Oh, don't know these terrible dreams
You, my Svetlana!
Zhukovsky
A.S. Pushkin "Eugene Onegin".
Chapter 5. Analysis of the scenes “Tatyana’s Dream”, “Name Day”.
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Read chapter 5 novel in verse "Eugene Onegin".
Lesson questions:
What is the similarity between name day and Tatyana’s dream?
Why was Tatyana able to predict the clash between Onegin and Lensky?
In the fifth chapter, that romantic conflict arises between Onegin and Lensky, which will lead the friends to reckoning. One will pay for his naive enthusiasm with his life; the other - for his selfishness, for his inability to think about other people - pangs of conscience, bitter repentance, loneliness, the collapse of all hopes. Tragic events are approaching - their inevitability will become obvious during the ball, on Tatiana's name day. That is why the chapter was named “Name Day” in Pushkin’s plan. The reader does not yet foresee the tragedy, but the author knows what awaits the heroes ahead, and from the very first lines of the fifth chapter he clarifies the time when the events occur.
Such a snowless winter, of course, was remembered by many - it was precisely in 1821. Pushkin himself was not in Mikhailovskoye at that time and knew about the late winter from the stories of his nanny and neighbors, perhaps young ladies from Trigorskoye, in one of whom contemporaries saw features of Tatyana.
The following lines have been known to you since childhood.
That year the weather was autumn
I stood in the yard for a long time,
Winter was waiting, nature was waiting.
Snow only fell in January
On the third night.
Why does the chapter open with a winter landscape?
Tatiana's fortune telling
Reread stanzas 4-10.
This is an amazing property of human character: you really want, you really need to look into the future, to know what will happen tomorrow, and in a year, and in 10 years. But this is impossible and, perhaps, it is good that it is impossible. Intellectually we understand all this, but still we really want to know what will happen ahead.
Some fortune telling attracted people of all ages also with their beauty and poetry. After all, according to legend, not every prediction came true, but those received on certain days, especially on Christmastide - winter holidays from Christmas (December 25, old style) to Epiphany (January 6).
What does the sign mean when a cat washes itself?
What bad omens did Tatyana know?
When should you make wishes?
Why does Tatyana ask a passerby's name?
For what purpose does she have a mirror under her pillow?
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Some literary scholars note that Pushkin’s Tatyana is always associated with the text of winter, cold, night, moon, twilight. Do you agree with literary scholars? Prove your point. Give examples from the text. In addition, Tatyana is also associated with the image of the moon. She looks in the mirror, but sees herself, because the moon is Tatyana. And the moon - Diana - is virgin, pure, connected with the ancient, she is a fortuneteller and prophetess. That is why Tatyana can foresee everything that will happen. |
Tatiana's dream
The main place in chapter 5 is occupied by Tatyana's dream - a prophetic dream that will come true very soon. Liternaturalist Gukovsky considered Tatyana’s dream the key to understanding her soul, her essence.
What does Tatyana see in her dream?
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So, Tatyana’s Dream contains one of the main ideas of the novel: the heroine could not feel so subtly if not for her closeness to the people. We know that from childhood Tatiana loved “scary stories in winter, in the dark of night,” monsters from folk tales come to life in her dreams, but Onegin turns out to be among these monsters... Look carefully at the diagram. Give examples.
The other part of the fifth chapter is devoted to Tatiana’s name day, which, according to the description, is closely related to her dream. The guests who have gathered for the holiday surprisingly resemble the hellish creatures from a dream.
What is the similarity between the dream monsters and the guests at Tatiana’s name day? Find quotes in the text that describe the guests.
How does Pushkin relate to the local nobility?
How does Onegin feel about him?
Why is Onegin furious?
Why did Onegin stop being condescending towards Lensky?
How do Lensky, Tatyana, and the author explain Onegin’s behavior at his name day?
Let's sum it up! The Larins' stupid, insignificant neighbors only looked like people in appearance, but in reality "one is wearing horns with a dog's face, the other with a rooster's head... here is a skull on a goose neck spinning in a red cap...".
Tatyana saw in her dream not a fairy tale, not just horrors born of fantasy. Her subtle, albeit superstitious mind could not help but appreciate the merits of the pitiful people around her; she could not explain, of course, why it seemed to her that Onegin’s quarrel with Lensky was inevitable, but this quarrel was in fact inevitable: Onegin was too cold and selfish, Lensky was too naive.
The small, thoughtless actions of Onegin and Olga create a tragedy. Great troubles and great joys do not always come from large, significant reasons. Could Olga have imagined, accepting Onegin’s invitation to the last dance, that the tragic outcome was approaching? And Onegin, of course, did not think about the consequences that his “revenge” would lead to. Meanwhile, events developed and were directed not by fate, but by the people themselves.
Naive, enthusiastic, not understanding anything in life, Lensky is destroyed, broken, crushed by the betrayal of his friend and fiancée. Treason! Otherwise, he cannot name what is happening. After all, his idea of life is straightforward. The very first collision of his rosy dreams with life destroys his entire world, beautiful and fragile.
For Lensky it was now night. Everything collapsed... “Two bullets - nothing more - will suddenly solve his fate,” - this is how Chapter 5 ends. The world of dreams comes into contact with the world of reality - and is destroyed.
Exercise 1: Analyze the episodes in writing: “Tatyana’s Dream” (1st option) “Tatiana’s Name Day” (2nd option)
The work “Eugene Onegin” by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was published in 1833, but it still excites people’s hearts. Every high school student knows excerpts from the novel by heart and all its main characters. In order to understand the secret of the success of the work, in this article we will make a brief analysis of Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin”.
General characteristics of the novel
- Direction and genre. "Eugene Onegin" is one of the first Russian realistic novels of a socio-psychological direction. Moreover, this novel is written not in prose, but in verse. The history of its creation covers several periods of the poet’s work.
- Ideas and thoughts. The novel is named the same as the name of the main character for a reason. With this, Pushkin emphasized the special significance of the character. In the image of Eugene Onegin, he wanted to show the image of a hero of the times. According to Pushkin, a distinctive feature of the youth of the 19th century was indifference to life and its pleasures; the poet called this “premature old age of the soul.”
- Another important idea is to show the national character of the Russian heroine. Tatyana is not only a “Russian soul” heroine, but also an ideal woman.
- In this novel, the author also showed the nobility that shaped the main characters. On the one hand, this is the high society of St. Petersburg and Moscow, permeated with an “empty” and “cold” spirit, on the other, the nobility of the province. The poet’s attitude towards them was different, which he showed in the novel.
- Subject. The novel covers extensive life material. Therefore, the problems and themes of the work are so diverse and versatile. It depicts in all details the social, everyday and cultural way of life of the entire Russian society of the early 19th century.
- Issues. The problematics of the work are based on the main problem of society of that time. This is a contrast between the main part of Russian society, which honors national traditions, and the European enlightened Russian nobility.
- Main characters. In the novel there is always a contrast: city - village, national - non-national. The heroes of the novel are contrasted in the same way. "Hero of Time" appears before the reader in the image of Eugene Onegin. He acts as a representative of "Russian Byronism". Tatyana Larina is a “sweet ideal”; the poet put into her his ideas about the Russian character. Vladimir Lensky is also a representative of the Russian nobility, but of a different type - he is a young romantic, a dreamer, unlike the Byronic Onegin.
Brief analysis of chapters
- Analysis of Chapter 1 of "Eugene Onegin". In the first chapter, in order to explain the appearance of Onegin, such an unusual hero, Pushkin describes in detail what happened to him. As a result of the chapter, it becomes clear that there is a contradiction. With all the opportunities that the brilliant metropolitan life gives the hero, he is not carried away by it. And the reader has a question about why he lost interest in life.
- Analysis of chapter 2 of "Eugene Onegin". The second chapter describes the main characters, gives their portrait characteristics, and outlines some character traits. And again the question: why does Onegin avoid his neighbors, but get along with Lensky? After all, they are so different, so unlike each other, like ice and fire.
- Analysis of chapter 3 of "Eugene Onegin". It is believed that this chapter begins the conflict. But would Pushkin, with his poetic energy, stretch the exposition over two chapters? He began the novel decisively. The plot of the novel lies in the contradictions tormenting the hero, the strangeness of his melancholy despite all the splendor of his living conditions. The second chapter leads to a change of living environment, a change of places. But here, in the estate, Onegin yearns almost as much as in the capital. Chapter 3 is simply the next step in this plot. The hero will have to face not a village, but a feeling reminiscent of the elements - love. The feeling that flared up in Tatyana and her action, the letter of love, are central to this chapter. And again questions. Why did love awaken in Tatyana so unexpectedly? And what prompted her to write a letter to Onegin?
- Analysis of chapter 4 of "Eugene Onegin". The chapter shows the reader the protagonist's reaction to love. How do the author of the novel and Tatyana evaluate his explanation in the garden? Is it the same? Why did the author need to demonstrate the holiness of Onegin and the happy love of Lensky and Olga in this chapter?
- Analysis of chapter 5 of "Eugene Onegin". Here a new test awaits the hero, and he is faced with the question: what will win - the desire for one’s own peace, supported by the consciousness of superiority over other people, or sympathy for someone else’s love, condescension in friendship? The chapter answers the questions: how did Tatyana manage to predict the clash between Lensky and Onegin, how is Tatyana’s dream similar to name days?
- Analysis of chapter 6 of "Eugene Onegin". It reveals the entire imaginary feeling of superiority characteristic of Onegin. This is the denouement of the duel with society, which was outlined in the moping Onegin and ended with the murder of his friend, the young poet. Only the physical shell of the main character remains alive; he is morally broken. The condemnation of the environment that he despises turned out to be stronger than his hidden feelings and sincere desires. Questions that would be worth answering: what happened, how did friends suddenly become enemies and clash in a duel, who is to blame for the duel, for its sad ending?
- Analysis of chapter 7 of "Eugene Onegin". It is built on 2 events: Tatiana’s visit to the house where the Onegins live, and Tatiana’s arrival in Moscow. The hero is not in Moscow. The reader's hesitation about Onegin's assessment intensifies. There is even greater uncertainty and mystery in his figure. Having suffered a moral fiasco, it would seem that he should be condemned by us. The doubts that overcome Tatiana and plunge her into indifference seem to further contribute to our condemnation of Onegin. But in the eighth chapter, Pushkin leads us out of erroneous misconceptions and does not allow us to judge the hero recklessly. A hero who, at the end of the novel, turns out to be capable of sincere feelings and deep suffering. And here we’ll ask questions: has Tatyana’s attitude towards Onegin changed in connection with all the events that have happened?
- Analysis of chapter 8 of "Eugene Onegin". In this chapter, Onegin discovers possibilities that he did not have before. The hero ascended, a direct, selfless and lyrical feeling was revealed in him. But, nevertheless, he finds himself in a tragic dead end. According to Pushkin, going into love, expressing cold contempt for society, is not salvation. This is the denouement of the inner meaning of the novel. And we have to answer the question: Onegin loves Tatiana, but why is she rejecting him now?
We have presented you with a short analysis of the novel "Eugene Onegin", we hope that it will help you better understand this work.
In Boldin, the long-term work of A. S. Pushkin was practically completed - the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin", work on which, long and persistent, falls on the most flourishing period of his work. The poet called his work on the novel his literary “feat.” “Eugene Onegin” is in all respects, both in time of writing, and in meaning, and in scale, the central Pushkin creation. It is in “Eugene Onegin” that Pushkin as a “poet of reality” grows to his full height.The relationship between Onegin and Tatyana Larina constitutes the main plotline of the novel, however, in this personal love conflict, far-reaching content is visible upon a more careful reading - it is in it that the most complete answer is contained to the question posed by the poet about the sad loneliness of the main character of the novel in the environment around him reality, about the main reason for a special phenomenon - the so-called Russian blues of people like Onegin.
Evgeny Onegin and Tatyana Larina differ from each other in absolutely everything, from upbringing to way of thinking and life perception. Onegin was raised by a French tutor, and Tatyana grew up in the society of ordinary Russian people, under the supervision of a nanny - a woman whose prototype was Pushkin’s own nanny. Onegin leads a social life, usual for young people of his circle. He dresses fashionably, constantly moves in the world, has lunch and dinner in restaurants with friends, and spends his evenings at the theater. The hero early learns the “science of tender passion.” In a secular society, love often turns from a sincere feeling coming from the heart into a sophisticated game, a confrontation between a man and a woman. This is exactly what happens to Evgeny Onegin. Being still quite young, he perceives relationships with representatives of the fair sex with skepticism, if not cynicism.
Tatyana leads a completely opposite lifestyle. She grew up in a village, surrounded by nature, in an ordinary landowner’s family, where foreign innovations did not take root:
At Shrovetide they had Russian pancakes; Twice a year they fasted. They loved round swings, observance songs, round dances...
Hence her spontaneity, captivating sincerity in expressing feelings. Pushkin paints the image of Tatyana with great warmth and love, embodying in her the best features of a Russian woman. The author emphasizes the absence of unusual, out-of-the-ordinary features in Tatyana, but at the same time she is surprisingly poetic and attractive. The simplicity of the character of the heroine is emphasized by the author and the name chosen for her - Tatyana.
Tatyana Larina is distinguished by thoughtfulness, silence, a desire for reflection and loneliness; she reads the novels of Richardson and Rousseau and believes them completely, since she does not find answers to her questions from those around her. In novels, Tatyana saw heroes whom she dreamed of meeting in life. There was no one next to her who could explain to this inexperienced girl that bookish feelings and experiences are most often very far from reality. Tatyana takes all these romantic descriptions at face value and dreams of feeling the same feelings, meeting the same characters described in sentimental works.
The appearance of Onegin falls on prepared ground, Tatyana is ready for strong feelings and imagines Onegin as none other than the noble hero of her favorite novels and innermost dreams:
And a thought sank into my heart; The time has come, she fell in love. So the grain of Spring that fell into the ground was revived by fire. For a long time her imagination, Burning with bliss and melancholy, Hungered for the fatal food; For a long time, heartache had been pressing on her young chest. Her soul was waiting for someone, And she waited - Her eyes opened; She said: it's him!
Tatyana's soul has long thirsted for love, she is experiencing a new feeling for herself. In a night conversation with the nanny, Tatyana admits that she is in love, she decides to write a love letter to Onegin, but there is no answer from Evgeny. Having received the news that Onegin has come to them, and seeing his stroller, Tatyana runs in confusion into the garden, where Onegin finds her. One can imagine the feelings of Tatyana, who decided to write a love confession to a man, neglecting the rules of decency, at the moment when her fate was about to be decided:
In her heart, full of torment, Keeps the hope of a dark dream; She trembles and glows with heat
Having received Tatiana's letter, Onegin is touched by the girl's sincere feelings, but nothing more. By this time he had already developed a manner of communicating with women.
He no longer fell in love with beauties, but was dragged around somehow; If they refused, I was instantly consoled; They would change - he was glad to rest, He looked for them without rapture, And left them without regret.
In Tatyana's letter and in the upcoming meeting with her, he did not see anything unusual or exciting for himself, and did not realize the storm of feelings that tormented the girl. Onegin does not try to prevaricate or pretend, but immediately reads Tatyana such a rebuke, after which she will not be able to come to her senses for a long time. She listens to Onegin “barely alive”, all hopes for happiness have been taken away from her.
Onegin does not want to notice the impression that his words have on the girl. His speech does not resemble the speech of a young rake, but rather resembles the moral teachings of an old man experienced in life:
Believe me - conscience is a guarantee, Marriage will be torment for us. No matter how much I love you, Having gotten used to it, I will stop loving you immediately; You start crying, your tears will not touch my heart, but will only enrage it.
This is indeed the honest truth. Onegin does not want to ruin Tatiana’s life, but, without meaning to, he breaks her heart. He justifies himself by saying that he cannot regain the enthusiasm and joy of sensations and is not able to respond to a strong feeling. However, it is difficult to imagine a more terrible phrase “learn to control yourself” in this situation.
Tatyana is rejected, her pride is defeated, because she was the first to confess her love to a man and was refused. At this moment, she still does not understand that Onegin is not worthy of her love. She herself attributed to him traits that he does not possess. She will understand all this later and, unwillingly, will take revenge on Onegin by rejecting him. But for this time will have to pass, but for now “Tatyana fades, turns pale, fades away and is silent! / Nothing occupies her, nothing stirs her soul.” From that moment on, Tatyana is indifferent to everything. She will not contradict when her parents arrange a profitable match for her with Prince Gremin. Tatyana Larina carries in her soul love for a person unworthy of her, like her own cross. When Onegin meets her as an already married woman and an ardent feeling awakens in him, Tatyana can no longer reciprocate: “After all, I was given to another and I will be faithful to him forever,” but she has a vivid memory of that meeting in the garden that turned her whole soul upside down. .
Finally, we come to the analysis of the 4th chapter of Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin”. The drama is growing. “Hardly anyone wrote poetry in Russian with such ease as we notice in all of Pushkin’s poems. He has an inconspicuous job; everything is at ease; a rhyme sounds and calls out another,” Voeikov wrote about the poem.
Onegin came to Tatiana in the garden. The scene of Onegin's meeting with Tatyana is key in this chapter, carrying a psychological load. And to emphasize this, Pushkin does not insert any significant actions into this chapter.
Having read novels, Tatyana expects that after her confession, secret meetings with her beloved hero, love adventures and experiences will await her. But Evgeny behaved not like the hero of her favorite novels, but like an ordinary person. While he was walking into the garden, he remembered his stay in St. Petersburg, his love affairs, and the bitter experience he had accumulated.
Before you judge our hero, put yourself in his place. He barely had time to notice Tatyana behind the flashing servants, the samovar, and cups of tea. Remember, when the friends were returning home, Onegin was the first to note his mother.
By the way, Larina is simple,
But a very sweet old lady;
The sad, silent girl could hardly attract attention to herself. And even more so, a person who knew women could not fall in love in a couple of hours. Tatyana was clearly in a hurry with her confession.
Once again, I propose to put ourselves in the shoes of our hero. He receives a letter. Even if it’s touching and sincere, from a girl she barely knows. What should he have done? Any decent person, no matter whether he was a nobleman or a bourgeois, would have done exactly the same in his place. Even today, 200 years later. There are 2 scenarios here. The bastard would have taken advantage of the girl’s naivety and inexperience, would have screwed her up and abandoned her. And he would have made him famous all over the area. However, in Russian society in the 19th century morals were much stricter, and he would have to answer to the assembly of the nobility. He was not ready to get married. So he did what he should have done.
He offers the girl his brother's love and friendship. The author also says that Onegin could have taken advantage of the love of the inexperienced Tatiana, but nobility and a sense of honor prevailed. Onegin invites Tatyana to listen to a confession, but his monologue is more like a rebuke. He admits to Tatyana that he does not seek to tie the knot, shows what kind of future awaits Tatyana if he marries her.
Believe me (conscience is our guarantee), Marriage will be torment for us. No matter how much I love you, Having gotten used to it, I will immediately stop loving you; You will begin to cry: your tears will not touch my heart.
And at the conclusion of his monologue, Onegin gives Tatyana advice: “learn to control yourself.” This phrase has become popular in less than 200 years.
Tatyana did not answer Evgeniy.
Through tears, without seeing anything,
Barely breathing, no objections,
Tatyana listened to him.
But what confusion, what storm of feelings reigned in her soul, the reader can only guess. The nobility in Eugene’s characterization is emphasized by Pushkin’s carefully selected vocabulary: “silenced feelings,” captivated, “young maiden,” “bliss.”
At the end of the conversation, in order to soften the harshness and coldness of his words, Evgeny gave her his hand, on which Tatyana leaned, and they returned to the house together.
But if Tatyana had chosen as her confidante not her nanny, who knew nothing about love, but her mother, the plot of the novel could have developed differently. Mother would not allow her to write this letter, because she understood that this could only scare off a potential groom. But Onegin would have been laid such networks that only noble mothers are capable of. There would be thousands of excuses to invite Onegin to the Larins’ estate, and Onegin would not be able to refuse them. All conditions would have been created for Evgeny to get to know Tatyana better, and then, lo and behold, he would fall in love with her and propose to her.
However, dear reader, you have the right to disagree with our judgment.
As mentioned above, apart from Tatyana’s meeting with Onegin, the author does not develop the narrative and does not describe any significant actions in this chapter.
First, he analyzes Onegin’s act, noting that
very nice of you
Our friend is with sad Tanya.
What follows is a discussion about friends, which can be expressed in one proverb: God, deliver me from friends, and I myself will get rid of enemies. You never expect anything good from your enemies. That's why he is an enemy, to expect a stab in the back and betrayal from him. But when slander is repeated by a person who calls himself a friend, it is perceived differently by society and hits harder.
At the end of the lyrical digression that takes up 5 stanzas of the chapter, the author gives advice that has become the slogan of our 21st century - love yourself.
Pushkin again returns to the image of Tatyana, describes her state of mind after a conversation with Evgeniy. Unrequited love left a heavy imprint on Tatiana's heart. She completely lost her taste for life, her freshness. Neighbors from the district villages began to pay attention to her condition, and they said that it was time to marry her off.
But while Tatyana was silently withering away, Olga and Vladimir Lensky were happy, they enjoyed simple communication with each other, and the wedding day had already been set.
To conclude the analysis of the 4th chapter, attention should be paid to Lensky’s antithesis to Onegin in the last stanza. Lensky is young and not as experienced as Onegin. He believes in Olga's love and is therefore happy. “But the one who foresees everything is pitiful” - this is about Onegin. Knowledge and excessive experience often interfere with living and being happy.
Lyrical digressions at the end of the chapter indicate that a time interval will be allowed between the events of the 4th and subsequent 5th chapters. Onegin's explanation with Tatyana took place in August - early September (the girls were picking berries in the garden). The actions of the 5th chapter will take place in January, at Christmas time.
The fifth chapter of Pushkin’s novel “” can be divided into two parts. This is a dream that Tatyana has and a story about the girl’s birthday. It is worth noting that Larina’s dream plays a huge role in understanding the subsequent events of the work.
The use of sleep techniques is not uncommon in the literature. With its help, the hero’s inner feelings, his experiences, subconscious and intuition are most accurately revealed.
Being a girl who revered Russian traditions and rituals, she is passionate about fortune telling at Christmas time. But that evening, something went wrong, the girl became scared, and she fell asleep.
In her dream, Tatyana found herself near a forest stream, which could only be crossed through a “shaking bridge.” Most likely, this transition symbolizes a journey into the world of the dead. Tatiana's guide is a huge bear, which leads the girl to a forest hut. In this hut, the girl notices many different monsters led by Onegin. In one world they rush to Tatiana, but Onegin manages to call out to them, and the monsters disappear. Onegin is left alone with Tatyana. Their meeting is ignorantly interrupted by Lensky and Olga. A dispute ensues between the young people, in which Onegin kills Lensky with a knife. After this, Tatyana wakes up.
Then comes the girl’s name day. Guests begin to arrive at the Larins' house. Imagine Tatyana’s surprise, but the guests remind her of the monsters from her dream. For example, Petushkov - reminded of the “rooster’s head”, comes with Olga, Onegin appears. Tatyana is very happy, but it annoys him. He is angry with Lensky, who brought him here.
Thus, Tatyana’s dream began to come true.
After this, the conflict between Onegin and Lensky begins to develop rapidly. Evgeniy, in order to annoy his friend, begins to flirt with Olga. They flirt all evening, laugh, joke, and dance. This, of course, makes Lensky jealous. The youth and temper of the young poet pushes him to a rash act. He challenges Onegin and challenges him to a duel. Onegin understands that he has made a mistake, but under the influence of public opinion he does not dare to cancel the duel. He kills Lensky, having managed to shoot first.
Thus, Tatyana Larina’s name day is the central episode of the novel. If it weren’t for them, Lensky most likely would have remained alive, old friends would not have quarreled. Perhaps the relationship between Tatiana and Onegin would have turned out differently. But Pushkin planned differently. The author showed us all the inconsistency of Onegin's character, which pushed him to make a fatal mistake.
