STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF "THE PROPOSAL"

Nama : Vidya Mulat Safitri
NIM : A 320 080 121
Kelas : D

In this Drama There are 3 Characters, and they are :
1. Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov : is 70 years old and a landowner.
2. Natalya Stepanovna : is 25 years old, Chubukov’s daughter. She is an excellent house keeper, not bad-looking, and well educated.
3. Ivan Vassilevitch Lomov : is 35 years old, Chubukov’s neighbor.





Setting
The setting of place in this drama is in Chubukov’s house.
The setting of time is in the evening.

Plot
1. Initial Situation : Lomov came to Chubukov’s house to propose marriage to Chubukov’s daughter, Natalya Stepanovna.
2. Conflict : when Lomov and Natalya debating the owner of oxen grazing land. Then Lomov leaved Chubukov’s house and Natalya wanted him return after knowing that Lomov would like to propose her. When Lomov back, they debate again until Lomov got sick and fainted.
3. Climax : At last of the story, Lomov got better and aware, and then married Natalya, Chubukov’s daughter.

Point of view
Though all works of literature present the author’s point of view, they don’t all have a narrator or a narrative voice that ties together and presents the story. This particular piece of literature does not have a narrator through whose eyes or voice we learn the story. The narrator is just telling the story.

Theme
The theme of The Proposal Drama is buffetings and love. It’s shown at the defensively endeavor of Lomov to propose the daughter of Chubukov, Natalya Stepanovna.

Style
The language and words used in The Proposal drama is easy to understand. The set dressing which is shown in the drama is: a dress-jacket and white gloves. And then the equipments used are the table, chair, glass, cigarette, etc.

Conclusion
From the drama, can be take a lesson that something eager desire there must be intention, exertion, and immolation.