The Boor is an interesting one–act play
about the indecisiveness of feelings and commitment. A central theme I noticed
between the two main characters was how close their relationship was between
passion and anger. The title supports
this theme having “The Boor” be translated into “The Bear”. At first thought, I
assumed it meant because Mrs. Popov is remaining faithful by “hibernating” inside
her home, but it actually deals with her and Smirnov’s hot tempered, rude, yet
romantic by nature character- like a bear. The play is seen as a farce for being very anticlimactic but also very absurd and over dramatic.
I like the idea that Popov is hibernating. When I read the play, that thought didn't occur to me, but it's very true. I also like that you refer to bears as romantic by nature. haha
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