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The drama follows a rural community split between neighboring groups, centering on the Hanka household and siblings Ennu and Irja as courtship, jealousy, and marriage bargaining intensify. Ennu's romantic entanglements and Irja's threat of being sold intersect with the ambitions of wealthier suitors Usu and Tuukka, prompting insults, bargaining, and escalating public tensions. Scenes alternate between intimate domestic exchanges and communal gatherings that draw neighbors into armed confrontation. Through personal strife and collective dispute the play examines marriage as economic transaction, the pressures of kinship and honor, and how rivalry and pride can lead to violence.
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