Apolon Okoemov “handsome man,” marrying a wealthy and meek girl, Zoya, spends her fortune away within a few years and decides to set his affairs right with a new, profitable marriage. He proposes divorce to his loving wife. Completely devoted after painful struggle, Zoya submits to Okoemov’s will. But when afterward he demands that she go support herself with another rich man who lives for pleasure, the gentle woman becomes indignant…