What kind of character does Onegin have? Quoted description of Evgeny Onegin (by chapters). Characteristics of Eugene Onegin at the end of the novel
Work:
Eugene Onegin
Evgeny Onegin - a young nobleman, main character novel.
O. received a “French” home education. His education is very superficial (a little Latin, anecdotes from world history, the inability to distinguish “iamb from trochee,” a passion for the works of the then fashionable economist Adam Smith). But the hero fully comprehended the “science of tender passion.” He “lives in a hurry and feels in a hurry.” O. has fun in all ways: attends the theater, balls, friendly dinners, social dinners, etc. But soon the hero becomes disillusioned with everything. He is overcome by the blues. The reason for O.’s melancholy is his spiritual emptiness. The hero’s outer brilliance indicates inner coldness, his causticity speaks of arrogance and contempt for the whole world. O. himself is aware of his “mental disability.” Hoping to dispel the melancholy, O. goes to the village to visit his sick uncle. Here he meets Lensky, who introduces him to the Larin family. Tatyana Larina falls in love with O. and confesses her feelings to him. A meeting with Tatyana touches something in the “cold and lazy soul.” But O. refuses the girl, saying that he is not created for love and family life. After some time, the offended O. Lensky challenges the hero to a duel, where he dies at his hand. The death of young L. shocks O. He leaves to travel. At the end of the novel, O. appears again. He arrives in St. Petersburg, where he meets Tatyana, who has married. Seeing the brilliant princess, O. discovers in his soul the ability to sincerely love (“like a child”). The letter he writes to Tatyana confirms this. Having received no answer, O., in despair, begins to read indiscriminately and tries to compose. But, if in the village he read “out of obligation” and out of boredom, now out of passion. Out of passion, he also commits an “indecent” act: he visits Tatyana without warning, in her dressing room. The hero's emptiness began to be filled with a strong feeling, the life of the heart. Tatyana's refusal dashed all of O.'s hopes, but at the same time produced in him a revolution in all his thoughts and spiritual feelings. The ending of the novel remains open: one can only guess about the further fate of O., who was reborn thanks to love.
EUGENE ONEGIN is the hero of the novel in verse by A.S. Pushkin “Eugene Onegin” (1823-1831). A brilliant metropolitan aristocrat, the last scion of a noble noble family and therefore “the heir of all his relatives” (one of them is an elderly uncle, to whose village E.O. goes at the very beginning of the novel), he leads an idle, carefree, independent life, full of exquisite pleasures and various “charms”. “Having the fun and luxury of a child,” he is content with home education and does not burden himself with service (in real life this was almost impossible). But E.O. not just a “young rake”, he is a St. Petersburg dandy, which creates an aura of exclusivity and mystery around him. As a cultural and psychological phenomenon, dandyism “is distinguished primarily by the aestheticism of the life style, the cult of sophistication, beauty, and exquisite taste in everything - from clothing, from the “beauty of nails” to the brilliance of the mind.” It also presupposes the cult of one’s own individuality - “a combination of unique originality, dispassionate indifference, vanity, elevated to a principle - and no less fundamental independence in everything” (A. Tarkhov).
The undoubted internal opposition of this type of behavior (“not to achieve anything, to protect one’s independence, not to look for a place - all this is called being in opposition in a despotic regime,” explained A.I. Herzen in Shv.O.) often took on a political coloring, led to free-thinking, passion for liberation ideas. An example is the “Green Lamp” society of golden youth (Pushkin was its member), which was in the sphere of attention of the Decembrist “Union of Welfare”. It is no coincidence that the description of the pastime of the St. Petersburg dandy in the poetry collection of the “lampist” Y. Tolstoy “My Idle Time” (1821) became one of the impulses for depicting the day of E.O. in the first chapter.” Desire for rank and career, the cult of idleness, graceful pleasure and personal independence, and finally, political freethinking form an internally unified complex characteristic of the generation of the 1820s. and captured in the image of E.O.
Of course, one could only speak in hints about the hero’s free-thinking, about his involvement in the near-Decembrist circle. But these hints are significant and eloquent. Critical attitude of E.O. to high society and neighboring landowners, voluntary rural hermitage (a kind of internal emigration), alleviation of the lot of serfs (a gesture quite “Decembrist” in spirit), reading Adam Smith, who was popular among the Decembrists, images of Byron and Napoleon - “masters of thoughts” generations - in the village office of E.O., long conversations and debates with Lensky on the most pressing and pressing topics of our time, finally, a direct comparison of E.O. with the freethinker, dandy philosopher Chaadaev, a mention of the hero’s acquaintance with the dashing hussar, Decembrist Kaverin, a story about his friendship with the hero-author, a disgraced poet, and the readiness of E.O. to accompany him in his escape abroad - all this testifies to the true scale of E.O.’s personality, to his belonging to the heroes of the time, who were keenly aware of their historical destiny and social lack of demand, painfully solving the problem of choosing a life path.
The fluency of this kind of hint is one of the main features of the narrative in Eugene Onegin. Its artistic effect lies in the fact that the hero’s everyday appearance and behavior are revealed here at length and in detail, while his inner world, his feelings, experiences, views are spoken of as if in passing and in passing. This effect is possible because a lively, relaxed conversation between the author and the reader, imitating friendly chatter, suggests that the author, the hero, and the reader are “their” people who understand each other perfectly.
The same purpose is served by explicit and hidden comparisons of E.O. with the heroes of European and Russian literature: Faust, Chaiyade-Harold, Adolphe B. Constant, Melmoth the Wanderer of C.-R. Methurin, Griboyedov's Chatsky, and finally, with Pushkin's Aleko and the Prisoner. These numerous analogies help to understand the spiritual and moral image of the hero, to understand the motives of his actions, the meaning of his experiences and views; they seem to convey what is left unsaid by the author. This method of depiction allows Pushkin to abandon the entertaining nature of the action and external intrigue and make the mainspring of the development of the plot the dramatic contradictions in the character of E.O.
Already in the first chapter, which is relatively independent and serves as a prehistory of the hero, E.O., yesterday still a carefree rake and dandy, a genius in the art of love, is experiencing a painful and acute spiritual crisis, the causes and consequences of which are complex and diverse. This is satiety with “everyday pleasures”, “brilliant victories”; this is a cooling of feelings, painful memories and remorse; this is also an increase in opposition, a premonition of conflict with the authorities and alienation from society (anticipation of the coming “malice of blind Fortune and people”, readiness to emigrate). Finally, the gloom and embitterment of E.O., the melancholy that has taken possession of him, his indifference to life and contempt for people, the resemblance to Byron’s Childe-Harol house - all indicate that the soul of E.O. in the grip of demonism - a mercilessly sober attitude to life, seasoned with the poison of doubt about the unconditionality of the highest spiritual and moral values and social ideals. Thus, the hero’s civic potential is called into question.
In the “village” chapters (II-VI) the demonism of E.O. manifests itself more and more clearly and ultimately leads him to disaster. The hero goes through a series of tests here (relationships with society, friendship, love), none of which he can withstand. Deeply despising his neighboring landowners, ignoramuses and serf owners, E.O. nevertheless, he fears their trial and accepts Lensky’s challenge to a duel. “Loving the young man with all his heart,” he - albeit unwittingly - kills his only friend in a duel. Immediately appreciating the spiritual purity, absolute naturalness, sincerity of Tatyana, so unlike secular beauties, unraveling the uniqueness of her nature and feeling his inner affinity with her, E.O., considering himself “invalid” in love and “enemy of Hymen,” with his cold sermon causes her unbearable suffering, which almost killed the heroine. (“Alas, Tatyana fades, turns pale, fades away and is silent!”) It is not without reason that in Tatyana’s symbolically prophetic dream E.O. appears to her not just as a direct murderer, but also as the leader of a gang of “hellish ghosts”, i.e. demonic hero.
On the other hand, new to E.O. village impressions, a touch with the world of Russian nationality and antiquity, a meeting with the “Russian soul” Tatyana - an integral, decisive and passionate nature, friendship with her antipode - the romantic poet, dreamer-enthusiast Lensky, ready to sacrifice his life without hesitation in the name of his own convictions and lofty ideals - prepare the spiritual renewal of the hero.
The shock caused by the involuntary murder of Lensky opens E.O. the danger and destruction of demonic individualism leads it to a new crisis, the need to change life again. Having left the places “where the bloody shadow appeared to him every day,” E.O. goes on a journey across Russia. And not only in order to lose himself on the road: life “without a goal, without work” becomes unbearable for him.
Route E.O. not accidental. He is attracted to places associated with the heroic pages of Russian history: Nizhny Novgorod- “the homeland of Minin”, the Volga expanses, covered in legends about Razin and Pugachev, the “home of liberty” the Caucasus, and finally, the “shores of Taurida” - the place of exile of Mitskevich and Pushkin. He needs to see with his own eyes what the current state of Russia is, whether there are sources and opportunities for meaningful, historically significant activity in it. The results of the long wanderings of E.O. joyless (“melancholy, melancholy!..”). The heroic period of Russian history, it seems to him, is a thing of the past. In modern times, the “mercantile spirit” and petty, insignificant interests triumph everywhere. Now only the sphere of private life can be saving for him. In such a state of mind, E.O returns. to St. Petersburg, where his new meeting takes place with Tatiana, who has already miraculously transformed, becoming a princess and court lady - “the legislator of the hall.”
The ending of the novel is also contradictory. On the one hand, the passion that flared up in the hero’s soul marks the possibility and even the beginning of his spiritual and moral renewal. On the other hand, his hopeless love for Tatyana leads him to the brink of death. Already “looking like a dead man,” E.O. listens to Tatiana the Princess's harsh and deadly rebuke for him, and then follows the sudden appearance of her husband-general, so reminiscent of the appearance of the statue of the Commander in The Stone Guest.
However, what is important to Pushkin is precisely the fundamental possibility of the moral revival of E.O., because the true hero of the novel is not he, but a certain “superhero” - modern man at all. From this point of view, Lensky, E, O. and the hero-author, who has already outlived the demonic complex and, as it were, synthesizes the features of E.O. and Lensky, represent different facets of this single superhero, the natural stages of his evolution.
The artistic study of the contradictory consciousness of modern man, his tense and conflictual relations with society and the process of his spiritual quest, first undertaken by Pushkin in “Eugene Onegin,” largely determined the main line of development of Russian literature of the 19th century. and gave birth to a whole gallery of characters genetically dating back to E.O. - from Lermontov’s Pechorin to the heroes of F.M. Dostoevsky and L.N. Tolstoy.
Quoted description of E. Onegin
Educated: “...at least not without sin;
Two verses from the Aeneid.
Onegin was familiar with poetry, although
He could not iambic from trochee,
No matter how hard we tried to distinguish...
But I read Adam Smith!”
He had virtues that were valued in society:
"He's completely French.
Could express himself and write;
I danced the mazurka easily,
And he bowed without force."
Does not have the skills to work:
"Onegin locked himself at home,
Yawning, he took up the pen,
He felt sick; Nothing
It did not come from his pen..."
Suffered deeply:
And it rushes, clouded with sadness:
Why wasn’t I wounded by a bullet in the chest?
Why am I not a frail old man?
How is this poor tax farmer?
I am young, the life in me is strong;
What should I expect? melancholy, melancholy!"
Cooled to life:
"...Russian blues
I mastered it little by little;
He will shoot himself, thank God,
I didn't want to try
But I completely lost interest in life."
Dreamer: "Dream is involuntary devotion,
Brief strangeness
And a sharp, chilled mind..."
Doesn't believe in good things:
“Marriage will be torment for us.
No matter how much I love you,
I’ll get used to it and I’ll stop loving you immediately;"
Hypocrite: "How early could he be a hypocrite,
To harbor hope, to be jealous,
Seem gloomy, languish;
Shy and impudent, and sometimes
Shine with an obedient tear!"
Quote characteristic
1. Onegin, my good friend,
Born on the banks of the Neva,
Where might you have been born?
Or shone, my reader;
1. Onegin was, in the opinion of many,
A small scientist, but a pedant
2. Longing spiritual emptiness,
He sat down - with a laudable purpose
Appropriating someone else's mind for yourself;
He lined the shelf with a group of books.
I read and read, but to no avail...
3. He had a lucky talent
No coercion in conversation
Touch everything lightly
With the learned air of a connoisseur
4. He knew quite a bit of Latin,
To parse the Epigraphs,
Talk about Juvenal,
At the end of the letter put uale,
Yes, remember, although not without sin,
Two verses from the Aeneid:
5. He could not iambic from trochee,
No matter how hard we tried to distinguish,
Scolded Homer, Theocritus,
But I read Adam Smith,
And he was a deep economist,
That is, he knew how to judge
How does the state get rich?
And how does he live, and why,
He doesn't need gold
When a simple product has:
6. Onegin:
The double lorgnette points askance,
To the boxes of unknown ladies;
And he said:
“It’s time for everyone to change;
I endured ballets for a long time,
But I'm tired of Didelot too"
7. He was bored with the noise of the world:
The betrayals have become tiresome;
Tired of friends and friendship:
He finally stopped loving
And scolding, and saber, and lead
8. His feelings cooled down early
I'm tired of friends and friendship.
9. In short: Russian blues
I mastered it little by little.
10. Onegin was ready with me,
See foreign countries;
But soon we were destined
Divorced for a long time.
His father then died...
Suddenly he really got
Report from the manager
That uncle is dying in bed...
11. Eugene’s fate kept:
At first Madame followed him,
Then Monsieur replaced her.
The child was harsh, but sweet.
Monsieur l "Abbé, poor Frenchman,
So that the child does not get tired,
I taught him everything jokingly,
I didn’t bother you with strict morals,
Lightly scolded for pranks
And he took me for a walk in the Summer Garden
12. Here is my Onegin in freedom;
Haircut in the latest fashion,
How dandy London is dressed -
And finally saw the light.
He's completely French
He could express himself and wrote;
I danced the mazurka easily
And he bowed casually;
What do you want more? The light has decided
That he is smart and very nice.
Everything that Evgeniy still knew,
Tell me about your lack of time;
But what was his true genius?
What he knew more firmly than all sciences,
What happened to him from childhood
And labor, and torment, and joy,
What took the whole day
His melancholy laziness
14. How early could he be a hypocrite,
To harbor hope, to be jealous,
To dissuade, to make believe,
Seem gloomy, languish,
Be proud and obedient
Attentive or indifferent!
How languidly silent he was,
How fieryly eloquent
How careless in heartfelt letters!
Breathing alone, loving alone,
How he knew how to forget himself!
16. How he knew how to seem new,
Jokingly amaze innocence,
To frighten with despair,
To amuse with pleasant flattery,
Catch a moment of tenderness,
Innocent years of prejudice
Win with intelligence and passion,
Expect involuntary affection
17. How early could he have disturbed
Hearts of coquettes!
When did you want to destroy
He has his own rivals.
18. Sometimes he was still in bed:
They bring notes to him.
What? Invitations? Indeed,
Three houses for the evening call:
There will be a ball, there will be a children's party.
Where will my prankster ride?
Who will he start with? Doesn't matter:
It’s no wonder to keep up everywhere.
While in morning dress,
Putting on a wide bolivar3,
Onegin goes to the boulevard
And there he walks in the open space,
While the watchful Breget
Dinner won't ring his bell.
19. Second Chadayev, my Evgeniy,
Fearing jealous judgments,
There was a pedant in his clothes
And what we called dandy.
He's at least three o'clock
He spent in front of the mirrors
And he came out of the restroom
Like windy Venus,
When, wearing a man's outfit,
The goddess goes to a masquerade.
20. What about my Onegin? Half asleep
He goes to bed from the ball:
And St. Petersburg is restless
Already awakened by the drum.
21. But, tired of the noise of the ball
And the morning turns to midnight,
Sleeps peacefully in the blessed shade
Fun and luxury child.
Wake up at noon, and again
Until the morning his life is ready,
Monotonous and colorful.
And tomorrow is the same as yesterday.
22. But was my Eugene happy,
Free, in the color of the best years,
Among the brilliant victories,
Among everyday pleasures?
Was he in vain among the feasts?
Careless and healthy?
23. And my Eugene left you.
Renegade of stormy pleasures,
Onegin locked himself at home,
Yawning, he took up the pen,
I wanted to write, but it’s hard work
He felt sick; Nothing
It did not come from his pen,
24. And already yawned in advance,
Getting ready, for the sake of money,
For sighs, boredom and deception
(And thus I began my novel);
But, having arrived at my uncle’s village,
I found it already on the table,
As a tribute to the ready land.
25. Two days seemed new to him
Lonely fields
The coolness of the gloomy oak tree,
The babbling of a quiet stream;
On the third grove, hill and field
He was no longer occupied;
Then they induced sleep;
Then he saw clearly
That in the village the boredom is the same,
Although there are no streets or palaces,
No cards, no balls, no poems.
Handra was waiting for him on guard,
And she ran after him,
Like a shadow or a faithful wife.
26. The village where Evgeniy was bored,
There was a lovely corner;
There's a friend of innocent pleasures
I could bless the sky.
27. But Lensky, without having, of course,
There is no desire to marry,
With Onegin I wished cordially
Let's make the acquaintance shorter.
They got along. Wave and stone
Poetry and prose, ice and fire
Not so different from each other.
First by mutual difference
They were boring to each other;
Then I liked it; Then
We came together every day on horseback
And soon they became inseparable.
So people (I am the first to repent)
There's nothing to do, friends.
28. Everything gave rise to disputes between them
And it led me to think:
Tribes of past treaties,
The fruits of science, good and evil,
And age-old prejudices,
And the grave secrets are fatal,
29. But more often they were occupied by passions
The minds of my hermits.
Having left their rebellious power,
30. Alone among his possessions,
Just to pass the time,
Our Evgeniy first conceived
Establish a new order.
In his wilderness the desert sage,
He is the yoke of the ancient corvée
I replaced it with easy quitrent;
And the slave blessed fate.
But in his corner he sulked,
Seeing this as terrible harm,
His calculating neighbor;
That he is a most dangerous weirdo.
31. At first everyone went to him;
But since from the back porch
Usually served
He wants a Don stallion,
Only along the main road
Their household noises will be heard, -
Offended by such an act,
Everyone ended their friendship with him.
“Our neighbor is ignorant; crazy;
He is a pharmacist; he drinks one
Glass of red wine
32. That’s exactly what my Eugene thought.
He is in his first youth
Was a victim of stormy delusions
And unbridled passions.
Spoiled by the habit of life,
One is temporarily fascinated,
Disappointed with others
We slowly languish with desire,
We languish with windy success,
Listening in noise and in silence
The eternal murmur of the soul,
Suppressing a yawn with laughter:
This is how he killed eight years old
Losing life's best color.
33. Onegin lived as an anchorite:
He got up at seven o'clock in the summer
And went light
To the river running under the mountain;
Imitating the singer Gulnara,
This Hellespont swam,
Then I drank my coffee,
Looking through a bad magazine
And got dressed...
34. Walking, reading, deep sleep,
Forest shadow, murmur of streams,
Sometimes black-eyed whites
Young and fresh kiss,
An obedient, zealous horse is bridle,
Lunch is quite whimsical,
A bottle of light wine,
Solitude, silence:
This is Onegin’s holy life;
And he is insensitive to her
Surrendered, red summer days
In careless bliss, apart from
Forgetting both the city and friends,
And the boredom of holiday activities.
35. Direct Onegin Childe-Harold
36. When it comes to Evgeny
It has come, then the maidens look languid,
Her embarrassment, fatigue
Pity was born in his soul:
He silently bowed to her,
But somehow the look of his eyes
He was wonderfully gentle. Is that why
That he was really touched
Or was he, flirting, playing naughty,
Whether involuntarily or out of good will,
But this gaze expressed tenderness:
He revived Tanya's heart.
37. In the anguish of heart remorse,
Hand clutching the pistol,
Evgeniy looks at Lensky.
38. Although we know that Evgeniy
I have long ceased to love reading,
However, several creations
He excluded from disgrace:
Singer Gyaur and Juan
Yes, there are two or three more novels with him,
In which the century is reflected
And modern man
Portrayed quite accurately
With his immoral soul,
Selfish and dry,
Immensely devoted to a dream,
With his embittered mind
Seething in empty action.
Eugene Onegin.
Evgeny Onegin is the main character, after whom the novel is named. . This is a young metropolitan aristocrat who received a typical secular upbringing. Onegin was born into a rich but ruined noble family. His childhood was spent in isolation from everything Russian and national. He was raised by a French tutor who,
So that the child does not get tired,
I taught him everything jokingly,
I didn’t bother you with strict morals,
Lightly scolded for pranks
And he took me for a walk to the Summer Garden.”
Thus, Onegin’s upbringing and education were quite superficial. But Pushkin’s hero still received the minimum knowledge that was considered mandatory among the nobility. He “knew enough Latin to understand the epigraphs,” and remembered “anecdotes of bygone days from Romulus to the present day. In the eyes of society, he was a brilliant representative of the youth of his time, and all this thanks to his impeccable French language, graceful manners, wit and the art of maintaining a conversation. He led a typical lifestyle for young people of that time: he attended balls, theaters, and restaurants. Wealth, luxury, enjoyment of life, success in society and with women - this is what attracted the main character of the novel.
But secular entertainment was terribly boring to Onegin, who had already “yawned for a long time among the fashionable and ancient halls.” He is bored both at balls and at the theater: “... He turned away and yawned, and said: “It’s time for everyone to change; I put up with ballets for a long time, but I’m tired of Didelot.” This is not surprising - it took the hero of the novel about eight years to live a social life. But he was smart and stood significantly above typical representatives of secular society. Therefore, over time, Onegin felt disgusted with the empty, idle life. “A sharp, chilled mind” and satiety with pleasures made Onegin disappointed, “the Russian melancholy took possession of him.” “Tormented by spiritual emptiness,” this young man fell into depression. He tries to look for the meaning of life in some activity. The first such attempt was literary work, but “nothing came from his pen,” since the education system did not teach him to work (“he was sick of persistent work”). Onegin “read and read, but to no avail.” However, our hero does not stop there. Having carried out one reform, and that out of boredom, “just to pass the time,” Onegin again plunges into the blues. This gives V.G. Belinsky the basis to write: “The inactivity and vulgarity of life are strangling him, he doesn’t even know what he needs, what he wants, but he... knows very well that he doesn’t need it, that he doesn’t want it.” “What makes self-loving mediocrity so happy and happy.” At the same time, we see that Onegin was not alien to the prejudices of the world. In the novel, Pushkin shows the contradictions in Onegin’s thinking and behavior, the struggle between the “old” and the “new” in his mind, comparing him with other heroes of the novel: Lensky and Tatyana, intertwining their destinies. The complexity and inconsistency of the character of Pushkin’s hero is especially clearly revealed in his relationship with Tatyana, the daughter of the provincial landowner Larin. In her new neighbor, the girl saw the ideal that she had long ago developed under the influence of books. The bored, disappointed nobleman seems to her like a romantic hero; he is not like other landowners. “The whole inner world Tatyana’s thirst for love,” writes V. G. Belinsky about the state of the girl, left all day long to her secret dreams:
Her imagination has long been
Burning with bliss and melancholy,
Hungry for fatal food;
Long-time heartache
Her young breasts were tight;
The soul was waiting... for someone
And she waited... The eyes opened;
She said: it's him!
All the best, pure, bright things awakened in Onegin’s soul:
I love your sincerity
She got excited
Feelings that have long been silent.
But Eugene Onegin does not accept Tatiana’s love, explaining this by saying that he “was not created for bliss,” that is, for family life. Indifference to life, passivity, “desire for peace,” and inner emptiness suppressed sincere feelings. Subsequently, he will be punished for his mistake by loneliness. Pushkin’s hero has such a quality as “direct nobility of soul.” He sincerely becomes attached to Lensky. Onegin and Lensky stood out from their environment for their high intelligence and disdainful attitude towards the prosaic life of their neighboring landowners. However, they were completely opposite people in character. One was a cold, disappointed skeptic, the other an enthusiastic romantic, an idealist.
They got along.
Wave and stone
Poetry and prose, ice and fire...
Onegin does not like people at all, does not believe in their kindness, and he himself destroys his friend, killing him in a duel. After these sad events, Onegin is overcome by “wanderlust” and leaves to travel. Returning to St. Petersburg, at the ball, Eugene Onegin meets Tatyana, who is now a married woman. Love flares up in him for Tatiana, who has become “an indifferent princess, an unapproachable goddess.” Onegin languishes and suffers, looking for a reciprocal feeling. But, alas! Onegin is rejected.
Pushkin portrays Onegin, of course, as an egoist, but not self-satisfied, but “suffering.” He is too smart to be satisfied with life, himself, and those around him, but he will never change himself and the world in order to improve them. “Meaning laziness” is the main trait and misfortune of his character. “He was sick of hard work” - this is the main reason why Onegin will never change enough to find happiness.
The characterization of Eugene Onegin in the novel “Eugene Onegin” gives reason to consider him a very controversial character. The hero has a soul, but his lifestyle excludes its necessity.
Childhood, education
From childhood, he was handed over to be raised by strangers: nannies, a tutor, he did not know his father's love, his mother's affection. Money and luxury replaced his family. At an early age he was handed over to “Madame”, a little later she was “replaced by Monsieur”. The French tutor taught the boy mediocrely, without rigor or consistency; he pitied the child and spoiled him. The character of Eugene Onegin was formed in such contradictory conditions: a well-fed, luxurious life and the complete absence of relatives. Nothing is known about Eugene’s mother, but his father squandered his entire fortune in favor of social feasts and went bankrupt, leaving his son only debts after his death. Soon a rich relative, Evgeniy’s uncle, dies, and leaves his nephew a good inheritance. From this moment the story begins the plot of the most fateful events in the life of the main character.
Onegin without embellishment
A young nobleman, fashionable, rich, smart, he stopped feeling the taste of life, lost interest in everything, “feelings cooled down.”
The author describes Onegin's daily worries carefully, in detail, so that the reader can imagine how his spiritual numbness occurs. Every day is similar to the previous one: luxury, receptions, dancing, wine, sleeping until noon. The lack of need to conduct business and engage in education leads to the fact that laziness becomes Onegin’s way of life. He gathers for hours in front of the mirror, despises those around him, does not appreciate the life that is given to him: free, well-fed, comfortable. In society he is considered “smart and nice,” despite his superficial knowledge and outright laziness. For fun, Eugene learned to portray feelings, drive young ladies crazy, seduce beauties - he is a “genius of the science of tender passion,” the hero has mastered this art to perfection. A fairly typical character of that era in Pushkin turned into a completely unique image.
Naturally, neither in his youth, nor in his more mature age, Evgeniy did not see himself as a father and husband, realizing that any woman next to him would be unhappy. His cold mind and, to some extent, brutal honesty still do the hero credit: responding to Tatyana’s confession, he very correctly describes their expected future; this stern wisdom of Onegin saved the girl from a big mistake.
Incapable of serious, deep feelings, Evgeniy was a loner, in a sense a strange person. Only Lensky maintained the spark of love of life, humanity, and spirituality in his soul. Evgeniy treated him condescendingly, respecting him for his education, activity, and liveliness of mind. Friendship did not stop Onegin from playing a joke on his comrade and becoming the culprit of the duel in which Lensky died. This incident can characterize Evgeniy more eloquently than any words - he is a soulless, cold, arrogant type who does not respect other people's feelings and does not value true friendship.
Spiritual revival of Onegin
Life decreed in such a way that Evgeniy left his uncle’s estate, disappeared for some time and stopped appearing in society. Having returned to his hometown after some time, one day in the theater he meets the girl whom he so coldly rejected many years ago. Tatyana became even more beautiful, luxury and social life changed her. Onegin falls in love, his soul turns out to be capable of high feelings. The hero suffers, languishes, turns into someone whom he once quietly despised. The author skillfully constructed the scene of Onegin’s explanations with Tatyana: the girl, with dignity and just as coldly as he once did, denies him her affection. The only difference is that she admits that she still loves Eugene: “but I was given to someone else... and I will be faithful to him forever.” It is this sincerity and directness, as well as an unshakable sense of self-worth, that finally breaks the hero’s heart.
Onegin is a young and rich aristocrat living in St. Petersburg: "...Born on the banks of the Neva..."
He is handsome, good-looking and dresses in the latest fashion: "...In the latest taste in toilet..."
Onegin takes care of himself no less than a woman. The author compares Onegin with a “goddess”: “..He spent at least three hours / In front of the mirrors / And came out of the restroom / Like a windy Venus, / When, having put on a man’s outfit, / The Goddess goes to a masquerade party...”
As a child, Onegin did not study particularly hard, but rather superficially. Onegin’s tutor taught him everything jokingly: “...Monsieur l’Abbé, a wretched Frenchman, / So that the child would not be tormented, / Taught him everything jokingly, / Didn’t bother him with strict morals, / Slightly scolded him for his pranks...”
Onegin lives without a goal, without meaning and without work: “...Having lived without a goal, without work / Until he was twenty-six, / Languishing in the inaction of leisure / Without service, without a wife, without business, / Couldn’t do anything... "
Onegin leads a social life, he goes to all the balls and evenings. He returns in the morning, when Petersburg is already waking up: "... Half asleep / He goes to bed from the ball: / And restless Petersburg / Already awakened by the drum..." "... He will wake up at noon, and again / Until the morning his life ready..."
When Onegin's uncle dies, for the sake of money, he pretends that he feels sorry for his uncle: "...Preparing, for the sake of money, / For sighs, boredom and deception..."
After the death of his parents and uncle, Eugene Onegin becomes a rich heir: "...Heir to all his relatives..."
Evgeny Onegin is a heartthrob, seducer and tempter. He knows how to charm women: "...How early could he disturb / The hearts of the coquettes!..." "...Your fatal tempter..."
But Onegin gets tired of women and society. He avoids close communication with people: "...And where is the fugitive of people and light..."
Onegin also gets tired of traveling: “...And he’s tired of traveling, / Like everything else in the world...”
Eugene Onegin is bored wherever he is - at home, in the theater, in the village: “... Onegin, we are driven by boredom again...” “... then he looked at the stage / He looked very absent-mindedly, / He turned away - and yawned ..." (Onegin is bored in the theater)
Onegin yawns all the time - here and there: "...Suppressing the yawning with laughter..." "... - Well, Onegin? You yawn. -" Habit, Lensky "..."
The flighty Eugene quickly gets carried away, but is just as quickly disappointed: “...Enchanted by one for a while, / Disappointed by another...”
Eugene is always gloomy and angry: “...Always frowning, silent, / Angry and coldly jealous! / That’s how I am...” (Onegin about himself) “... I was already angry [...] / He pouted and , indignantly..."
Evgeny is cruel, he does not feel pity for his lover Tatiana: “...You will start crying: your tears / Will not touch my heart, / But will only enrage him...”
Evgeny Onegin has a cold soul. The fire in his heart went out: “...The life of both of us was tormented; / The heat went out in both hearts...” (the author about himself and Onegin) “... in the depths / Of a cold and lazy soul?...”
At the same time, Onegin is an intelligent person: “...What about your heart and mind / To be a slave to petty feelings?...” (Tatiana to Onegin)
Onegin has pride and honor: “...I know: in your heart there is / Both pride and direct honor...” (Tatiana to Onegin)
Onegin does not like to read, but he still likes some books: “...Although we know that Eugene / Has long ceased to love reading, / However, several creations / He excluded from disgrace: / The singer Gyaur and Juan / And with him also two or three novels..."
Onegin is a liberal and humane landowner. When Onegin settles in the village, he makes life easier for the peasants: “...He replaced the ancient corvée with a yoke / With an easy quitrent; / And the slave blessed his fate..
Tatyana Larina:
Tatyana - the image of a Russian woman in the novel in verse “Eugene Onegin” by Alexander Pushkin. Tatyana's story, her character are shown in the novel from different sides, in development. At the beginning of the work, she is still almost a child, who is just becoming an adult. Tatyana is silent, shy, loves to be sad by the window, does not like noisy games and girlish conversations of her sister and her friends. Therefore, in her family, Tatyana seems like a “strange girl”; she does not know how to ask her family for affection. While everyone around her admires her mischievous sister Olga, Tatyana is always alone.
However, Tatyana is familiar with the subtlest emotional impulses: they simply do not reveal themselves to others. She is a romantic person. Tatyana loves to read books and vividly experiences various feelings and adventures with their characters. She is attracted to everything mysterious and enigmatic. Therefore, Tatyana loves to listen to folk legends, mystical stories that the old nanny tells;
“Tatiana believed the legends
Of common folk antiquity,
And dreams, and card fortune-telling,
And moon predictions."
When Tatiana falls in love, the depth of her romantic nature is revealed. Yesterday's timid girl turns out to be unexpectedly brave. She is the first to confess her love to Onegin and writes him a letter. Her love comes from the very heart, it is a pure, tender, shy feeling. Even the cynic Onegin sees what a dreamy girl stands in front of him, he does not dare to play with her. However, he also does not know how to appreciate the depth and passion of her love. Tatyana, having fallen in love, becomes very sensitive, she even foresees the tragedy of Lensky's murder and the departure of her beloved.
Tatiana's image a few years later in St. Petersburg there is another one. Gone is the naivety and childish faith in fairy tales. Tatyana now knows how to behave in high society, inaccessibly and royally majestic. And at the same time, she does not deny herself, she behaves naturally. Tatiana is considered the queen of the capital, and Onegin suddenly falls in love with her. But here Tatyana discovers her own dignity. She remains faithful to her husband, although deep down in her soul her girlish love for Onegin still lives. Willpower helps her maintain honesty and nobility towards her family.
Thus, Tatyana Larina is the standard of a sensitive, feminine, dreamy personality. But at the same time, the image of Tatyana is the image of a strong, honest and decent woman.
First, Tatyana writes a letter of recognition to Onegin, then an explanation scene in the garden follows, where the hero reads the answer to the girl.
Then Tatiana’s name day, the duel with Lensky and Onegin’s departure. Tatyana is very worried about everything that happened, goes to the estate to Onegin, wants there, among things and books, to find the answer to the question of who he is - the hero of her novel. Her health is getting worse and worse. The worried mother takes Tatyana to Moscow, where she marries her.
Returning from a trip, Onegin accidentally meets Tatyana at a ball and, not yet knowing that it is she, is “struck” by her greatness and beauty. Now it is his turn to suffer, not sleep at night and eventually write a letter of confession, followed by an explanation of the heroes, and now Tatyana gives a rebuke to Onegin.
Olga Larina:
Olga Larina is Tatyana Larina’s sister, Lensky’s fiancée. Despite the fact that Olga is loved by Lensky, she is shown through Onegin’s cold perception: “She’s round and red-faced.” This was done in order to show that Lensky does not love the real Olga, but the romantic image he invented.
Olga is an ordinary village young lady who, against her own will, was appointed by Lensky to the role of his Muse. The girl is unable to play this role, but it is not her fault. It is also not her fault that Lensky misinterprets O.’s behavior, for example, at Tatyana’s name day. Olga’s readiness to endlessly dance with Onegin is explained not by the desire to cause jealousy, much less to change, but simply by the frivolity of her character. Therefore, she does not understand the reasons for Lensky’s upset at the ball and the reasons for the duel.
Olga does not need the sacrifice that Lensky is ready to make in the fight for her love in a duel.
Frivolity is the main feature of this heroine. Olga will mourn Lensky who died for her and will very soon forget. “With a smile on her lips” she will immediately marry a lancer - and go with him to the regiment.
Olga is an embodied shallow water with clear water; by definition, no complex spiritual work can take place in her. She recovered very quickly from the death of her fiancé.
Lensky:
Vladimir Lensky is one of the main characters in A.S. Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin.” He, like everyone in this work, has his pros and cons in his character, but, unfortunately, he does not notice them, as his friend Eugene Onegin did. Lensky is a creative person, completely immersed in his dreams, and because of them, he was completely unaware of real life, which is very different from his ideas. Unable to determine in time where reality is and where it is a dream, he makes a fatal mistake, which is why he tragically dies.
Towards the middle of the novel, at the age of eighteen, he arrives from Germany to the village, where Onegin finds himself at that time, having inherited the house next door to him. Their characters are “wave and stone, poetry and prose, ice and fire are not so different from each other,” as the work itself says. But despite this, they often spend time together and become friends. They touch on a wide variety of topics: the fate of civilization and the path of development of society, the role of culture and science in the improvement of humanity, good and evil. Lensky constantly tells Evgeny about his beloved Olga, who lives in the same village with her sister Tatyana Larina. He describes her as a romantic heroine from books who consists only of poetic traits. In fact, he fell in love with his own creation - he invented it himself, wrote it himself, brought it to life - and is already planning to marry this image. He does not notice what Olga really is - flighty, amorous, fickle. The author describes her rather unfavorably: “Round, her face is red / Like this stupid Lena / In this stupid firmament.” Olga is an ordinary village young lady who, against her own will, becomes Vladimir’s Muse. However, Lensky sees an ideal in her, he diligently decorates Olga’s album with gentle poems, rural views, and constantly admires her beauty. The young man does not notice Olga’s frivolity, does not understand that she does not love him at all, but is firmly convinced of the opposite. At the same time, a misunderstanding of feelings occurs between Tatiana and Onegin - Onegin refuses Tatiana, which greatly hurts her loving heart.
When Tatyana’s name day comes, Lensky invites his friend Onegin to them, but he agrees to go to them with strong reluctance, since he does not want to see the birthday girl. At the celebration itself, angry with Lensky because of his invitation to visit, he begins to actively court his bride, Olga, who does not see anything “like that” in dancing with someone else. She promises him a lot of dances, and does not have time to agree to even one dance with Lensky, which greatly upsets him. In a fit of emotion, after the ball Lensky writes a letter to Eugene Onegin with an appointed duel. He considered it his duty to protect Olga from his company, although the fire of jealousy had already subsided by the time of the duel. Neither one nor the other said a word to the ladies about the upcoming fight, and if they had known about it, Tatyana, relying on her prophetic dream, would have been able to prevent it. And now there are two people standing on the battlefield, former friends with completely opposite characters and worldviews. They could have stopped the duel, but then it was perceived as cowardice. After preparation, both took aim, but Onegin managed to shoot first. The result of the battle is that Lensky is dead, Olga is left without a groom. But she didn’t worry about this for a long time - she fell in love with a foreigner, and soon left with him.
Vladimir Lensky is a creative, poetic personality who, in fact, lives in his dreams, in his own novels and dramas. He goes so deep into his thoughts and fantasy that he does not notice many important things in reality, which subsequently leads to his death. Its essence is love with all its advantages and disadvantages, spiritual purity and trusting feelings. In the novel, he acts as the antipode of Eugene Onegin, highlighting his character and way of thinking. In general, Lensky, in fact, is not the main character; he plays the role of a kind of separator, who only emphasizes the true protagonist of the novel - Eugene Onegin.
Essays
“I love my dear Tatyana so much!..”
(Based on the novel by A. S. Pushkin “Eugene Onegin”)
A. S. Pushkin. "Eugene Onegin"
Pushkin... We first encounter his name in early childhood. My mother sits by my pillow and quietly whispers: “There is a green oak tree near the Lukomorye... Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin.” Then I dream of heroes, mermaids, the terrible Kashchei and the kind storyteller cat.
Pushkin's fairy tales... My childhood... “...If Pushkin comes to us from childhood, we really come to him only over the years” (A. Tvardovsky). And the years go by. No matter what age you turn to Pushkin’s work, you will always find in him answers to questions that concern you, an example to follow.
And here is the new Pushkin. Pushkin is a patriot. Pushkin, calling us to heroism in the name of the Motherland.
While we are burning with freedom,
While hearts are alive for honor,
My friend, let's dedicate it to the Fatherland
Beautiful impulses from the soul!
Youth is the spring time of human life, the time of the greatest freshness and sharpness of impressions, the time of surprises and discoveries, when the whole world opens up to a person in all its diversity, complexity and beauty. It’s time for the formation of characters, assessments and ideals, questions to which answers need to be found, it’s time for friendship and first love. Youth has its own Pushkin. You read the novel “Eugene Onegin”, in which, on the threshold of growing up, a new, unknown life, you find consonance with feelings and experiences.
In the novel, I am especially attracted to Tatyana, the significance and depth of her spiritual world, the beauty and poetry of her soul, sincerity and purity. This is one of the best images in Russian literature, in which A. S. Pushkin “poetically reproduced, in the person of Tatyana, a Russian woman...”
Pushkin put a lot of feelings dear to him into the image of his heroine.
The poet loves Tatyana immensely, who
In your own family
The girl seemed like a stranger.
She is characterized by daydreaming, isolation, and a desire for solitude. Her moral character and spiritual interests distinguished her from the people around her.
The poet's love is already manifested in what he gives to his heroine. popular name, thereby emphasizing her closeness to the people, to the customs and “traditions of the common folk of antiquity,” the national structure of her concepts and feelings, which are nurtured by the surrounding nature and village life. "Tatiana is Russian at heart." Everything simple, Russian, folk is truly dear to her. In this, Tatyana is close to the heroine of Zhukovsky’s ballad “Svetlana”. With great warmth, Pushkin shows Tatyana's kind attitude towards the serfs, towards the nanny, whom she sincerely loves. The poet admitted that he portrayed Arina Rodionovna as Tatiana’s nanny. This is a wonderful fact. Only with Tatyana could Pushkin imagine his kind nanny. This once again confirms that the poet loves “Dear Tatyana” very much. Gently and subtly, with deep insight into the secrets of the girl’s soul, Pushkin talks about the awakening of feelings in Tatyana, her hopes and dreams. She is one of those integral poetic natures who can love only once.
Long-time heartache
Her young breasts were tight;
The soul was waiting... for someone.
Tatyana could not fall in love with any of the young people around her. But Onegin was immediately noticed and singled out by her:
You barely walked in, I instantly recognized
Everything was stupefied, on fire
And in my thoughts I said: here he is!
Pushkin sympathizes with Tatyana’s love and experiences it with her.
Tatiana, dear Tatiana!
Now I'm shedding tears with you...
Her love for Onegin is a pure, deep feeling.
Tatiana loves seriously
And he surrenders unconditionally
Love like a sweet child.
Only Tatyana could be the first to confess her love to Onegin. You had to love him very much to decide to write to him. What mental anguish she went through before sending the letter to Evgeniy! This letter is imbued with “a living mind and will,” “and a fiery and tender heart.”
I am writing to you - what more?
What more can I say?
Many girls repeated these lines to themselves. Unrequited love. Everyone probably went through it.
Not every girl in our time will decide to be the first to confess her love. What was it like for Tatiana? Confess and hear words that reject her love, taking away hope for reciprocity and happiness. Love became for Tatyana “the greatest disaster of life,” because she combined all the best impulses of her soul with this love. How worried about Tatyana Pushkin, seeing that
Love's mad suffering
Haven't stopped worrying
Young soul...
How he sympathizes with her!
And dear Tanya’s youth fades...
Alas, Tatyana is fading,
It turns pale, goes dark and is silent!
The duel between Onegin and Lensky, Lensky's death, Olga's departure... Tatyana is alone.
And in cruel loneliness
Her passion burns more intensely,
And about distant Onegin
Her heart speaks louder.
We see how dear Pushkin is to Tatyana’s desire to visit Onegin’s house, thanks to which she realized that “there are interests for a person, there are suffering and sorrows, besides the interest of suffering and the sorrow of love.” But this understanding did not change anything. For Tatyana, love for Onegin is the greatest treasure, because Eugene is spiritually close to her.
It’s hard for Tatyana, and in difficult times for her, the poet does not leave her for a minute: he goes to Moscow with the Larins, and he’s in Moscow with Tatyana.
Pushkin is worried about Tatyana’s fate (“Not noticed by anyone...”), rejoices for her (“... let us congratulate my dear Tatyana on her victory”). The poet is proud of Tatyana, who, having become
Unapproachable goddess
Luxurious, royal Neva, -
She didn’t change herself, she remained true to her life principles.
Depth of feeling, striving for ideals, moral purity, integrity of nature, noble simplicity of character, loyalty to duty - all this attracts Tatyana. Therefore, the author does not hide his sympathy for her.
Forgive me: I love you so much
My dear Tatiana!
And it’s impossible not to love Tatiana! This is the most captivating image of our literature, which begins a gallery of beautiful characters of Russian women, seeking deep meaning in life, morally impeccable, striking us with the depth and integrity of nature, the ability to devotedly love and feel deeply. Such are Olga Ilyinskaya from Goncharov’s novel “Oblomov”, “Turgenev’s girls”, who see the meaning of life in serving people, truly, the truly holy wives of the Decembrists from Nekrasov’s poem “Russian Women”, Natasha Rostova.
For Pushkin, Tatyana is the ideal of a Russian woman (“my true ideal”). She becomes a “sweet ideal” for everyone who read the novel, just as she became the ideal woman for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who expressed Tatyana’s poetic nature in music. She became an ideal for me too.
I am seventeen years old, and I really want to be like Tatyana with a serious attitude towards life and people, a deep sense of responsibility, and enormous moral strength.
Thanks to Pushkin for Tatyana, his “sweet ideal”, over whom time has no power. This is an eternal image, because chaste purity, sincerity and depth of feelings, readiness for self-sacrifice, and high spiritual nobility will forever be valued in a woman.
Review. The essay “I love my dear Tatyana so much!..” purposefully and quite fully reveals the proposed topic. The essay is non-standard, its main advantages are independence, individual character and emotionality.
The epigraph was chosen well. He focuses on the main idea of the essay and emphasizes it. The most significant facts from the life of Tatyana Larina are thoughtfully selected, attention is focused on the high moral qualities of the heroine, which are dear to the poet. It is convincingly shown why exactly A.S. Pushkin loves Tatyana. Proof of judgments is facilitated by quotations that are successfully introduced.
The reasoning is constructed logically, consistently, the parts of the essay are proportionate. The work is distinguished by its compositional completeness, accuracy of word usage, and variety of linguistic structures.
“He is forever the same, forever new”
V. G. Belinsky
Pushkin... His name - the name of a brilliant Russian poet - is inseparable from Russia. The flowering of Russian literature began with Pushkin, pushing it to one of the first places in world literature.
Pushkin's creativity is deeply rooted in the soil of national culture and national literature.
The novel “Eugene Onegin” can be attributed to the poet’s lyrics. Pushkin's lyrics are his poetic diary, confession, these are his most intimate and sincere confessions. It leads to knowledge of the human soul and, through knowledge, to its purification. Thus, she educates a person, a personality.
The novel “Eugene Onegin” amazes me with the strength and depth of the author’s expressed feelings. Pushkin seems to take me by the hand and lead me into a world of interesting characters, deep shocks, and strong feelings. But the most important thing is the wisdom of the poet, who reveals to us the meaning of human life, its complexity and inconsistency. He invites the reader to accept
...a collection of motley chapters...
The careless fruit of my amusements,
Insomnia, light inspirations,
Immature and withered years,
Crazy cold observations
And hearts of sorrowful notes.
His novel contains everything: mind, heart, youth, wise maturity, moments of joy and bitter hours without sleep - the whole life of a beautiful, brilliant and cheerful person.
The image of the author in the novel is Pushkin himself. And... “he is always the same, forever new”, he is one of the main characters of the novel. It is no coincidence that there are so many lyrical digressions in the novel. They make up the fourth part of the novel, almost two chapters, and are autobiographical in nature.
In the first chapter, the poet talks about his work, about love:
Love's crazy anxiety
I experienced hopelessly
about his closeness with Onegin and the difference between them:
I'm always happy to notice the difference
Between Onegin and me...
Love has passed, the muse has appeared...
Go to the banks of the Neva,
Newborn creation...
In the second chapter, Pushkin is “the same,” but he is already “new.” He talks philosophically about life and death, talks about the desire to leave a mark on the world:
Our time will come, our time will come,
And our grandchildren in good time
They will push us out of the world too!..
But I think I would like
So about me...
I remembered at least a single sound.
The “free distance” of the novel flows. The mental and spiritual world of Pushkin’s favorite heroes expands, deepens, and enriches. The poet’s inner world also becomes wiser and brighter; it is “the same,” but it is also “new.” In the sixth chapter, Alexander Sergeevich says goodbye to his youth:
Dreams Dreams! where is your sweetness?..
Is it really true...
Has the spring of my days flown by?..
So, my afternoon has come...
Pushkin thanks youth
...for pleasure,
For sadness, for sweet torment,
For the noise, for the storms, for the feasts,
For everything, for everything... gifts!
“He is forever the same, forever new,” our Pushkin. And in the seventh chapter, chanting spring, again, but at a new stage of life, he speaks about love, nature, life:
How sad your appearance is to me,
Spring, spring! it's time for love!
What languid excitement
In my soul, in my blood!
Whoever you are, oh my reader,
Friend, foe, I want to be with you
To part now as friends...
We'll part ways for this, sorry!
He is still “the same”: noble, honest, frank, witty and mocking, but he is also “new”: matured, learned a lot, changed his mind, wiser:
Many, many days have passed
Since young Tatiana
And Onegin is with her in a vague dream
Appeared to me for the first time -
And the distance of a free romance
Me through a magic crystal
I couldn't discern it clearly yet.
...Oh, fate has taken away a lot, a lot!
It is impossible to analyze all the lyrical digressions in a short period of time, but it is possible to say that A. S. Pushkin, remaining in highest degree A person, a Personality, at the same time as a person, as a person, he grew throughout the work on his novel. “He is forever the same, forever new.”
Review. The essay “He is forever the same, forever new” fully, deeply and thoroughly proves that the author of “Eugene Onegin” is the ideological, compositional and lyrical center of the novel.
Rereading the “collection of motley chapters,” the author of the essay again and again asserts and confirms that Pushkin is one of the main characters of the novel and that from chapter to chapter “he is forever the same, forever new.” The work is distinguished by thoughtfulness and independence in the selection and analysis of lyrical digressions.
Novel in verse by A.S. Pushkin’s “Eugene Onegin” is one of the most significant works in Pushkin’s work and in Russian literature. Much of it revolves around the relationship between Onegin and Tatyana Larina. But not only. The author introduces many other main and minor characters in the work.
Below we briefly talk about the main characters of the novel “Eugene Onegin” and give a small description. But there is no division into positive and negative heroes; in Pushkin they are all ambiguous, just as many of their thoughts, desires and actions are ambiguous. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Eugene Onegin- representative of secular society. A young man who has not found meaning in life. He received home education “something and somehow.” He occupied his time by hanging around balls and theaters, chasing ladies and getting bored. I came to the village with grandiose plans:
He is the yoke of the ancient corvée
I replaced it with a light quitrent.
But he was not enough for more. Didn't get along with the neighbors. It is obvious that he was reading some books on the estate, but this reading was not so much for the sake of self-education, but rather to kill time. Onegin was not a hard-hearted person. On the eve of the duel, he was executed, suffered, tried to find a way out of the situation. I understood that this duel and insults were stupid. On the other hand, he was afraid of the “opinions of the world.” He didn't want to kill, he shot without aiming. But His Majesty disposed of the case in his own way. Read more about the image of Eugene Onegin.
Vladimir Lensky is a charming young man who received a university education in Germany. A passionate and ardent young man, completely ignorant of deception and ignorant of life. The poet dedicated his poems to his beloved. Jealous. and was killed by him in a duel.
Olga Larina- just a girl, lively, kind
Always modest, always obedient,
Always cheerful like the morning,
How a poet's life is simple-minded,
How sweet is love's kiss;
Eyes like the sky are blue,
Smile, flaxen curls...
Cheerful and spontaneous, but her behavior at (namely, dancing with Evgeniy) involuntarily caused a quarrel between Onegin and Lensky.
Tatyana Larina- Olga’s older sister, but the complete opposite of her sister, both in appearance and in character. The dark-skinned, dark-haired girl was unsociable. She was not interested in anything that girls her age were usually interested in: fashion, dolls, needlework. She didn't help around the house. I just sat silently by the window and read books. She also believed the legends of the common people of old times. Tatyana is sincere, does not know how to lie or pretend. She will not tolerate falsehood in relation to herself. Despite her early age, her intuition is highly developed. Only this feeling, unknown to science, can explain the bizarre dream that she had on the eve of her name day. , "sweet ideal". Read more about Tatiana's image.
Mother of Tatiana and Olga. A thrifty and caring landowner. A kind woman and mother. Once upon a time her head was also filled with romantic tinsel. When she got married, she dreamed of high romantic love. But then daughters appeared one after another, romanticism disappeared from her mind, she adapted to her husband, who, by the way, loved her in his own way, and even learned to manipulate him. Manage, as Pushkin says.
Zaretsky- Lensky's neighbor and his second in the duel. He was once an avid gambler and drunkard.
The head is a rake, a tavern tribune,
Now kind and simple
The father of the family is single,
But he was a man with a bad tongue. He could reconcile the duelists and immediately accuse one or both of cowardice. But his youth flew by, he became an ordinary landowner:
Lives like a true sage
Plants cabbage like Horace
Raises ducks and geese.
And teaches the alphabet to children.
Zaretsky was not a stupid person, and Onegin respected his sharp mind and ability to reason.
PrinceN- Tatyana's husband, an important general. This man dedicated his life to serving the Fatherland and participated in the Patriotic War. Despite his wounds, he continued to serve his king. He was treated favorably at court. He loved his wife and was proud of her. I would not regret my life for her honor and dignity.
And although Tatyana did not love her husband, we must give her credit, she respected him and took care of the honor of his name. She found the strength to give up her love for the sake of the one with whom she was married before God.
From the first pages of the novel, the reader learns about Onegin that he is a “young rake” born on the banks of the Neva. He grew up as a carefree boy and studied in “greenhouse” conditions, because his teacher “taught him everything jokingly.” When Evgeny reached adolescence, his teachers were “banished from the yard” and Onegin ceased to be burdened with any activities at all:
Here is my Onegin free;
Haircut in the latest fashion,
How dandy London is dressed -
And finally saw the light.
From these lines it is clear that Onegin follows fashion and looks attractive, besides, he speaks good French and knows how to dance, so the world decides “that he is smart and very nice.”
But still, in the opinion of many “decisive and strict judges”,
Onegin was “a learned fellow, but a pedant.” He touched only superficially on the topics discussed, but did so “with the learned air of an expert.” Of all Onegin’s knowledge, Pushkin singles out the “science of tender passion,” thanks to which he easily drove beauties crazy. His excellent knowledge of this science made him a favorite among women, so he always received many invitations from important people.
Onegin was a fashionista and was very pedantic about his appearance and the choice of his outfits. Onegin's idle life bores him, because it is “monotonous and motley.” Onegin is tired of betrayals, and “friends and friendship are tired” of him. Pushkin calls his condition “Russian blues.”
Onegin tries himself as a writer, but “nothing came from his pen,” then he began to read, but books did not captivate him either. At this time, Onegin’s uncle dies, to whom he goes, “preparing, for the sake of money, for sighs, boredom and deception,” which characterizes Onegin as a hypocritical person pursuing his own benefit.
2. The uncle leaves his nephew a good inheritance, and Onegin remains to live in the village, where he decided to “establish a new order”, and instead of corvée he introduced quitrent, because of these innovations he became known as “the most dangerous eccentric.” The general impression of the villagers about Onegin was: “Our neighbor is ignorant; crazy; he is a pharmacist; he drinks one glass of red wine...” At the same time, Lensky, a romantic and ardent young poet, returns to the neighboring estate from Germany, and soon begins a friendship with Onegin. And although Lensky was, in Onegin’s opinion, a naive idealist, still “Eugene was more tolerable than many; although he, of course, knew people and generally despised them, but (there are no rules without exceptions) he distinguished others very much and respected the feelings of others.” That is, Onegin treated Lensky kindly, listening carefully to his reasoning, without inserting his “cooling word.”
3. Lensky introduces Onegin to the Larin family, where the older sister Tatyana falls in love with Onegin. In her eyes, he represents more of an image she invented than a real person, because she did not know him at all, and “drew” her love from the pages of the novels she read, endowing Onegin with the qualities of book heroes.
4. Tatyana’s spiritual purity and inexperience touched Eugene, and he did not dare to mock the girls’ feelings, deciding to have a serious conversation with her. In this conversation, Onegin’s character is revealed to the greatest extent, because he, one might say, confesses to Tatyana, honestly telling her about himself and his way of life. Onegin admits that he is not ready to start a family, but if he decided to get married, he would certainly choose Tatyana, however, as Onegin himself says, he is “not created for bliss,” so he wishes Tatyana a more worthy spouse, claiming, that his union with her will be unhappy: “Believe me (conscience is a guarantee), marriage will be torment for us,” then Onegin declares: “No matter how much I love you, having gotten used to it, I will stop loving you immediately.” Here Evgeny is honest with Tatiana, because he is spoiled and corrupted by high society, quiet family life and an obedient timid wife are not interesting to him. Onegin also asks Tatyana to learn to be more restrained in her feelings, because her inexperience can lead to trouble. In relation to Tatyana, Evgeniy showed “direct nobility of soul,” which still characterizes him on the positive side.
5. In chapter five, Onegin finds himself on Tatiana’s name day, where Lensky invited Onegin, saying that they would be held in a close family circle. But, contrary to Lensky’s words, a lot of people had gathered, and Tatyana was very worried, and since Evgeny could not stand women’s tears and hysterics, he became angry at Lensky and he began to take revenge on him that same evening, flirting with his beloved, inviting to dance: “Onegin went with Olga; leads her, gliding casually, and, bending down, gently whispers to her some vulgar madrigal.”
6. Of course, this really hurt Lensky, so he challenges Onegin to a duel. Having accepted this challenge, Onegin experiences a feeling of guilt for the fact that “he casually played a joke on timid, tender love in the evening,” and for the fact that he did not stop Lensky, realizing that Vladimir was forgiven for his temper at the age of 18, but Onegin, with his life experience, no. All this characterizes Onegin as a hot-tempered and touchy, but still quick-witted person who knows how to admit his guilt. But his pride did not allow him to refuse the duel, and besides, he did not want to hear the “laughter of fools” who could perceive his refusal to duel as cowardice. Onegin won the duel, but at the same time he experienced “anguish of heartfelt remorse”, he “moves away with a shudder and calls people,” but it is impossible to return the life of the young poet.
7. In the seventh chapter, Tatyana gets acquainted with the books that Eugene read, in them “modern man is depicted quite correctly with his immoral soul, selfish and dry”; the girl sees Onegin’s notes on the pages and begins to understand him better, calling Onegin “a sad and dangerous eccentric.” But still, Tatyana cannot fully understand him: “What is he? Is it really imitation...", "An interpretation of other people's whims, a complete vocabulary of fashionable words? Isn’t he a parody?”
8. In the eighth chapter, Onegin returns to Moscow, where he will meet with Tatyana. Onegin is as lonely and careless as before, “having lived without a goal, without work until he was twenty-six years old, languishing in the inactivity of leisure without service, without a wife, without business, he did not know how to do anything.”
When he meets Tatyana, he is surprised by her transformation, because she has become different, inaccessible and indifferent. Of course, this meeting cannot pass without leaving a trace for Onegin:
What about him? what a strange dream he is in!
What moved in the depths
A cold and lazy soul?
Evgeniy cannot find a place for himself, he constantly thinks about Tatyana and is waiting for a new meeting with her. But his heart was still touched not by the modest and timid Tatyana whom he knew before, but by this “indifferent princess,” “impregnable goddess,” which Tatyana has now become. And so he writes her a letter in which he talks about his love. Onegin is no longer that narcissistic “dandy”, he is experiencing real pangs of love, at least one woman was finally able to take possession of his heart. Onegin is now a devoted admirer of the princess and before her “to freeze in agony, turn pale and fade away... this is bliss.” Onegin is like a submissive slave in front of Tatyana, anxiously waiting for her answer, afraid of her “angry reproach”:
...I'm on my own
I can no longer resist;
Everything is decided: I am in your will
And I surrender to my fate.
All Onegin’s words confirm that he is a contradictory person who is interested in the “forbidden fruit”, he is capable of love, but to love an inaccessible, unattainable woman, perhaps in order to, having achieved her, once again flatter his pride, because Onegin is all- He is still a vain man, and to gain the favor of a princess who occupies a high position in society is an honor for him.
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