The main plot of Griboedov's comedy lies on a love triangle between Sofia, Chatsky and Molchalin. Perhaps, without this conflict, we, the readers, would not have been so interested in the work of Alexander Sergeevich.
Sofya is the daughter of Famusov, the manager in the government house. A smart, educated girl, brought up on French novels. Chatsky's caustic language annoys her. A beautiful girl in love with the hypocritical Molchalin.
Aleksey Stepanovich - Famusov's secretary, a silent person. With Sophia, he pretends to be in love, courting her not because she is attractive to him, but because she is the boss's daughter. He himself frankly confesses his love to the maid Lisa.
After a long journey, Chatsky returns to Moscow. It seems that he came for Sophia and only Sophia. He has long been in love with her, although he himself disgusts her.
If there were no Molchalin in Famusov's house, could relations between Sophia and Chatsky be formed? Don't think. Despite the fact that they have had friendly relations since childhood, the girl has changed a lot during the absence of Chatsky.
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Love triangle in a play with a public sound (Woe from Wit) Alexander Sergeevich Griboedov's comedy "Woe from Wit" was completed in 1824, on the eve of the Decembrist uprising. Therefore, the pre-revolutionary atmosphere of those years simply could not but affect its author. However, there are two storylines in comedy - social and love, and the second, according to many critics and readers, prevails. Our task is to try to understand how both these lines are connected and what is the meaning of such a comedy composition. At the heart of the play, as already mentioned, lies love drama. Her main actors are Sofya Pavlovna Famusova, Alexander Andreevich Chatsky and EE Molhalin. It's hard to imagine two more different people, than Chatsky and Molhalin. The only thing they have in common is their age. Chatsky is an active supporter of new educational ideas, a person striving for knowledge, eager to serve "the cause, not the people." In Molhalina, the opposite is true. He manages well "there is a pug to stroke in time, there to rub a card at the right time." Molhalin is not interested in what is happening outside famus house, all his thoughts are only about his own well-being. The resignation and helpfulness of Molgalin came in very handy even now, and soon he rubbed himself into the confidence of Famusov and other household members. Sophia liked him too. She - like Chatsky - is a passionate nature, living with a strong and real feeling. And let the object of her passion be miserable and pitiful - this does not make the situation funny, on the contrary, it deepens its drama. Sophia reads sentimental love stories of a poor young man and rich girl. Admire their loyalty, devotion. Molҹalin is so similar to a romantic hero! There is nothing wrong with a young girl wanting to feel like the heroine of a novel. Another thing is bad - she does not see the difference between romantic fiction and life, she does not know how to distinguish a true feeling from a fake. Chatsky, who sincerely loves Sophia, suffers from the fact that she preferred to him the narrow-minded and helpful Molgalin, who has only two talents: "moderation" and "accuracy". Sophia's choice hides social and ideological conflicts. In these conflicts, the whole tragedy of Chatsky is visible. How did it happen that a smart and deep girl not only fell in love with a scoundrel, a soulless careerist Molgalin, but also committed a betrayal by spreading a rumor about the madness of a person who loves her? The answer suggests itself. Whole system women's education had the ultimate goal of giving the girl necessary knowledge for a successful secular career, that is, for a successful marriage. Sofya does not know how to think - that is her trouble. He does not know how to answer for his every step. She builds her life according to generally accepted patterns, not trying to find her own way. With all her mental inclinations, she belongs entirely to the Famus society. She cannot fall in love with Chatsky, because with the turn of his mind and soul he completely opposes this society. How does Chatsky himself behave in such a situation? He soon becomes disappointed both in Sophia and in everything Moscow " high society"realizing that during his journey everything here remained the same. Chatsky is a man of the new world. He does not accept the laws of life in old Moscow. He has his own idea of serving the fatherland. In his opinion, one must serve honestly," not demanding either places or promotions. Chatsky opposes people who value only wealth and rank, are afraid of truth and enlightenment. upbringing, possessing a brilliant mind, does not want to take such as "Uncle Maxim Petrovich" as examples, because he does not see any moral virtues in them and can declare it publicly. Such views predetermine his fate as a lonely thrower in the world of Famus. Griboyedov, Chatsky will only sow the seeds of future prosperity, without seeing the results of his labors himself. This thought turned out to be prophetic - this is exactly what happened with the Decembrists. Did the fate of Sophia and Molkhalin turn out well? No, and that's probably to be expected. Sofya caught Molgalin, becoming an unwitting witness to his "courtship" of Liza, she is struck in the heart, she is destroyed, but, tragically, having abandoned Molgalin, Sofya will not give up the "Molgalin type": "Husband is a boy, husband is a servant of the wife's pages - the High ideal of all Moscow men" - this is how Chatsky says about it. Molgalin will also not disappear after being exposed. He will probably be kicked out of this house, but there are still hundreds of such houses in Moscow, and somewhere he will find a cozy place for himself. Yes, what to say while reigns" famous society"," Molkalins are blissful in the world "E
The comedy of Alexander Sergeevich Griboedov "Woe from Wit" was completed in 1824, on the eve of the Decembrist uprising. Therefore, the pre-revolutionary atmosphere of those years simply could not but affect its author. However, there are two storylines in the comedy - social and love, and the second, according to many critics and readers, prevails. Our task is to try to understand how these two lines are connected and what is the meaning of such a comedy composition. As already mentioned, the play is based on a love drama. Its main characters are Sofia Pavlovna Famusova, Alexander Andreyevich Chatsky and ...... Molchalin. It is perhaps difficult to imagine two more different people than Chatsky and Molchalin. The only thing they have in common is their age. Chatsky is an active supporter of new educational ideas, a person striving for knowledge, eager to serve "the cause, not the people." In Molchalin, the opposite is true. He is good at "there is a pug in time to stroke, there at the time to rub the card." Molchalin is not interested in what is happening outside the Famusov's house, all his thoughts are only about his own well-being. Molchalin's resignation and helpfulness came in very handy even now, and soon he had already rubbed himself into the confidence of Famusov and other members of the household. Sophia liked him too. She - like Chatsky - is a passionate nature, living with a strong and real feeling. And let the object of her passion be miserable and pitiful - this does not make the situation funny, on the contrary, it deepens its drama. Sophia reads sentimental love stories of a poor young man and a rich girl. Admire their loyalty, devotion. Molchalin is so similar to romantic hero! There is nothing wrong with a young girl wanting to feel like the heroine of a novel. Another thing is bad - she does not see the difference between romantic fiction and life, she does not know how to distinguish true feeling from a fake. Chatsky, who sincerely loves Sophia, suffers because she preferred the narrow-minded and helpful Molchalin to him, who has only two talents: "moderation" and "accuracy." Social and ideological conflicts are hidden under Sophia's choice. In these conflicts, the whole tragedy of Chatsky is visible. How did it happen that a smart and deep girl not only fell in love with a scoundrel, a soulless careerist Molchalin, but also committed a betrayal by spreading a rumor about the madness of a person who loves her? The answer suggests itself. The whole system of women's education had the ultimate goal of giving the girl the necessary knowledge for a successful secular career, that is, for happy marriage. Sophia does not know how to think - that is her trouble. He does not know how to take responsibility for his every step. She builds her life according to generally accepted patterns, not trying to find her own way. With all her mental inclinations, she belongs entirely to the Famus society. She cannot fall in love with Chatsky, because he completely opposes this society with the turn of his mind and soul. How does Chatsky himself behave in such a situation? He soon becomes disillusioned with Sophia and the entire Moscow "high society", realizing that during his journey everything here has remained the same. Chatsky is a man of the new world. He does not accept the laws of life in old Moscow. He has his own idea of serving the fatherland. In his opinion, it is necessary to serve honestly, "without demanding either places or promotion." Chatsky opposes people who value only wealth and rank, are afraid of truth and enlightenment. He connects the progress of society with the flourishing of the individual, the development of science and education, which is alien to the Famus society. A person who has received a good upbringing and has a brilliant mind does not want to take such people as "Uncle Maxim Petrovich" as models, because he does not see any moral virtues in them and can declare this publicly. Such views predetermine his fate as a lonely dreamer in the Famus world. According to Griboedov's plan, Chatsky would only sow the seeds of future prosperity without seeing the results of his labors himself. This thought turned out to be prophetic - that is exactly what happened to the Decembrists. Did the fate of Sophia and Molchalin turn out well? No, and that's probably to be expected. Sophia caught Molchalin, becoming an unwitting witness to his "courtship" of Lisa, she is struck in the heart, she is destroyed, but tragically, having abandoned Molchalin, Sophia will not abandon the "Molchalin type": "Husband-boy, husband-servant of the wife's pages - the High ideal of all Moscow men" - this is how Chatsky says about it. Molchalin will not disappear after being exposed either. He will probably be kicked out of this house, but there are still hundreds of such houses in Moscow, and somewhere he will find a cozy place for himself. Yes, what can I say, as long as the "famus society" dominates, "silent ones are blissful in the world" ...
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Love triangle
The comedy "Woe from Wit" was completed in 1824, on the eve of the Decembrist uprising, and therefore it could not help touching on the topic of social discord that worries the author's contemporaries. But there is another one in the work story line worthy of attention. This is the love theme of the main characters. She cannot be called happy, because in the end, due to the difference in views and upbringing, no one built their personal happiness. The play's love triangle involves Chatsky, Sofia and Molchalin.
Chatsky was orphaned quite early and was brought up in the house of his father's friend Pavel Afanasyevich Famusov, a man famous in wide circles and wealthy. Thus, since childhood, the young man spent a lot of time in the company of Sophia, Famusov's daughter, and was deeply attached to her and even in love. After a three-year absence, he again appeared in the Famusovs' house to win Sophia's heart, but unpleasant news awaited him: the girl had already given preference to another young man. She secretly met with her father's secretary, Alexei Molchalin.
There were more people like Molchalin in society, which upset Chatsky. From their tacit consent there was a lot of meanness and injustice. Molchalin himself did not differ in special merits, he was only interested in one thing - secular career And high rank. In order to achieve his goals, he is ready to court anyone. In this case, he was lucky, because Sophia was young, smart, interesting and pleasant in appearance. Reading Griboedov's comedy, we understand that if there were an ugly and old widow in her place, he would gladly take care of her if it would bring him benefit.
However, Sophia does not know all this, who sees in her object of adoration only a timid, laconic and sensitive person. Otherwise, Chatsky refers to him - a person interested and a little offended by Sophia's cold reception. He casually notices that nowadays people like Molchalin are loved in society. He knows that such flatterers and sycophants make a career in the Moscow nobility. At the reception at the Famusovs, when Chatsky sees how Molchalin flatters and tries in every possible way to please the power-hungry old woman Khlestova, he once again makes an attempt to open Sophia's eyes to her new boyfriend.
In retaliation for his undisguised irony, the girl decides to avenge Molchalin and starts a rumor among the guests that Chatsky is a "crazy fellow". Fortunately, at the end of the play, the true face of Molchalin is revealed and Sofya understands who he really is, but relations with Chatsky are already spoiled, so each hero of the love triangle is left alone. As noted, Griboyedov did not have a happy ending in this play. Chatsky is too free-thinking and straightforward for the Famusov society. He openly expresses his dissatisfaction with the false behavior of the guests at the ball.
Sophia could become a good friend and future colleague for him, but she succumbs to the opinions of others. Unlike other noblewomen, she does not dream of a rich husband. This can be seen in the way she sacrifices her interests for the sake of such small person like Molchalin. Her mind, courage, love of freedom, ability to love and feel impress Chatsky, but he understands that if tomorrow she is offered to choose between him and another weak-willed "silent", she will give preference to the latter. After all, it is much more convenient for her to have a silent and obedient person in her husbands than to keep up with Chatsky, develop and accept the “new”.
Thus, the love triangle that has developed in Griboedov's work collapses. Sophia's father decides to temporarily send her out of Moscow. The author does not report on the fate of Molchalin, and Chatsky decides to leave the Famusovs’ house forever and go to places where there is a corner for the “offended feeling”.
