Play on Words

full length · drama

The Storm

by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovsky · translated by Constance Garnett

16 roles (0M / 0F / 16 any) · approx 115–159 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Katerina lead 133 speeches
Boris supporting 105 speeches
Varvara supporting 101 speeches
Kabanov supporting 89 speeches
Mme. Kabanova supporting 87 speeches
Kuligin supporting 59 speeches
Kudriash supporting 57 speeches
Dikoy supporting 39 speeches
Glasha minor 19 speeches
Feklusha minor 18 speeches
First minor 16 speeches
Shapkin minor 11 speeches
Second minor 11 speeches
Mme minor 8 speeches
A Woman minor 4 speeches
One Of The Crowd minor 3 speeches

Read the play

The same.

Mme. KABANOVA, VARVARA and GLASHA.

Mme. Kabanova. Come, Tihon, it's time now! Set off on your way in God's name! (_sits down_). Sit down, all of you! (_All sit down. Silence_.) Now, good-bye! (_Gets up and all get up_.)

Kabanov. (_going up to his mother_) Good-bye, mamma!

Mme. Kabanova. (_with a wave of her hand points him to the ground_) At my feet! At my feet! (_Kabanov bows down to her feet, then kisses his mother_.) Say good-bye to your wife.

Kabanov. Good-bye, Katia! [_Katerina falls on his neck_.

Mme. Kabanova. What do you want to hang on his neck like that for, shameless hussy! It's not a lover you're parting from! He's your husband--your head! Don't you know how to behave? Bow down at his feet! [_Katerina bows down to his feet_.

Kabanov. Good-bye, sister (_kisses Varvara_). Good-bye! Glasha (_kisses Glasha_). Good-bye, mamma! (_bows down to the ground_).

Mme. Kabanova. Good-bye! Long farewells mean foolish tears. [_Kabanov goes out, after him Katerina, Varvara, and Glasha_.

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