The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand.
Again he wants to kill himself, but lacks.
However, facing Masha\'s parents\' disapproval, he runs away from this life as well.
Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.
He wants to kill himself, but doesn\'t have the nerve.
The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand