: She begins the play mourning the potential loss of her home but ends it joyfully welcoming a "new life". Varya (Barbara) Ranevskaya (24 years old) :
: She is described as being "like a nun". Despite a long-standing expectation that the wealthy merchant Lopakhin will propose to her, he never does, leaving her without a secure future. Anya And Varya (6) mkv
: As the one most grounded in reality, she suffers the most from the estate's sale, eventually taking a job as a housekeeper for another family. Thematic Significance : She begins the play mourning the potential