How does Chatsky behave with Famusov’s guests in Woe from Wit?
Answers:
Chastky tries to express his dislike for Molchalin, when he, in turn, provokes him into spontaneous, thoughtless actions. Molchalin succumbs to the provocation, and realizing how wrong he was, begins to flatter and is touched by Fazinyev’s child, but the guests predict all his actions and stop to pay attention to him, Chatsky behaves very arrogantly, teaches everyone badly how to live, gives advice, mocks and mocks old traditions. This scene is the culmination of Griboyedov’s comedy. At the ball, Chatsky manages to quarrel with the guests, be branded crazy and be condemned by everyone gathered at the ball society. This is the composition of the ball scene
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During the classes
I.Today in class, guys, we will continue to work on A.S.’s comedy. Griboedov's "Woe from Wit", let's focus onIIIaction, namely, we will analyze the episode “The Ball in Famusov’s House” and find out what place it occupies in the work. Portrait. Slide3 Open your notebooks, write down the date, topic of the lesson and lexical meaning words episode, climax. Guys, look at your notes in your notebook and recall the episode analysis scheme. (Already in the notebook) Slide 4 1.What precedes the episode?2. The connection between the main idea of the work and the idea of the episode 3.Heroes 4.Composition 5.Artistic techniques6. The role of the episode in the workIn the previous lesson we found out that exactly in II D social conflict begins to develop and becomes more complex love line comedies. Guys, how did it start? conflict Chatsky and Famusov? Remember them verbal duel and those moments of this duel that give us an idea of the relationship between Famusov and Chatsky.Slide 5 (prepared by Kupryukhina and Nigmatova)On what points did they differ? (Relation to serviceAttitude towards foreignnessAttitude towards serfsAttitude to learningveneration for wealth).So, a conflict ensued, Chatsky and Famusov disagreed. What kind of continuation will it have? Ball at Famusov's house Slide 6 1. Does Chatsky come to the ball calmly? What is his condition? - (Chatsky is excited that Sophia doesn’t love him, he’s annoyed, trying to find out who his rival is) - (Or more precisely: talk to Sophia, why she chose Molchalin, because he is stupid, and she is a smart girl). She laughs at Chatsky!) - (After reading sentimental novels, she fell in love not with the real Molchalin, but with the fictional one).Chatsky’s irritation intensifies when meeting guests. From here we understand that there is a direct connection between the main idea of the work and the idea of the episode. For what purpose do guests come to Famusov’s ball? (- some people go to the ball out of boredom.)(- Others to make acquaintances with the right people) (- Still others, to arrange the fate of their children.)Who are these guests? Typical Moscow noble society beginning of the 19th century - Gorichi husband and wife Slide 7 - Tugoukhovsky family Slide 8 - Countess Khryumina Slide 9 - A.A Zagoretsky Slide 10 - Old woman Khlestova Slide 11 - Colonel Skalozub Slide 12 - Molchalin Slide 13 People of the same circle gather at the ball; there are no strangers here. And the established rules of behavior are the law. Famusov's guests condemn each other behind their backs. And Chatsky, with his truth and critical outlook on life, Chatsky manages to quarrel with all the guests.
Now let's look at episode composition. It is also not accidental. Conventionally, the picture of the ball can be divided into three parts. Which? Name it.
1. Chatsky’s conflict with the guests of the ball.2. Rumor of madness.Slide 14 3. Sentence to Chatsky.Guys, do you think this ball scene is written in a comic or tragic sense?Why did this episode make Griboedov funny? Where was the evil laugh? How do you explain this?(in notebook)
In the comedy, Griboedov gathered everyone in one place to show their vices, their stupidity, dementia, weak-willedness, fear of the new, but the heroes are afraid and isolate themselves. This scene is a battle between an empty and worthless crowd and a man who is unable to prove that he is right. Which techniques did Griboyedov use? - (Irony, satire, sarcasm)Slide 15 Where did it come from? rumor of madness Chatsky? D III Jan 14 Sophia and G.N. Who's starting the rumor? (Sofia)Target? (She takes revenge on Chatsky for his evil comments about Molchalin)Rumor spreads quickly because secular society the spread of rumors is common. The ground was prepared. Society simply longed for Chatsky to be crazy. And if Chatsky is normal, and everything he says is true, then this means that not everything is in order with them. And this is impossible even to imagine. What did he say? Quote. (But if you tell the Countess’s granddaughter that she is angry because “there have been girls for a whole century,” or tell Khlestova that she is a quarrelsome, stupid old woman, you can be considered crazy for this). AND Moscow society sentences Chatsky. Which? - (mad). What is the reason? “Learning is the reason” D III phenomenon 21 (ROLE READING) (Famusov, Khlestova, Princess, Skalozub, Zagoretsky)So, gossip connects love and social conflicts, on the one hand, the hero behaves as if he had gone crazy with love, on the other, his behavior is regarded as social madness. Without knowing it, the hero turned everyone against himself. He delivers a passionate monologue, denigrates the society gathered here, touches on very serious topics: issues of culture, morality, education, and talks about the fate of Russia. The development of the conflict reaches its highest point: society rejects Chatsky. We draw conclusions: Is that why we call the episode “Ball in Famusov’s House” the culmination of Griboyedov’s comedy? (Lexical meaning on the board)The guests leave and everyone scolds Famusov for the boring ball. Now do you understand the indignation of the guests?
We read the epigraph.
Why are these words pronounced with such irony? What is meant? (Chatsky ruined the ball for them. No one fulfilled their mission at the ball: they could not find any suitors, nor make acquaintances with the right people... - and called everyone fools.)Conclusion: This is the behavior of people who do not know how to behave with an unwanted person. And the waltz is a mask, a cover. The action ends open ending. Everyone should think... D/Z Essay – miniature “Why were the guests dissatisfied with the ball?”Lesson summary.In his comedy “Woe from Wit,” Griboedov showed the clash between the eternally warring old and new generations, the ideologies of the past century and the present century. People who make up a kind of Moscow metropolitan elite come to Famusov’s ball. They have many faces and do not hide their serfdom views at all; they are full of ignorance, vulgarity, greed and veneration. The description of all Famusov's guests speaks for itself. Chatsky will devote a lot of his popular sayings to them.
Characteristics of Famusov's guests at the ball
Even before the guests arrive, Colonel Skalozub appears in Famusov’s house - a huge ignorant and careerist, whose dreams are to force everything Russian society live according to the barracks regulations. He is a staunch supporter of the old order, rich and aims to become a general. He became the most welcome guest in Famusov's house. The reason for Skalozub’s arrival was the search for a rich bride. Therefore, Famusov immediately noticed him and considered him a very promising groom for his daughter Sophia.
Gorichi
Then Famusov’s guests began to arrive one after another for the ball. The Gorich couple arrives first. This is an unremarkably typical characterization. In general, the characteristics of Famusov’s guests at the ball are quite interesting: Griboyedov subtly emphasized in them the types of people from that time. So, in continuation, Chatsky is well acquainted with Platon Mikhailovich Gorich, they served together and were even friends. He was a very cheerful, energetic and cheerful person, but after marrying a woman with character - Natalya Dmitrievna - he changed, became henpecked and a servant boy. Now she doesn’t even let him open his mouth. But Gorich had already gotten used to it and had even come to terms with his situation. Platon Mikhailovich complains to Chatsky that he is no longer the same as he once was.
Tugoukhovskie
Following the Gorich family, the princely family of the Tugoukhovskys comes to Famusov’s ball. The mother of the family is very concerned about finding a groom for her daughters. She immediately noticed young Chatsky and wanted to invite him to visit her, but, having learned that he was not rich and did not have high rank, I immediately changed my mind. In her opinion, it’s better to be poor, but to have at least two thousand serf souls.
Khryumins
And then two Khryumina ladies showed up at the ball. This is Khryumin’s granddaughter, always dissatisfied with everything and angry with the whole world because she cannot find a groom, and her half-deaf grandmother. Before she had time to arrive at the ball, Khryumina’s granddaughter immediately regretted that she had appeared very early and that she had no one to talk to and no one to dance with. And there was absolutely no chance to meet anyone who could be married. She expresses admiration for everything foreign and reveals her passion for “fashionable shops.” Her arrogance offends Chatsky, and he hurls caustic remarks at her.
Zagoretsky and Khlestova
At Famusov’s ball, Zagoretsky also turns out to be a rogue, a liar, a gambler, a rogue and a swindler. However, despite all its destructive characteristics, it is still accepted into high society, and Famusov’s doors also turned out to be open for him. His low but very helpful nature in literally wins over and seduces everyone. He always appears at the most appropriate moment and at the most appropriate time to serve some honorable nobleman.
The despotic, rude lady Khlestova, 60 years old, also came to the ball. She always sticks to her opinion and knows her worth. She does not stand on ceremony with serfs. And Khlestova took a dog and a blackamoor girl to the ball. For this person there is no difference between a serf and a dog, everything is for her entertainment.
The rest of Famusov's guests
The very last guest of the ball was Repetilov. He represents a very unreliable person, discrediting and vulgarizing the ideas of the time. Repetilov constantly talks about some kind of “secret alliances” and “secret meetings”, where they drink a lot of champagne and talk about forbidden topics. He uses the favor of people from high society towards him for his own selfish purposes.
The characteristics of Famusov’s guests at the ball are not exhausted; there were many other characters from secular society, but Griboyedov marked them with the letters N and D. They became the spreaders of the rumor about Chatsky’s madness, although they themselves did not believe it, but listened with pleasure, what others say. The image of these petty gossips shows interests in the pursuit of wealth, honor and gossip.
Chatsky is one of the few who differed from Famusov's guests. Typical Decembrist traits could be traced in his nature. He is passionate, freedom-loving and openly expresses his opinions. He does not like worship of foreigners, he opposes serfdom and despises sycophancy rather than service to the cause.
Chatsky
The characterization of Famusov's guests at the ball is literally classic. Chatsky spent only a day in the circle of this crowd and immediately realized it true values, after which there was absolutely no hope left of meeting like-minded people. Chatsky could not look at all this indifferently, and in the end, after several unpleasant remarks, he demands a carriage and leaves Moscow.
The ball in Famusov’s house is a very important component of the work “Woe from Wit”. Chatsky did not come to Moscow for three years and did not give any news about himself. And suddenly, very unexpectedly for everyone, he appears in Famusov’s house. And what he sees does not suit him at all, and maybe even shocks him.
The characteristics of Famusov’s guests at the ball show that such a society was gradually becoming obsolete, its views were already very outdated, and advanced ideas They have just begun to break through the thickness of hypocrisy, profit and deceit. Griboedov wrote the play “Woe from Wit” in revenge, because in society he also felt like a “crazy” Chatsky, unwilling to put up with the existing state of affairs.
LESSON 28
ANALYSIS OF THE EPISODE “BALL IN FAMUSOV’S HOUSE”.
TRAINING ESSAY
But everyone in the living room is occupied
Such incoherent, vulgar nonsense,
Everything about them is so pale and indifferent;
They slander even boringly...
A.S. Pushkin
DURING THE CLASSES
I. The teacher's word.
Today, analyzing one of the central scenes of the comedy - a ball in Famusov's house - we will immediately systematize the material in the form of main theses. The result of our lesson will be an educational essay. For more efficient work consultation is offered.
(Distribute to students the pre-prepared material “Consultation. How to write an essay-analysis of an episode.”)
CONSULTATION
How to write an episode analysis essay
Episode analysis - variety school essay in the genre of literary critical article - in Lately is one of the suggested topics for the final essay in grade 11. In addition, elements of episode analysis are mandatory component any school essay.
Episode - main structural element in the plot of epic, lyric-epic and dramatic work. Being, on the one hand, some complete whole in which any event is embodied, it is at the same time a link in the general chain of events work of art, where all episodes are related to each other (by cause-and-effect or causal-temporal relationships).
Any essay-analysis of an episode can be built according to the following general plan:
EPISODE ANALYSIS
I. The place and role of this episode in the work, its connection with the main idea and issues (how important this episode is in understanding the meaning of the entire work).
II. Main characters.
1. What new does watching these characters in this episode give us to understand their views on life, characters, and actions?
a) Methods of creating an image.
b) Artistic Features language, their meaning.
III. What is the significance of this episode for further development events?
Remember: analysis of an episode should not be a retelling of it!
ANALYSIS OF THE EPISODE “BALL IN FAMUSOV’S HOUSE”
SIMPLE PLAN
II. Evening at Famusov's house.
1. Premonition of Chatsky’s break with society.
3. Chatsky’s impudent laughter.
4. Rumor of madness.
6. Chatsky's loneliness.
QUOTE PLAN
I. Why is Chatsky an unwanted guest in Famusov’s house?
II. "A million torments..."
1. “With such feelings, with such a soul, we love you!”
2. “Well, ball!” Well Famusov! knew how to name guests!”
3. “Envious, proud and angry!”
4. “Crazy!”
5. “Learning is the plague, learning is the reason...”
6. “My soul here is somehow compressed with grief...”
III. A duel between nobility and baseness.
When analyzing an episode, revealing any aspects of a character’s character, his worldview, one should remember the existing techniques for revealing character in a dramatic work:
Actions;
Mutual characteristics of heroes; self-characteristics;
Relationships with other characters;
Remarks (demeanor);
- “talking” surnames.
II. Formulation of the problem.
Teacher's word 1
We have a topic in front of us. Where to start working on it? Perhaps, first of all, we have to determine what question we will solve using the material of the third act of the comedy “Woe from Wit.” His choice is very important. The question must be meaningful and problematic. Subordinating all the material to this question will give our work integrity and focus.
What is lordly Moscow like, what are its morals? How to explain Sofia’s betrayal of Chatsky? What do we laugh at in the ball scene and why is it still tragic, like a disaster? These and many other questions arise in our minds when we reflect on the third act of the comedy.
But let’s try to determine: on what does the author base the development of the action? What is most significant for comedy in the “meeting of Moscow bars” that is happening before our eyes? (In the ball scene, Chatsky’s conflict with all of Famusov’s Moscow becomes obvious and inevitable. And this conflict is most acutely expressed in the rumor about Chatsky’s “madness.”
How is this rumor born, why is it spreading so quickly, who is interested in it? It is these questions that are central to the analysis of this episode.
III. Choosing an epigraph for an essay.
Teacher's word
An epigraph is a kind of concentrated and figurative solution to the theme of an essay, emphasizing its main idea.
The choice of epigraph depends on the aspect of the proposed topic, which in this case can be comic ( satirical characterization guests of Famusov) or tragic (the dramatic duel between Chatsky and Famusov’s Moscow).
Let's consider the tragic aspect of the topic (experience shows that this is what students prefer).
Let's read the epigraph to the lesson.
These lines are taken from "Eugene Onegin" and refer to the hero Pushkin's novel(!), but they contain the key to the theme of the essay: Chatsky’s conflict with Famusov’s Moscow, its abrupt revelation, inevitability and reasons.
IV. Teamwork over the content of the essay in accordance with the above plan(students write down the main points in their notebooks):
I. Why is Chatsky an unwanted guest in Famusov’s house? Student message ( individual assignment 1).
II. Evening at Famusov's house.
1. Premonition of a breakup.
How are 1-3 phenomena related to social conflict comedy? Student message (individual task 2).
2. Guests of Famusov (exhibition of outfits and search for grooms).
(In the ball scene, Griboedov’s innovation was revealed: for the first time in Russian literature, a gallery was created human types noble Moscow. In combination with off-stage characters, about whom Chatsky, Famusov, Sofia, and Skalozub spoke a lot, the episodic characters of the comedy for the first time represent not the background of the personal drama of the heroes, but its direct participants. And everything that Chatsky and Famusov argued about in the first acts of the comedy now appears visibly and openly before the readers.)
Let's try to imagine what each of the guests looks like, why they came to the Famusovs for the evening, what they are doing and preoccupied with.
a) Portrait sketches of Famusov’s guests - student’s message (individual task 3).
b) Why did Famusov gather just such a society for the ball? (Probably, the evening was appointed for the sake of Sofia and Skalozub (remember how Famusov was waiting for him, and Skalozub, as befits the main guest, was late: he knows his worth well!). During the day, there was already talk of matchmaking, and now Famusov wanted to consolidate his position so that Skalozub is convinced that Sofia is a good match for him. That is why Famusov is in a hurry to introduce Skalozub - Sofia's likely groom - to his influential sister-in-law. The choice of Famusov's guests is not accidental. Are there any rivals for Sofia among them? No! , Countess Khryumina's granddaughter is an evil old maid, the Tugoukhovsky princesses cannot stand comparison with Sofia: their dowry is much smaller (after all, there are six marriageable girls in the family!) This observation also clarifies the characterization of Famusov - he. good father, caring about his daughter’s future, and a far-sighted person.)
3. Chatsky’s impudent laughter.
a) How does Chatsky behave with Famusov’s guests? (Student message (individual assignment)).
b) Did Chatsky really “advise” Molchalin not to serve in Moscow, in the Archives? (This is not in the text: Molchalin lied. Why? To rank himself among the clan of Chatsky’s enemies and contribute to his “persecution.”)
4. Rumor of madness.
a) Why is there no direct clash between Chatsky and Famusov’s guests?
b) How does the gossip about Chatsky’s madness develop? Student message (individual task 5).
In a well-prepared class (if time permits), you can consider the psychology of the development of gossip in comedy.
Teacher's word 1
A.S. Griboyedov very subtly and consistently builds the psychological and social mechanism gossip - its origin, spread and transformation into denigrating lies.
Let's return to Sofia and Mr. N, who approaches her at the moment most favorable for creating an intrigue against Chatsky. Mr. N skillfully and accurately leads Sofia into a conversation about Chatsky. He doesn’t so much ask (that would be inappropriate and suspicious) as state:
Mister N: You are in thought.
Sofia: About Chatsky.
To Mr. N’s question: “How was he found upon his return?” Sophia, without hesitation, answers: “He’s out of his mind.”
And here a subtle game begins - with words, pauses, glances - between the participants in the dialogue; a game that testifies, among other things, to the artistic and semantic structure of this seemingly unremarkable chatter between two social acquaintances.
Mr. N clarifies: “Are you crazy?” Sofia understands where such clarifications lead. It’s one thing to be harmless in everyday life and vaguely “out of your mind”, applicable to almost everyone, and it’s a completely different thing when we mean madness as a disease, as a mental illness. She hesitates to answer (the author’s remark is “after a pause”) and answers evasively: “Not at all...” - Griboedov deliberately makes Sofia’s answer not only vague, but also incomplete. The sharpness at the end of the remark seems to invite the continuation of the conversation, resolve it, and extend a thread to link the previous clarification with the subsequent, bolder and more specific one. It did not hesitate to appear: “However, are there any signs?”
This moment is, in fact, the culmination of the work.
Sofia's answer will be the beginning of the end for Chatsky. With lightning speed, rumors of his madness, acquiring fantastic details, will spread around all the guests. And they are all people different ages and characters, good and evil, who know Chatsky well or only by hearsay - all these people, marked by ideological, social sign- belonging to the “past century” - will be united by this rumor, because for all of them Chatsky is equally dangerous.
But so far there is no answer from Sofia. She is still indecisive, although she understands that she cannot delay any longer. Griboyedov conveys Sofia’s state at this moment with amazing psychological insight. Author's remark, which precedes Sophia’s answer, “looks at him intently.” In Sofia’s gaze, fixed on her interlocutor, there is desire last time to make sure whether they fully understand each other in the ominous performance that they are playing.
Finally, Sofia decides: “It seems to me.”
Accomplices in the evil deed exchange hypocritical regrets about the misfortune they themselves invented... This is how gossip about Chatsky begins. More precisely, this is not gossip yet. So far this is a deliberate lie belonging to Sofia. But the lie has already been given into other hands with a silent order to pass it on. And a lie, spread in a circle, loses its authorship and becomes gossip - a weapon that is owned by everyone and no one in particular. Rumor, gossip, as well as anonymous denunciation, used as a weapon in the fight, have one common property- namelessness!..
Being the source of gossip, Sofia at the same time understands that no shadow of suspicion will fall on her. And the point here is not only the evasiveness of the answer, but also the confidence that her conspiracy partner will not let her down.
And she is not mistaken in her calculations. Moving away from Sofia and immediately meeting with his nameless “colleague” (the logic of spreading slander is precise and impeccable), Mr. N tells him the news, without mentioning Sofia’s name: “I didn’t say it, others said it.”
“Others” is already classic gossip terminology. And then everything will go on as if on a well-worn track. Mr. N goes to find out the “truth”: “I’ll go and inquire; Does anyone know tea..."
It is quite natural that the next link in the unwinding chain of growing rumors is Zagoretsky, for whom “transferring” is a habitual and, apparently, fascinating thing. Mr. N’s question: “Do you know about Chatsky?” - he meets with an impatient, urging: “Well?” And when Mr. N not only reports, but exclaims: “You’re crazy!” - Zagoretsky, with some kind of demonic recklessness, immediately picks up the news, enlarging it on the fly, endowing it with the past (“I remember”), asserting it in the present (“I know”), giving it a frightening all-inclusiveness (“I heard”) and coloring it with chilling details.. .
Started with Zagoretsky, gossip becomes legal and politically “voiced.” Behind the external comedy of situations and dialogues, the ominous outlines of a circle of “our people” appear, welded together by a hostile attitude towards Chatsky.
c) What made Sofia so angry and turned her against Chatsky? (His apt characterization of Molchalin. Sofia is driven by anger and feminine pride. She deliberately declares Chatsky crazy.)
d) Why is the rumor about Chatsky’s madness spreading so quickly? (Everyone is interested in this: there is no need to attach meaning to words if they come from a person who has gone crazy.)
e) Who is trying to “save” Chatsky and why does he not succeed? Student message (individual task 6).
5. Irritation and gloating, anger and fear Famusov society.
b) Reading the roles of scene 21 of the phenomenon from the words of Zagoretsky “Mad in Everything.”
Teacher's word
The guests' dispute about the reasons for Chatsky's madness is brought to the point of absurdity. In this episode the author uses several literary devices: grotesque and gradation.
The dispute between the guests is an important scene in the play. For all its outward comicality, Griboyedov shows here the process of formation public opinion and its true price: absurd speculation becomes the ultimate truth for Famusov’s guests, who are ready to believe any fable. Maybe this applies not only to comedy heroes?..
Irritation against Chatsky increases. And among the reasons for Chatsky’s madness, enlightenment is named.
Learning is the plague, learning is the reason,
What is now, more than ever,
There have been crazy people, deeds, and opinions, -
exclaims Famusov. These words contain the frank position of the fierce defenders of the “past century.” Each of the guests turns out to have an enemy who somehow united in their minds with Chatsky: lyceums and gymnasiums, a pedagogical institute and Prince Fyodor, chemistry and fables, professors and, most importantly, books. The large number of these enemies no longer causes irritation in Famus society, but anger, not gloating, but fear. It turns out that the matter is not only in Chatsky, whom one can hypocritically feel sorry for. "Was sharp man, had three hundred souls” - this last remark evokes Khlestova’s sympathy. The new and incomprehensible direction of life is alarming, and projects to suppress evil are already being born. Skalozub is in a hurry to make everyone happy: in schools “they will only teach in our way: one, two!” Famusov dreams of more: “I would like to collect all the books and burn them.” For all the comedy of this scene, it is ominous: these projects in different time history (and not only of our country) were realized. This is truly a tragedy!
c) How is the news about Chatsky’s madness that “shocked” everyone connected with the name of the comedy? (Woe from Wit" - this is how Famusov’s guests explain Chatsky’s madness. For Famusov’s society, there are two understandings of “mind”: “mind according to us” and “mind according to you.” The latter brings only grief.
6. Chatsky's loneliness.
a) Reading (by heart) Chatsky’s monologue “There is an insignificant meeting in that room...”.
b) What is the meaning of this monologue? (Chatsky is outraged by the universal worship of the foreign, alien. This monologue of the protagonist is the only speech during the ball that talks about high and significant things: about deceived hopes for love and the loss of faith in changing Russian society... Chatsky is so busy with these important thoughts, which does not even notice how he was declared crazy. But he feels his loneliness all the time - even before everyone left him out of fear that he might start to “fight.”
Chatsky turns his monologue to Sofia, but does not at all notice her mockery in the question addressed to him. And again in the play - a combination comic situation and the dramatic state of the hero.)
V.
The essay can be concluded with a discussion about who is the winner in this duel between a sincere and exalted hero and an insignificant crowd, or final scenes ball with a comedy finale. It is advisable to express your attitude to what is happening
VI. Homework.
1. Having processed the collected material, write an essay on the topic “Analysis of the episode “Ball in Famusov’s House.”
The comedy “Woe from Wit” reflected the confrontation between new ideas and old ones. Griboyedov showed the clash of two ideologies: “the present century” and the “past century.”
At Famusov's ball, people who make up the elite of noble Moscow gather. They have many faces, but they all have common feature: serfdom views, ignorance, veneration, greed.
Before the guests arrive, the most welcome guest for the owner, Skalozub, appears in Famusov’s house. This typical martinet, who can be called a blind performer, thinks only about military career. He, like Famusov, is a staunch supporter of the old order.
The reason for coming to the ball is to find a rich bride. Famusov sees Skalozub worthy of his daughter Sophia, because he is “both a golden bag and aims to be a general.”
The first of the guests to appear at the ball are the Gorich couple. This is a typical Moscow married couple. Chatsky knew Platon Mikhailovich before he got married - they were comrades in the service. He was a cheerful, lively person, but after his marriage to Natalya Dmitrievna, he changed a lot: he fell under the heel, became “a boy-husband, a servant-husband.” Natalya Dmitrievna does not even allow her husband to “open his mouth”; Gorich understands his situation very well and has already come to terms with it. He bitterly says to Chatsky: “Now, brother, I’m not the same.”
The Tugoukhovsky family also comes to the ball. The princess is very concerned about finding grooms for her daughters, she pushes the old prince around, as soon as she sees Chatsky and learns that he is not married, she sends her husband to invite a potential groom to her place. But as soon as she realizes that Chatsky is not rich and does not have a high rank, she shouts at the top of her lungs: “Prince, prince! Back!". In Famus society, grooms are chosen for rich brides according to the following principle:
Be inferior, but if there are two thousand family souls, he will be the groom.
The Khryumina countesses appear at the ball. This is Khryumina’s granddaughter, embittered at the whole world around her, with her half-deaf grandmother. Khryumina's granddaughter cannot find a worthy groom and therefore is dissatisfied with everything that happens around her. As soon as she arrives at the ball, she regrets that she arrived too early. She says: “Well, the ball!.. And there is no one to talk to, and no one to dance with!” She is angry that she has not met anyone here who she could marry. Khryumina’s granddaughter expresses her admiration for everything foreign and discovers a passion for “fashionable shops.” The arrogance of Khryumina the granddaughter outrages Chatsky:
Unlucky ones! Should there be reproaches from wannabe milliners? For daring to prefer originals to lists!
Zagoretsky is perhaps the most vicious person present at Famusov’s ball. Everyone talks about him openly
He is a notorious swindler, a rogue, he is a liar, a gambler, a thief.
But, despite such a destructive characteristic, he is accepted in the light, the doors Famusovsky house open to him.
Zagoretsky pays off with his helpfulness, this is his baseness. He will do anything to please to the right person at the right moment. Chatsky could not help but express his opinion:
And it would be funny for you to be offended; Besides honesty, there are many joys: They scold you here and thank you there.
The sixty-year-old lady Khlestova also comes to the ball. She always has her own opinion, knows her worth, and at the same time is rude and despotic with the serfs. Khlestova takes “a blackamoor girl and a dog” with her to the ball. For her, a serf is the same as a dog. Chatsky was able to annoy even such an imperious and headstrong lady with his remark:
Such praise would make one ill at ease, and Zagoretsky himself could not stand it and disappeared.
The very last one to attend the ball is Repetilov. This man, who vulgarizes and discredits the ideas of the time, he, with his “secret union” and “secret meetings on Thursdays”, where they only “make noise” and “drink champagne to kill”, appears as a good-for-nothing sick person. Tun, for whom all advanced ideas are nothing more than a fashionable hobby. Repetilov uses the favor of authoritative people in the “most secret union,” but all these people cannot bring real renewal to society. Material from the site
There are many other representatives of Famus society at the ball. Griboyedov did not even give them full names. Such, for example, are Messrs. N and D. They participate in spreading gossip about Chatsky’s madness. They don't believe it themselves. But they are interested in what others have to say about it. The images of petty gossips show the goals and interests of Famus society: career, honors, wealth, rumors, gossip.
Chatsky compares favorably with Famus society. His image reflected typical features Decembrists. Chatsky is ardent, dreamy, and freedom-loving. He rebels against serfdom, the dominance of foreigners, the magical power of women in society, sycophancy, and serving persons rather than business. He realized the true values of the crowd in whose circle he spent only one day - and lost hope of finding like-minded people.
Before leaving Moscow, Chatsky angrily throws out to the entire Famus society:
He will come out of the fire unharmed, Whoever manages to spend a day with you, Breathe the same air, And his sanity will survive.
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