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What do you see as the future for Byelinkov and Varinka?  Do you believe that they will marry?  Do you think the marriage will be successful?

I think they may not get married because they are so much different from each other. Byelinkov feels shame about Varinka's action, and he gets angry about that. As if they get married, I don't think it will last forever for them.

What do Byelinkov’s final actions mean to you?  -- tearing up the piece of paper, scattering it, then putting it back together again?

Byelinkov's final actions is possily because he's angry with Varinka. He tears off the note which reminds him about the promise with Varinka, so their relationship may be racked, like the note. At the end, he picks up the pieces and puts it back together maybe because he just wants to cleans up the mess. 

What worries you about the bicycle?  Talk about objective correlatives.

The bicycle can be the symbolize for the differences and the problems of them. By the time the bicycle appears in their conversation, they becomes not happy and feels different about the other. 

Wasserstein herself is famous for quite feminist views and other plays.  Do you see this play as feminist? Or something else?

I think this play is feminist because Varinka is the one who is more lively and happy. She is young, joyful, and full of energy. She is the representative for the youth while Byelinkov is the representative for the old generation which doesn't want to open or make any changes.