Poverty is No Vice

Main Characters and Their Development

• Lyubim Tortsev – the main character of the play, a poor but honest and kind person. He symbolizes poverty, which is not a vice. Throughout the play, he demonstrates his resilience and moral principles despite hardships.
• Mitya (Dmitry Ivanovich) – a young man in love with Lyuba. He is honest and hardworking, ready to fight for his love and happiness despite social obstacles.
• Lyuba (Lyubov Gordeyevna) – the daughter of the wealthy merchant Gordey Tortsev. She is in love with Mitya and is willing to go against her father's wishes for the sake of her love. Lyuba symbolizes purity and sincerity of feelings.
• Gordey Karpich Tortsev – a wealthy merchant, Lyuba's father. At the beginning of the play, he is portrayed as someone who values material wealth above all, but by the end, he realizes that true happiness lies not in money but in love and family well-being.
• Melanya Yegorovna – Gordey Tortsev's wife, Lyuba's mother. She supports her daughter's feelings and helps her fight for her happiness.