Read this excerpt from the Anton Chekov’s play The Brute a…

  Read this excerpt from the Anton Chekov’s play The Brute and answer the question below. When Mrs. Popova tells Mr. Smirnov she can pay him the day after tomorrow, he gets upset. Because he wants the money today, he refuses to leave until she pays him. This dispute between the characters is considered the of the play because neither can get what they want immediately.