who have been made homeless by the fire, particularly Vershinin and his family, to spend the night there, but when she enters...

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