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Summary

«The Snow Maiden» is a play by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky, based on Russian folk tales and legends. The action takes place in the ancient Slavic land of the Berendeys. The main character, the Snow Maiden, daughter of Spring-Beauty and Father Frost, does not know what love is and wishes to experience this feeling. She lives among people but cannot comprehend their passions and emotions. The Snow Maiden falls in love with the shepherd Lel, but her cold heart is incapable of true love. Ultimately, the Snow Maiden agrees to embrace love, but this leads to her demise: she melts from the warmth of human emotion. The play explores themes of nature, love, and human emotions, as well as their interaction with mythological elements.