The story begins with the news of a new person in Yalta. She is first introduced as "the lady with the dog." Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov is also introduced. He's almost forty and married man with three children. He doesn't love his wife. He was talked into marrying when he was a young man. He doesn't have much respect for women; he calls them 'the lower race.' Even though he doesn't respect women he can't picture his life without them. He has had numerous affairs. He sees 'the lady with the dog' and becomes intrigued by her. He decides to try and pursue something with her. He meets her in a restaurant and finds out that her name is Anna Sergeyevna. Anna is married but not happy in her marriage. She married for convenience. She never had an affair and wasn't sure why she was in Yalta. Gurov and Anna spend everyday after that together. When it is time for Anna to leave they say their goodbyes and think that they wil

Chekov conveys his main characters' transformation by describing their backgrounds and showing their interaction with each other. He doesn't romanticize the characters. Chekov shows Gurov as a womanizer who had never been in love. He shows Anna as a shy woman who was never happy. She didn't know what she wanted. Their meeting was described as an act of fate. They didn't realize the effect they would have on each other when they first met. Gurov thought this was going to be just like his other affairs. Anna thought this would be her only affair. They felt a great deal for each other and did what they could to be together. They only felt happy when they were together.

l never see each other again. Gurov returns to Moscow and tries to go back to his everyday life. He believes that his memory of Anna will soon fade but he is wrong. He can't stop thinking about her. He decides to go see her. When he gets to the town S., where she is from, he finds out where she lives but doesn't work up enough nerve to knock on her door. He goes to an operetta and finds her there. She is very surprised to see him and tells him to leave. She tells him that she will go to him when she gets a chance. She goes to him and they end up meeting him every week. They decide that they are in love and try to figure out a way to be tog

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