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, DIKOY and BORIS.

Dikoy. Did you come here to loaf about in idleness? eh? Lazy good for nothing fellow, confound you!

Boris. It's a holiday; what could I be doing at home?

Dikoy. You'd find work to do if you wanted to. I've said it once, and I've said it twice, "don't dare to let me come across you"; you're incorrigible! Isn't there room enough for you? Go where one will, there you are! Damn you! Why do you stand there like a post? Do you hear what's said to you?

Boris. I'm listening,--what more am I to do?

Dikoy. (_looking at Boris_) Get away with you! I won't talk to a Jesuit like you. (_Going_) To come forcing himself on me here!

[_Spits and exit_.

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