Character Relationship Map: Chasing Two Hares

Characters

• Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty (played by Oleg Borisov) — protagonist

  A frivolous barber who goes bankrupt and schemes to marry Pronia for her ten-thousand-rouble dowry. He falsely courts both Pronia and Halia, concealing that they are cousins, while boasting of future...

• Sekleta Lymerykha (played by Nonna Koperzhynska) — supporting

  Halia's mother and Sekleta's sister's outspoken relative, who catches Svyryd forcing an embrace on Halia and makes him swear to marry her. She later announces Halia's engagement to him, exposes his do...

• Stepan (played by Anatolii Yurchenko) — supporting

  Halia's would-be boyfriend and beloved, who initially chases Svyryd away after seeing him flirt with her. He later tells Halia that Svyryd is a fraud, helping expose the deception behind the engagemen...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty → Sekleta Lymerykha (Romantic Forced Betrothal)

  Sekleta stops Svyryd and makes him swear on the steps of Saint Andrew's Church to marry the woman he had pursued.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sekleta Lymerykha → Stepan (Alliance Indirect Ally)

  Sekleta opposes Svyryd's conduct, while Stepan separately reveals Svyryd's fraud to the woman Sekleta wants him to marry.

• Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty → Stepan (Conflict Rival)

  Stepan chases Svyryd away after seeing him flirt with the woman Stepan is courting.

Story Analysis

A bankrupt barber's attempt to pursue money and beauty collapses when deception, forced promises, and creditors converge.

Plot Progression

1. A Dowry-Funded Scheme
2. Two False Courtships
3. Promises Become Traps
4. The Family Entanglement
5. Wedding-Day Collapse