Each new generation reads the works of Russian classics in its own way. Griboedov's comedy is no exception. It is in dire need of a modern reading. How to make comedy resonate with today's schoolchildren? How to help ninth graders find their way to understanding the work? One of the options is to build a conversation about comedy in the technology of a pedagogical workshop, where teaching, communication and creativity are combined.

The workshop is held in two stages, which are divided by time: the first part is the second comedy lesson (depending on how the writer's biography was studied), the second part is the penultimate lesson.

Students are encouraged to keep records of their own and others' observations. This is one of the necessary conditions for work, since these records are the basis for creating subsequent oral and written statements.

Workshop on comedy A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit"

The characters of "Woe from Wit" on the pedestal of the monument to A.S. Griboyedov in Moscow.

Part I

The imaginary mind and the real mind

The first part of the workshop provides an opportunity to reflect on the concept of "mind" in different eras, to introduce different moral concepts into the vocabulary of students, and allows you to make the problem personally significant.

I. Remember what a smart person you met in your life.

1. Complete by explaining what makes a person smart.
   A smart person is...
2. Working in pairs:
   a) compare your definitions;
   b) offer a general definition of the mind;
   c) pick up antonyms for the word “mind”.

Read aloud what happened and complete your notes by listening to your classmates.

From student records

• A person with a great deal of knowledge and ability.
• The one who first weighs everything, and then decides what to do.
• Not only a lot of knowledge, but also able to properly use their knowledge.
• A person with a well-developed mind.
• Someone who knows a lot of interesting things and can get out of a difficult situation.
• Smart and out of the box thinking.
• Calculating, knowledgeable, able to reason.
• A person with great life experience, who thinks quickly.
• This is a strong personality, learning not only from his own, but also from the mistakes of others.
• Who is endowed not only with knowledge, but also with intelligence, high spiritual qualities.
• With a large amount of knowledge, erudite.

Mind is: intellect, reason, high development of intellect, ability to think extraordinary, common sense, rationalism, logic in actions.

Antonyms for the word "mind": stupidity, thoughtlessness, stupidity, little knowledge, unreasonableness, idiocy, stupidity, narrow-mindedness, narrow-mindedness.

II. The original title of the comedy is "Woe to the Mind". Everyone talks about the mind and madness in comedy. Let's think about the main characters of the comedy - Famusov, Chatsky, Sophia, Molchalin.

(The class is divided into four groups. The teacher recalls the order of work in the group: everyone should be included in the work, and responsibilities should be distributed among group members: someone takes notes, someone prepares for a speech, someone prepares questions for another group. )

Group assignments

a) Having considered the illustrations for the comedy, choose the one in which your character is depicted most expressively and convincingly.
b) If your hero is smart, then try to prove it or disprove it (work with the text and your own comments).
c) Choose one scene that proves your point and act it out.

As the groups speak, listeners write down the main points and write questions or objections to the group.

III. We continue to work in groups.

1. From the definitions of different concepts laid out on the desks, choose the one that, in your opinion, is associated with your hero. (Definitions of such concepts as “pragmatism”, “conformism”, “careerism”, “thrift”, “rationalism”, “servility”, “sycophancy”, “opportunity” are offered.)
2. Discuss as a group and conclude from what point of view your character is smart. Who would consider him smart and why?
3. Presentation from the group.

From notes in notebooks of different groups

Famusov

Mind as mind. Famusov follows a “convenient” morality for himself in order to achieve a rank and live in peace, to please someone.

Famusov's mind is a worldly, pragmatic mind, not inspired by lofty goals. It serves as a means of career, opportunism, prosperity, deceit. "Yes, a smart person cannot but be a rogue."

Sofia

Romantic idea of ​​life, striving for the ideal.

The lack of real views on things, I read a lot of French books. He sees what he wants.

But it’s not for nothing that Chatsky loves her: she is somewhat equal to him (manner of speech, exact characteristics).

Sophia has a “live”, sharp mind, human dignity, sincerity.

Mind for Sophia is the key to family well-being and happiness. She does not like Chatsky, because with his mindset and soul he does not correspond to her idea of ​​\u200b\u200bmind, happiness, and family.

Molchalin

"To please all people without exception." The mind of an immoral person, an obliging toady (pleaser).

The ability to win a place in life. An applied mind based on profit.

Molchalin is a fool for Chatsky, but Chatsky is also a fool for Molchalin.

Chatsky

"Sharp, smart, eloquent." Everyone talks about his high mind, "a mind hungry for knowledge."

"Freethinking"; too smart - “gained new rules, new ideas”.

The concept of the mind includes a certain system of advanced ideas, beliefs, new views.

Chatsky is young, in love, annoyed, hot-tempered.

The mind turns into tragedy, loneliness. The comedy is called "Woe from Wit".

IV. Formulate questions that still remain unanswered or have appeared now. ( Questions are written on the board.)

Who is smarter - Chatsky or Sofia?
Why did Molchalin deceive Sophia?
If Sophia is smart, then how could Molchalin mislead her?
Does Sofia Molchalin really love?
Did Sofia Chatsky understand, did she believe in his feelings?
What is Sophia's true character?
Who can be considered smarter - Chatsky or Molchalin?
Who is really smart?
Do stupid people have to prove anything? How to do it?
Chorus Why couldn't Chatsky change at least one person from the Famus society?
Why society does not accept bright people?
Maybe grief from love?
Why did Chatsky, if he is smart, try to inspire his thoughts to the Famus society?
If Chatsky treated people softer, would his opinion be accepted?
“Woe from Wit” to whom: Chatsky or society?
Why is a smart person rejected by both society and his girlfriend?
Why does Griboyedov put smart people in a stupid position?

Explanation for the teacher. The questions are very different. They show that some of the students have an external understanding of the plot, someone comes to an understanding of the conflict of the play, to the features of the genre, to a deep explanation of the hero from the point of view of the author, and not from his own. Questions allow you to go to the next lessons to the problems of comedy, to the features of the genre.

Homework. Written work: Choose one of the questions for the title of the work.

Part II

Is it grief to the mind?

Before the workshop given individual homework: “My soul here is compressed by some kind of grief ...” Find in which scenes it is clear that Chatsky’s soul is “compressed by grief”, and what grief it is. This task is best given to a strong student who can connect the emotional level (grief from misunderstanding, lack of a soul mate, from loneliness) and the philosophical level of the question posed.

I. About himself, Chatsky says: "The mind is not in harmony with the heart." Consider if this has happened to you.

II.“Everything that he says is very clever ...” - wrote A.S. Pushkin about Chatsky. Let's learn his idea. Look at the title of the comedy and ask questions about it. (Individually or in pairs.) Examples of questions: What kind of mind is grief? Am I grief? Where is grief visible? Whose grief? Because of what the mind is grief? ..

III. a) Select the questions that the table material about the ideals of Chatsky and Famusovsky society helps to answer. (Use the table provided in the homework for the previous lessons.)

b) Chatsky's ideals characterize him as a person ... (continue the sentence).

c) In groups of four to six, read your answers. Prepare a general response from the group.

• Chatsky's ideals characterize him as a man of "sublime" thoughts about honor, duty, conscience, nobility, a man of a genuine, lofty mind, seeking truth and serving to transform life.
  
• He is strange for them, Famus society is not satisfied with his views on things.
  
• He rejects the very foundations of their lives. For Chatsky they are immoral.
  
• On the one hand, Chatsky is terrible for them, they are afraid of him, on the other hand, they want to make fun of him, assert their superiority and create terrible gossip.

d) Let us supplement our observations with a direct statement on this subject by the author. In a letter to P.A. Katenin (January 1825) Griboyedov wrote: “In my comedy there are 25 fools per sane person, and this person, of course, is in contradiction with the society around him, no one understands him, no one wants to forgive him, why he is a little higher than the others.”

IV. Comparison of two points of view. A.S. Pushkin and I.A. Goncharov about the mind of Chatsky. ( Quotes are projected onto a screen or handed out to desks.)

A.S. Pushkin in a letter to A. Bestuzhev, written in January 1825, after Ivan Pushchin, who came to the exiled poet, read Woe from Wit to him, wrote: “In the comedy Woe from Wit, who is the smart character? Answer: Griboedov. Do you know what Chatsky is? An ardent, noble and kind fellow, who spent some time with a very smart person (namely with Griboedov) and was fed by his thoughts, witticisms and satirical remarks. Everything he says is very smart. But to whom does he say all this? Famusov? Puffer? At the ball for Moscow grandmothers? Molchalin? It's unforgivable. The first sign of an intelligent person is to know at a glance who you are dealing with, and not to cast pearls in front of the Repetilovs and the like ... ”

In the article "A million torments" dedicated to "I'm burning from my mind", I.A. Goncharov gave the hero the following characterization: “... Chatsky is not only smarter than all other people, but also positively smart. His speech boils with intelligence, wit. He has a heart, and at the same time he is impeccably honest. In a word, this person is not only smart, but also developed, with a feeling ... "

Task for groups. Think about what you agree with and what you object to. Try to justify your point of view. Formulate it and write it down.

From notes in notebooks

• Chatsky is wasting his energy, the Famus society is not able to understand him, they do not want and will not change ...
  
• It’s worth throwing beads, otherwise the best ideas will forever remain without application. Silence is immoral...

v. Read the statements of literary scholars, looking for possible answers to unclear questions.

“Directness, a certain naivety, the ability to fall into ridiculous, from a secular point of view, positions are just as compatible with the behavior of a Decembrist as sharpness, pride and even arrogance” (Lotman Yu.M. Decembrist in everyday life. Everyday behavior as a historical and psychological category).

“Mind” for Pushkin was not just a synonymous substitute for what could be called “intellectualism” - “mind” was also a moral category for him. At the same time, it was about the spiritual world, the spiritual image of a person as a whole, this is how the personality was characterized ... ”(Lebedev A.A. Griboedov. Facts and hypotheses).

“The logic of an intelligent person, according to Chatsky, implies not only the ability to use the already existing conditions of life and not only education (which is in itself mandatory), but also the ability to freely and impartially assess the conditions themselves from the point of view of common sense and change these conditions, if they don't make sense...

... The mind, which only adapts to what is already known, thinking in standard stereotypes, Griboyedov is inclined to consider stupidity. But this is the essence of the problem, that the majority always thinks in a standard and stereotypical way…” (Krupchanov A.L. A.S. Griboyedov).

“In Griboyedov’s time…“the mind was understood broadly” - as in general intelligence, enlightenment, culture. The notion of “smart”, “smart” was then associated with the idea of ​​a person not just smart, but “free-thinking”, a person with advanced political convictions, a bearer of new ideas - and even more specifically - a member of a secret political society, a future Decembrist” (Orlov V. , A.S. Griboedov and his comedy).

VI. Speech by a student with an individual homework assignment on the topic “What grief is Chatsky’s soul compressed by?”. (Abstracts of the speech are recorded by the audience.)

VII. Choose and write down the title of your written work.

1. I agree with ... (Whose point of view is closer to me: A.S. Pushkin or I.A. Goncharov?)
2. “Yes, no urine: a million torments…”
3. Write a few abstracts as a gift to a person who is writing an essay on the topic “The real mind and the imaginary mind in the comedy of A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit"

Some snippets of answers

• ... Chatsky wasted his time senselessly, not realizing that he was simply "scattering beads" in front of the Famus society, in which people are only interested in rank, wealth and entertainment. No one listens to him, no one understands ...
  
• Chatsky is a white crow ...
  
• People like Chatsky will never get enough attention, they will always be alone ...
  
• Chatsky alone is aware of all the vulgarity and stupidity of society, he turns out to be higher than these people in mind, but the grief is that he is alone ...
  
• Chatsky is a sincere, decent, honest person, but not too smart, because he went to the Famus society with an “open visor”, but it was necessary to act differently ...
  
• He is ingenuous, “an open soul”, what he thought, then said, which is very different from the Famus society, where everyone dodged, cunning and lied, proving his case, Chatsky was very annoying to those around him. He was out of place in this society...
  
• He was in love, and therefore his feelings prevailed over reason, he was overwhelmed by emotions, his “mind and heart are out of tune” ...
  
• Chatsky never claims that he is smart, and this only confirms that he is really smart ...
  
• Chatsky is quick-tempered, harsh, opposes society alone, which is obviously losing ...
  
• The grief is that an intelligent person tries to explain things that are completely incomprehensible to them to limited, not interested in anything new people ...
  Woe in Russian reality: it is not always the one who is smart who wins, but the one who is cunning or rich. This is similar to the situation in our country ...
  
• Woe to the great mind, as it will never be recognized and thrown out of society ...
  
• Woe to the mind of Chatsky, as he is wasting his strength and ability in vain ...
  
• For the Famus society, a different concept of mind and sanity, in their eyes, love, wealth, education, service, ideals are seen differently. With their level of development, they simply cannot and do not want to understand a new person, therefore, in the Famus society, Chatsky is superfluous ...
  
• Chatsky is defeated, because he became disillusioned with Moscow, did not find love, could not change society ...
  
• Chatsky is not a winner and not a loser, although he could not convince everyone that he was right, he did not go over to their side, but remained with his own opinion ...
  
• I believe that Chatsky is the winner, since he “scared” everyone with his mind and reason, although the Famus society did not fully realize this ...
  
• In my opinion, Chatsky knew perfectly well with whom he was dealing and with whom he was arguing; he understood the outcome and consequences of his speeches ... I believe that this is the act of a winner. He left, and they remained with their gossip, conspiracies. This is an example of the fact that society never accepts an intelligent person, but always remains in its empty and mundane life, which is based on material well-being ...

Reflection

Add one or two sentences, reflect on your state at the last workshop: “What was important…”, “When it was difficult…”, “What I liked…”

From reflection notes
What was important...

• I could feel the tension in the air as we asked each other questions. Perhaps this was the most important moment of the work,because we learn to listen, and hear, and defend our opinion.
  
• It seems to me that the most important moment in the workshop was when we tried for a long time to prove that Chatsky was the smartest, and a slide with texts by Goncharov and Pushkin appeared on the screen, and our argument turned the other way.
  
• It was important for me to understand what our hero is like, to find answers to questions.

When it was hard...

• It is not so easy to defend our point of view, sometimes we cannot find a common language.
  
• There were a lot of interesting ideas at the workshop… it was difficult for me to understand Chatsky.
  
• I never understood what Sophia's true character is.
  
• It was difficult for me when, during a speech, they tried to inspire me with a different point of view, but I had my own, I was confused.
  
• There was an uncomfortable moment when everyone was interrupting each other, trying to express their opinion out of turn, because it was hard to concentrate.

What did you like…

• In the group you can get the opinion of others and contribute to the common cause.
  
• At the workshop, you understand what others want, their feelings, emotions, impressions.
  
• It's great when everyone can bring something new, memorable, fresh look.
  
• I liked that you can discuss someone else's opinion and listen to comments about your work. In a group, you need to listen to the opinions of others, take into account the wishes and advice, and in no case interrupt each other. This was not enough for our group.
  
• What I liked the most was that the comedy asks questions that everyone can answer in their own way.
  
• The workshop allows you to freely express your thoughts.
  
• I liked that you can criticize the statements of others, even Pushkin.

), belongs to the best part of the then Russian young generation. Many literary critics have argued that Chatsky is a reasoner. This is completely false! You can call him a reasoner only insofar as the author expresses his thoughts and feelings through his mouth; but Chatsky is a living, real face; He, like every person, has his own qualities and shortcomings. (See also Image of Chatsky.)

We know that in his youth Chatsky often visited Famusov's house, together with Sophia studied with foreign teachers. But such an education could not satisfy him, and he went abroad to wander. His journey lasted 3 years, and now we see Chatsky again at home, in Moscow, where he spent his childhood. Like any person who has returned home after a long absence, everything here is sweet to him, everything arouses pleasant memories associated with childhood; he gladly goes over in his memory acquaintances, in whom, by the nature of his sharp mind, he certainly sees funny, caricature features, but he does this at first without any malice and bile, and so, for laughter, to embellish his memories: “a Frenchman knocked out by a breeze ... ", and" this ... black-haired, on the legs of cranes ... "

Woe from the mind. Performance by the Maly Theatre, 1977

Going through the typical, sometimes caricatured aspects of Moscow life, Chatsky says passionately that when

“... you wander, you return home,
And the smoke of the fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us!

In this, Chatsky is completely different from those young people who, returning from abroad to Russia, treated everything Russian with contempt and praised only everything that they saw in foreign countries. It was thanks to this external comparison of native Russian with a foreign one that developed in that era to a very strong degree gallomania, which so outrages Chatsky. His separation from his homeland, the comparison of Russian life with European life, only aroused an even stronger, deeper love for Russia, for the Russian people. That is why, having found himself again after a three-year absence in the midst of Moscow society, he sees under a fresh impression all the exaggeration, all the ridiculous aspects of this gallomania.

But naturally hot Chatsky no longer laughs, he is deeply indignant at the sight of how the “Frenchman from Bordeaux” reigns among Moscow society only because he is a foreigner; resents the fact that everything Russian, national causes ridicule in society:

“How to put the European in parallel
With the national - something strange! -

someone says, arousing general laughter of approval. In turn, reaching the point of exaggeration, Chatsky, in contrast to the general opinion, says with indignation:

“If only we could borrow some money from the Chinese
Wise they have ignorance of foreigners.
………………………
“Will we ever rise from the foreign power of fashion,
So that our smart, kind people
Although by language he did not consider us Germans? -

meaning by "Germans" foreigners and alluding to the fact that in society in that era everyone spoke foreign languages ​​among themselves; Chatsky suffers, realizing what an abyss separates millions of the Russian people from the ruling class of nobles.

From an early age, children were given a foreign upbringing, which gradually alienated secular youth from everything native, national. Chatsky casually sneers at these "shelves" of foreign teachers, "more in number, at a cheaper price," who were entrusted with the education of noble youth. Hence the ignorance of their people, hence the misunderstanding of the plight in which the Russian people found themselves, thanks to serfdom. Through the mouth of Chatsky, Griboyedov expresses the thoughts and feelings of the best part of the then nobility, who were indignant at the injustices that serfdom entailed, and who fought against the arbitrariness of inveterate serf-owners. Chatsky (the monologue “And who are the judges? ..”) vividly depicts pictures of such arbitrariness, recalling one gentleman, “Nestor noble scoundrels,” who exchanged several of his faithful servants for three greyhounds; another, a theater lover, who

“I drove to the fortress ballet on many wagons
From mothers, fathers of rejected children”; -

he made "all of Moscow marvel at their beauty." But then, in order to pay off creditors, he sold these children one by one, who portrayed “cupids and marshmallows” on the stage, separating them forever from their parents ...

Chatsky cannot calmly talk about this, his soul is indignant, his heart aches for the Russian people, for Russia, which he dearly loves, which he would like to serve. But how to serve?

“I would be glad to serve - it’s sickening to serve,”

he says, hinting that among the many government officials he sees only the Molchalins or such nobles as Famusov's uncle Maxim Petrovich.

Over here, I don't ride anymore.
I'm running, I won't look back, I'll go looking around the world,
Where there is a corner for the offended feeling!
Carriage for me, carriage!”

In this stormy outburst of despair, the entire ardent, unbalanced, noble soul of Chatsky is visible.

Alexander Andreevich Chatsky is the main character in the play "Woe from Wit" by Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov. Chatsky is one of the most famous characters in Russian plays. Griboyedov did not try to make this hero, like everyone else in this work, completely positive or negative. He put both good and bad qualities into it, approaching realism.

Chatsky is young in the play, but is no longer a boy. His parents died early, and he was brought up by a friend of his father, Famusov. The young man belongs to the family of hereditary nobles. At the moment, Chatsky has three or four hundred souls. He was brought up with Famusov's daughter Sofya. She was his best friend, whom Alexander fell in love with. When Chatsky grew up, he decided to live separately, explaining that he was bored in the house of a friend of his father. He later went on a trip for three years to gain further knowledge. Before that, he was in the service, but left due to the fact that he did not like serving people. He believed that another time had come and it was necessary to destroy the old foundations.

Alexander Andreevich is a smart and capable person. Everyone believes that he would have achieved a lot by remaining in the service. Chatsky is also a witty person, but sometimes he can be sarcastic. After a trip abroad, he ceased to understand the foundations of Russia (serve people, make a laughing stock of himself in order to please superiors). The young man recognized service only in the manifestation of himself in work, using his abilities and knowledge. He openly laughed at Famusov and the people around him, realizing that this offended them. Chatsky condemned the stupidity of this people.

Immediately after arrival, without stopping home, Alexander went to Sophia. At the meeting, he found out that she had long been in love with another - Alexei Stepanovich Molchalin - and called her former relationship with Alexander "childish pranks." Stepan was not like Chatsky. He was not stupid, smart in his own way. Molchalin belonged to the type of people who serve and achieve success in their careers due to their cunning. Therefore, he and "Molchalin". Because of this, Sophia chose him (she would never be with Chatsky). Sophia did not like Alexander's mocking appeal to her and started a rumor that Chatsky was crazy, which quickly spread in society.

Upon learning of this, the young man fled from that place. Where? This can only be guessed at. Maybe he fled to people like him, wanting a revolution. After all, Griboyedov expressed his thoughts through Chatsky, and the writer had Decembrist friends. And he himself was suspected of participating in the plans of the Decembrists.

Essay about Chatsky

Griboedov's work "Woe from Wit" reflects the conflict of political views of a conservative society with people of a new generation and new trends. Comedy reflected this problem vividly, bitingly with the satirical power and wit inherent in this genre.

Chatsky is the only person of the new generation who opposes the conservative majority. Obviously, the play "from and to" is dedicated to the ideas of Decembrism. Here is the patriotic mood of Chatsky, and loud statements in defense of science and education, and critical remarks about serfdom, as well as the idea of ​​the identity of the Russian people, the features of Russian national culture.

Interestingly, the main character of the work is, in essence, the embodiment of the author, his ideas and passions. Chatsky traveled the world for a long time, as a result of which he was inspired by the ideas of equality, fraternity and individual freedom. But returning to his homeland, the hero sees that nothing around has changed, people have remained the same. In the house of Famusov, they are not happy with the arrival of Chatsky, and the main character immediately notices this. He sees that society in the country is built on hypocrisy and deceit, and the main occupations of the Moscow nobility are endless festivities, dances and feasts.

Chatsky belongs to the nobility, is not rich, at one time refused military service. He explained his act by saying that he did not see any benefit in this matter and that he would be glad to serve, and not be served.

Chatsky confronts the inhabitants of the Famusov's house: Skalozub, Molchalin, Repetilov and Famusov himself. In the comedy, the author ridicules and condemns these people as representatives of the secular society of that time.

The reason for the return of the protagonist to his homeland was his boundless love for Sophia. Once in Moscow, he immediately goes to Famusov's house and confesses his feelings to the girl. According to this act, Chatsky can be characterized as a passionate, passionate and romantic person. Love for him is the highest feeling, a shrine. What pain he has to experience when he finds out that Sophia loves Molchalin.

Chatsky is educated, has a subtle, sharp mind and resourcefulness. But all these qualities did not seem to be noticed by others, and only the maid Lisa was able to note them in a conversation with Sophia. But she did not pay any attention to the words of the girl.

The protagonist sharply condemns serfdom, which called them a source of misfortune. He despises the Moscow "aces", for whom the ideal of life is wealth and career growth. Chatsky notes the inability of the older generation to defend their position and express their opinion.

In the confrontation with the Famus society, the hero suffers a terrible defeat: Sophia prefers him to Molchalin, society does not accept him and ridicules him. Shaken by these circumstances, Chatsky leaves the city. According to I.A. Goncharov, Chatsky was broken by the quantitative superiority of the "old force", but he himself dealt it a crushing blow with the quality of the force of the new generation.

Option 3

Griboedov's comedy "Woe from Wit" is dotted with various negative characters. Heroes who cause disrespect, contempt and even anger for their actions, words and thoughts. The antagonist of all bad heroes is Alexander Andreyevich Chatsky.

Nowadays, American films based on comics and all kinds of action films are very popular, where one hero fights with a dozen opponents. Chatsky is the prototype of such a hero in Russian literature, only he fights not physically, but spiritually.

Alexander Andreevich possesses the best human qualities: honesty, dignity, honor, courage, intelligence, wit. When he returns to Moscow to meet the love of his life, Sophia, he comes into great shock, because the girl he loves is now cold with him, and the society that has formed around her father amazes Chatsky with its stupidity, naivety, admiration for everything foreign, hypocrisy and absurdity of their reflections. What is only one Skalozub who claims that books have a bad effect on people.

Seeing this whole circus in the face of Famusov's society, our hero decides to fight him, to prove to Sophia that their love is still alive. He traveled for three years, but his love did not pass. He lived all his childhood and youth in the Famusovs' house, and he remembers perfectly how much fun he had then. Now the golem of absurdity rose before him, representing the society of the Famusovs' house.

At the ball, he never hesitates to tell everyone present in the face how ignorant they are, how petty their life is, how pitiful their admiration for a foreigner, how unworthy they behave. People, being a huge mass, and because of this having great power of public opinion, agree that Chatsky has gone crazy, and this idea is like a bullet flying through society.

Chatsky is a foreign body in the stomach, which is saturated with hypocrisy and depravity. The organ, poisoned and drunk with the fashion of society, is trying to spew out a foreign body from itself, the Famusov society, led by the owner of the house, is trying to make Chatsky an abnormal person, because everything that contradicts their laws is abnormal, but they do not admit that this is not Chatsky superfluous in this organ, it would be worth cutting out the stomach itself, like a festering wound, because it does not bring any benefit, but rather has a detrimental effect on the entire organism, which is called Russia.

Sample 4

The work “Woe from Wit” shows us the struggle between the old and the new, which was widely unfolding in Russia at that time between people with the views of the Decembrists and gentlemen. A rich society dominated by Famusov and his other like-minded people is opposed in the comedy by Chatsky.

We see that Chatsky's worldview took place during a period of upsurge. He grew up in Famusov's house as an inquisitive, sociable and vulnerable little boy. The monotony of the established way of life, the spiritual poverty of the Moscow aristocracy caused him longing and complete disgust. He was completely immersed in freedom-loving thoughts about how to reorganize the old society, and therefore did not visit the house where he grew up at all. Even Sophia noticed it. After all, Chatsky leaves in his youth, leaving the girl, in order to travel and at the same time enrich his mind.

Sophia, of course, had passionate feelings for him, but could not understand how the young man risked personal happiness for the sake of the common good. Limited in worldviews does not allow her to appreciate the image of Chatsky at its true worth. But, the young man did not reject Sophia's feelings at all. He set spiritual demands more than personal ones. Returning to Moscow, the flame of his love is full of hopes for reciprocity. However, over time, the girl has changed. A reasonable, serious girl, having read romantic works, is looking for the same sincere love as Chatsky. She soberly evaluates empty phrases and Skalozub's limited horizons. Molchalin, on the other hand, seems to be only a sweet and impressionable young man. And if Sophia falls in love with him, then she will automatically join the Famus society.

Chatsky directly assesses the character of Molchalin, which offends the girl. But the exact statements addressed to the heroes of the play and the sharp mind seem to Sofya to be the young man's disdain for people. And when a girl evaluates Molchalin at the beginning, this gives some hope to Chatsky. But then, having learned that Sophia nevertheless preferred an opponent as a wife, she greatly offends him. Our hero suffers from the fact that he was humiliated by putting him next to Molchalin. We see how Chatsky mercilessly rips off the masks of duplicity and meanness from the representatives of a secular society, which is mired in intrigue and entertainment, debauchery and corruption. Our hero is represented by a humanist. He believes that people should strive for the best. And there are heroes like him. Chatsky spoke about that advanced youth, which, albeit in small numbers, began to put forward advanced ideas. And, despite the fact that the character is defeated by Famusov and his supporters, his image is perceived from a positive point of view. After all, such people always exist, where there is a struggle between the old generation and the new.

Natasha Rostova is the most emotional, open and sincere heroine of the novel War and Peace. It is in Leo Tolstoy's description of her first ball that her character is revealed. Sitting in the carriage going to the ball, Natasha was very worried,

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Griboedov's comedy "Woe from Wit" is a priceless masterpiece in Russian literature. This work describes the society of the nobility of the XIX century. The main character of this comedy is Alexander Andreevich Chatsky - an intelligent, free-thinking young man. The author in the work contrasts it with the Famus society, thereby showing us the contradictions between the “Current Age” and the “past century”.
The most prominent representative of the Famus society is Pavel Afanasyevich Famusov. This is a person who does not like the service and works only for the sake of awards. The Famus society included people who lived according to established customs. The main task in their life was to acquire a high rank and a high position in society, in order to "take awards and live happily." These people are ardent feudal lords, capable of killing and robbing people, controlling their fate. Chatsky furiously unleashes his anger on these people. He does not accept their beliefs and does not believe in the laws of old Moscow. Chatsky responds to Famusov's story about the late uncle Maxim Petrovich with a remark characterizing Catherine's age as "an age of humility and fear." Chatsky advocates the abolition of serfdom. He is very outraged that the peasants are not considered people, that they can be exchanged for some things or sold. He talks indignantly about how one landowner sold a serf ballet for debts, and another changed his best servants for greyhounds. I still strongly resent the imitation of the nobles in the West. Chatsky noticed that the doors of noble houses are always open to foreign guests. So, a Frenchman from Bordeaux, who was going to the country of the barbarians, met the warmest welcome in Russia and did not find here "neither the sound of a Russian, nor a Russian face." But Chatsky could not change the people around him, because he was opposed not by individuals, but by the whole noble life.
In his work, Griboyedov managed to create the image of a hero who fights for the rights of people. Although the author describes only Moscow and Famusov's house, a picture of the whole of Russia in the first half of the 19th century appears before readers. And I am very sorry that at that time there were few people like Chatsky.

There are many different people in the world: some, like Chatsky, are educated and interesting, others, like the Famus society, are vile, envious, thinking only about wealth and nobility. Such people were compared in his comedy “Woe from Wit” by A.S. Griboyedov. The whole conflict takes place in the house of the nobleman Famusov.
Famusov is one of the main characters of the work. He is a wealthy uneducated man. Famusov does not care at all about the future of his country, his people. He hates books: "take away all the books and burn them." Famusov created a society around him in which people spread gossip against each other, doing it behind their backs. Famusov says about Chatsky: "A dangerous person", "He wants to preach freedom." Sophia about Chatsky: “I’m ready to pour out bile on everyone.” Chatsky about Molchalin: “Why not a husband? There is only little intelligence in him.” Platon Mikhailovich about Zagoretsky: "A notorious swindler, a rogue." Khlestova considers Zagoretsky "a liar, a gambler and a thief." The Famus society scolds everything new and advanced, but no one looks at himself from the outside, "not noticing about himself." All these people live in the world only for intrigues that look like madness. Chatsky, the main character of the comedy, opposes their views. He is a preacher of new life, a defender of advanced ideas. Alexander Andreevich is a smart, sincere, noble person. He is also very courageous and determined. Confirmation of this is Chatsky's monologue “And who are the judges? ..”. Remember how he criticized high society with its old views on life, talked about the injustice that reigns between the rich and the poor, how he wanted to serve the Fatherland, but “it’s sickening to serve”? Witty, eloquent, Chatsky maliciously ridicules the vile vices of Famus society: kowtowing to superiors, servility and servility. His mind, rich and figurative language find abundant material for this:
Judgments draw from forgotten newspapers
The times of the Ochakovskys and the conquest of the Crimea ...
Chatsky despises braggarts who receive their "lyre" not by serving the Motherland, but by flattering some individual person. Griboyedov wanted to show how
it is difficult for a person whose thoughts and behavior differ from the opinion of the majority.
It is likely that there will be a Famus society all the time, because there will always be people who will be commanded by the upper classes. The comedy "Woe from Wit" made a huge contribution to the development of Russian literature and became an immortal treasure of people. It can be said that Russian drama was born along with this work.

Very often in life we ​​come across people who can be compared with the Famus society. They are vile, stupid and mediocre. What is the mind for them? And what does it really mean? These issues are resolved in the great work of Russian literature by A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit".
This grief was the main character of the comedy, Alexander Andreevich Chatsky - an intelligent, noble, honest and courageous person. He hates and despises the Famus society, in which the main theme in life is servitude. He can be compared to a lone hero who fights an entire regiment. But his superiority was that he was unusually intelligent. Chatsky wanted to honestly serve his homeland, but he did not want to serve higher ranks: “I would be glad to serve, it’s sickening to serve.” These words of his testify that we have before us a proud, witty and eloquent person. In this work, A.S. Griboyedov shows the conflict between two opposite sides - Chatsky and Famusovsky society. Alexander Andreevich is a victim of his wit.
The people with whom he was surrounded did not understand him and did not even strive for this. They are accustomed to live in eternal "slavery", the concept of freedom is alien to them. It seems to me that Chatsky is not the only positive character in this comedy, there are such characters that Griboyedov only mentions in his work. This is Skalozub's cousin, who left the service and went to the village, the nephew of Princess Tugoukhovskaya, Prince Fedor, a chemist and botanist. They can be considered allies of Chatsky. The main character is simply unbearable to be in the company of people like Famusov, Skalozub, Molchalin. They considered themselves very intelligent, earning their position by sycophancy. So Famusov confirms this in his own words: “Even though he’s honest, though he’s not, it’s even for us, dinner is ready for everyone.” And also, talking about his late uncle, who knew when to serve, he was proud that it was his relative who was so “smart”. People from the Famus society did not notice how stupid their morals were. These people lived an imaginary life, without thinking about the main thing - about its meaning. Chatsky loved Sophia very much and confessed this to her at their first meeting after a long separation, and she answered him: “Why do you need me?”. The protagonist begins to think that she has become the same as her father and his entourage. Chatsky leaves Moscow, realizing that he has no place there. But the Famus society cannot be considered the winner, since Chatsky did not lose this battle, he did not become like these people, did not sink to their level. It seems to me that this person was born a little earlier than the time in which it would be easier for him to live. I believe that the comedy of A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit" is a great work of Russian literature, which is immortal.

I read a great comedy by A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit". It was created by the author for eight years. “Woe from Wit” is a comedy about how a crowd of fools does not understand one sane person. The events of the comedy develop in one Moscow aristocratic house within one day. The main characters of this work are Chatsky, Famusov, his daughter Sophia and Famusova's secretary Molchalin.
In comedy, there is a Famus society that opposes Chatsky. It lives with the opposite worldview, honoring and defending servility and hypocrisy. Chatsky himself appears in the Famus world, like a cleansing thunderstorm. He is in everything opposite to the typical representatives of the Famus society. If Molchalin, Famusov, Skalozub see the meaning of life in their well-being, then Chatsky dreams of selfless service to the fatherland, of benefiting the people whom he respects and considers “smart and vigorous”. So, in a conversation with Famusov Skalozub utters the following phrase:
..Yes, in order to get ranks, there are many channels.
These people are deeply indifferent to the fate of their homeland and people. Their cultural and moral level can be judged by such remarks by Famusov: “Take away all the books and burn them,” because “scholarship is the reason” that “crazy divorced people and deeds and opinions.” Chatsky has a different opinion - a man of extraordinary intelligence, courageous, honest, sincere. He appreciates people who are ready "to put a mind hungry for knowledge into science." This is the only character that reflects many important traits of the author's personality. Chatsky is a person to whom the author trusts his thoughts and views. The hero Griboyedov has a lot of strength, he is eager for action and is ready to prove his point of view. So, in a conversation with Famusov, Chatsky says:
Chatsky is a representative of that part of the noble youth that rebels against the society of the Famusovs, the pufferfish, the silent ones. There are still a few such people, they are not yet capable of fighting the existing system, but they appear. That is why Chatsky can rightly be called a hero of his time. It was they who were to carry out the first stage of the revolutionary liberation movement, stir up the country, bring nearer the time when the people would be freed from the chains of slavery.

If someone asked me why I liked the comedy “Woe from Wit”, I would answer like this: “An interesting plot, bright characters, unique thoughts and statements emotionally affected me.” This work is one of those that, once read, you leave in your memory for a long time. The comedy "Woe from Wit" cannot be imagined without the author himself. Griboyedov and "Woe from Wit" - this is something without which neither one nor the other could exist alone.
The very name of the comedy “Woe from Wit” suggests that the main character was not understood by the people around him. This hero, to whom the author pays more attention, is Chatsky. He is an intelligent, smart, honest, kind, sincere, courageous, disinterested, cheerful, progressive person. He is not afraid to express his point of view. He soberly assesses the situation and the position of the Famus society, not being afraid to express his opinion. Boldly entering into a conversation, he expresses his thoughts to the faces of his interlocutors. For example, the quote “Houses are new, but prejudices are old” speaks of the modern view of this person on life in Russia. The subtle and penetrating mind of Chatsky does not accept the Famus society, which he criticizes. The main character is disgusted to humiliate himself in front of people who are higher in the service and, perhaps, undeservedly occupy military posts, for example, Colonel Skalozub.
Comparing Chatsky with the colonel, we can say that he is higher in mental development, thinking, courage, which Skalozub does not have. I think that Skalozub, who holds such a position in the state, is not worthy to manage and command the regiments that were under his command. He could not cope with his duty to the Fatherland, because he does not have such virtues as Chatsky.
The face completely opposite to Chatsky is Molchalin. I have a special opinion about him. Even his last name speaks of meanness, flattery. He always takes advantage of the situation. Molchalin is able to betray, deceive, frame, but at what cost?! Only to get a new position! Chatsky exposes the character of Molchalin and expresses his opinion: “But by the way, he will reach the known levels, because now they love the dumb.”
Speaking about the main representative of the Famusov society, Famusov himself, we can say that this person has a very high opinion of himself: “He is known for his monastic behavior.” In fact, he is an egoist, there is nothing interesting in him as a person. Even contrasting Chatsky with Famusov is impossible. Chatsky is much higher and much more worthy of him.
Chatsky is the winner, despite the fact that he was mistaken for a madman. He was forced to leave Moscow: “Get out of Moscow! I don't come here anymore." As a result, he was never able to achieve the recognition of Famusov and the reciprocal love of Sofia.
Chatsky is a spokesman for new ideas, and therefore society could not understand him correctly and accept him as he is. His image in literature will live on until the mind of mankind understands what ideas need to be fought for and defended.

I read a wonderful comedy by A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit". This comedy makes fun of a stupid, dumb and mean society. It was written in 1824. In the comedy, the author depicts a true picture of the life of the Moscow nobility, which needed to be updated. I would like to start my essay with a quote characterizing the lifestyle of these nobles:
In the love of traitors, in the enmity of the tireless,
Indomitable storytellers,
Clumsy wise men, crafty simpletons,
Sinister old women, old men,
decrepit over fiction, nonsense ...
Griboedov describes the Moscow nobility, consisting of the Famusovs, Zagoretsky, and pufferfish. They don't belong to the high society. These are people who have never served at court. These are various talkers and swindlers like Zagoretsky, who are ready to humiliate themselves in front of the rich in order to get into their favor. This is a famous society. Wealth and nobility are the main requirements in it. The representative of this society is Famusov, who already has an adult daughter. Famusov's ideal is his uncle:
He fell hurt, got up healthy.
And he says this about his attitude:
... Signed, so off your shoulders.
Molchalin does not dare to object to his boss. He is quiet, timid, deceitful. Molchalin does not love Sophia, who does not know this. He cares because she likes it. Molchalin has no opinion. He pleases those on whom he depends.
Skalozub - Famusov's friend:
And the golden bag, and marks the generals.
He seeks awards, waits for the moment when someone will retire or be killed in the war.
In the third act, we get to know other friends of Famusov. This is Zagoretsky - a liar and a saint, Khlestova - an ignorant and grouchy old woman, the all-knowing Repetilov, Prince Tugoukhovsky, who is looking for rich and famous husbands for his daughters. The circle of concerns of these people is lunches, dinners, the search for connections that help advance in the service. For them, a promotion can be obtained without special merit:
..Yes, in order to get ranks, there are many channels ...
For the sake of awards, they are ready to humiliate themselves, to be jesters. Relations in the world of the Famusovs are based on fear and submission to superiors. It doesn't matter to them whether he is smart or stupid:
Honor for father and son.
The subject of conversation is gossip. The main task for parents is, as it were, to marry or marry their children in a more successful way. And in this insignificant society appears the noble, honest, educated, courageous and witty Chatsky. Chatsky is the only positive character in this comedy. Once he lived in Famusov's house, was friends with Sofia. Gradually, his friendship grew into love, but then he left to wander. Here, three years later, he returns, full of hope. But Sofia no longer loves Chatsky and gives him a cold welcome. She became completely different. She is cold, arrogant. Chatsky, trying to find out who Sofia's chosen one, comes into conflict with the entire Famus society. This society is afraid of Chatsky, because he brings with him new views on life, new orders. But the Moscow nobility does not want to change anything and declares Chatsky crazy. Famusov is also afraid of Chatsky, because the main character is smart, sharp. He is distinguished by independence of judgment and courage of statements. He accuses the Famus society of lies, slander, helpfulness, pretense, hypocrisy, stupidity, ignorance, for which the society rejects him. At the end, Chatsky leaves. But who is he - the defeated or the winner? Chatsky is a winner because he is not alone! Somewhere there are similar to it, which every day becomes more.
I really liked Griboyedov's comedy, because the author, acting as Chatsky, is not afraid to accuse the Moscow nobility of lies and slander. It would be desirable that in our society there was no "woe from the mind."

Who is Chatsky and what is this Famus society? The author compares and contrasts two categories of people who even in our time meet and conflict with each other.
Griboyedov's comedy, like the globe, has two poles. On one of them is Chatsky - an intelligent, courageous, determined person. The author appreciates the mind in people and wants to show his main character as a man of higher moral principles. Arriving in Moscow after a long absence, Alexander Andreevich is disappointed. He hopes to meet Sofia, whom he has loved since childhood. But, having come to her house, he realizes that he is not welcome here. It is in this house that Chatsky encounters the Famus society: Famusov himself, Skalozub, Molchalin and others, just as stupid, mediocre and worthless people. Their main goal was to “deserve” a high rank and have a place in high society. I'm not saying that Chatsky did not belong to high society, but he did not sink to the level of Famusov and his ilk. Alexander Andreevich remained a man of honor, he did not drop his own dignity. Chatsky is trying to understand why he is worse than Molchalin, because he is a deceitful and vile person. Why did Sofia prefer Molchalin, and not him? How did this mean man earn her attention? The main character is afraid to even think that Sophia has become the same as her father. The entire Famus society is trying to destroy a person who is smarter than them. They spread gossip about Chatsky's madness. By this act, the entire Famus society showed its stupidity. No one has refuted this claim. Chatsky understands very well that he does not belong in Moscow, and leaves. But this does not indicate that the Famus society managed to break his pride and honor. On the contrary, Chatsky still remained above Famusov and his entourage.
It seems to me that Chatsky is the most striking example for readers, that is, you and me. Reading a comedy, we absorb what the author wanted to teach, namely: honor, intelligence and human dignity.

In the comedy "Woe from Wit" all the characters are divided into positive - Chatsky - and negative - Famus and Famus society. Griboyedov called Chatsky an advanced person, that is, a person whose image will live forever, and Famus society - the face of all the nobles of that century (“the century of the past”). In the comedy, the Famus society opposes Chatsky. Indeed, in this society, enlightenment and science arouse special hatred. Griboyedov not only ridicules this society, but mercilessly condemns it. Famusov, as the main representative of this society, is an undeveloped person. Therefore, ignorance reigns in his house. Chatsky is the absolute opposite of Famusov. He is a thinking and feeling person. His actions speak for themselves. Chatsky, it seems to me, is very trusting of people. When he returns to Moscow, he, without going home, runs to his beloved. But he was late. Sofia, Famusov's daughter, has changed, she does not have that former love - that's how Famusov's upbringing worked. By this, Griboedov shows Famusov's selfishness. But as soon as Chatsky arrives, Famusov cordially accepts him as a person of his circle. He says:
Well, you threw out a thing!
Three years did not write two words!
And suddenly it burst like from the clouds.
Famusov, as it were, wants to show his friendship, which has remained. However, it is not. Chatsky immediately runs to Sofia, but she is no longer the same. Despite this, Chatsky still loves her and immediately speaks of her beauty. But in the end he learns everything about her. For Griboedov, knowledge is above everything, and ignorance is below everything. And Griboedov knowingly shows the role of Chatsky and compares his mind with the ignorance of the Famus society. There is a lot of negativity in Famusov, and his ignorance is confirmed by the words in a conversation with Lisa about reading Sophia:
Tell me that it's not good for her eyes to spoil,
And in reading, the use is not great ...
The Famus society calls Chatsky bad and says that he has lost his mind. But what struck Chatsky? This is what Sophia started gossip about Chatsky's madness, and the whole society picked up:
And really you will go crazy from these, from some
From boarding schools, schools, lyceums...
And Chatsky needs to leave Famusov's house. He is defeated, since the Famus society turned out to be stronger than Chatsky. But in turn, he gave a good rebuff to the "past century."
The significance of the comedy "Woe from Wit" lies in the fact that the comedy vividly reflected the time when the struggle between the Decembrists and the oppressor landowners was growing.

“Woe from Wit” is a realistic comedy. Griboedov gave in it a true picture of Russian life. The comedy poses topical social problems of those times: about education, contempt for everything folk, worship of foreign, education, service, ignorance of society.
The main character of the comedy is Alexander Andreevich Chatsky. Witty, eloquent, he maliciously ridicules the vices of the society that surrounds him. He differs sharply from those around him in his mind, abilities, independence of judgment. The image of Chatsky is something new, bringing change. This hero is a spokesman for the advanced ideas of his time. Famus society is traditional. His life positions are such that “you need to learn by looking at your elders”, destroy free-thinking thoughts, serve with humility to those who are one step higher, be sure to be rich. Famusov's only passion is a passion for rank and money.
The beliefs of Chatsky and Famusovsky society are different. Chatsky condemns serfdom, imitation of foreign, people's lack of desire for education and their own opinion. The dialogues between Chatsky and Famusov are a struggle. At the beginning of the comedy, it manifests itself not so sharply. Famusov is even ready to give in to Sophia, but at the same time he sets conditions:
I would say, firstly: do not be blissful,
Name, brother, do not manage by mistake,
And, most importantly, go and serve.
To which Chatsky replies:
I would be glad to serve, it is sickening to serve.
But gradually the struggle turns into a battle. Chatsky argues with Famusov about the way and way of life. But the main character is alone in the fight against the views of Moscow society, in which he has no place.
Molchalin and Skalozub are not the last representatives of the Famus society. They are rivals and opponents of Chatsky. Molchalin is helpful, silent. He wants to please with his humility, accuracy, flattery. Puffer shows himself to be someone very important, businesslike, significant. But under his uniform, he hides "weakness, poverty of reason." His thoughts are connected only with getting a higher rank, money, power:
Yes, in order to get ranks, there are many channels;
About them as a true philosopher I judge:
I just want to be a general.
Chatsky does not tolerate lies and falsehood. This man's tongue is as sharp as a knife. Each of his characteristics is labeled and caustic:
Molchalin used to be so stupid!..
Wretched creature!
Has he really grown wiser? .. And that one -
hoarse, strangled, bassoon,
A constellation of maneuvers and mazurkas!
Chatsky's monologue “And who are the judges? ..” mercilessly condemns the Famus society. Each new face that appears in the course of the development of the plot takes the side of Famusov. Gossip grows like a "snowball". And Chatsky can't stand it. He can no longer remain in the society of low, vile, conceited and stupid people. They condemned him for his mind, for freedom of speech and thought, for honesty.
Before leaving, Chatsky throws to the entire Famus society:
You are right: he will come out of the fire unharmed,
Who will have time to spend the day with you,
Breathe the air alone
And his mind will survive.
Chatsky is above them, the best and rare qualities are manifested in him. Those who cannot see and appreciate this, at the very least, are simply fools. Chatsky is immortal, and now this hero is relevant.
The comedy "Woe from Wit" made a huge contribution to the development of Russian literature. Griboedov's play was, is and will be a modern work until servitude, greed, gossip disappear from our lives.

The comedy was written on the eve of the Decembrist uprising in 1825. In the comedy Woe from Wit, Griboyedov gave a true picture of Russian life after the Patriotic War of 1812. In a small work, Griboyedov depicted only one day in Famusov's house.
In comedy, we meet people who are equal in origin. These are nobles, but everyone has their own views on life. Their opinions contradict each other. A certain conflict arises between them, which is hidden from prying eyes. But in the comedy "Woe from Wit" this conflict is clearly visible and not hidden - the clash of the "Current Century", of which Chatsky was a representative, with the "past century", which is represented by Famusov and his entourage.
One of the most striking figures of comedy is Famusov. Famusov is an influential person who occupies a significant place. In addition, he is a wealthy landowner. An important state position and a large estate create a strong position for Famusov among the Moscow nobility. He does not bother himself with work, he spends his time in idleness:
... Magnificent build chambers,
Where they overflow in feasts and prodigality...
He looks at public service as a way to achieve wealth and rank. He uses his official position for personal gain. Famusov looks at enlightenment, new progressive views as a source of “debauchery”. The doctrine considers evil:
Learning is the plague, learning is the cause
What is now more than ever,
Crazy divorced people, and deeds, and opinions.
However, he gives his daughter a good upbringing.
Hospitality for Famusov is a means of maintaining ties with useful people.
Famusov is one of the most prominent representatives of the Moscow nobility. Other people are also represented: Colonel Skalozub, princes Tugoukhovsky, Countess Khryumina.
Griboedov satirically draws the Famus society. The characters are funny and disgusting, but not because the author made them so, but because they are such in reality itself.
Skalozub is a man of age and money. Service for him is not the defense of the fatherland, but the achievement of nobility and money.
Famusov's world consists not only of feudal lords, but also of their servants. Molchalin is an official dependent on the Famus society. Molchalin was taught to please influential people. He received three awards for his diligence. Molchalin is terrible because he can take on any form: both a patriot and a lover. Despite individual differences, all members of the Famus society are a single social group.
Chatsky appears in this society, a man of advanced ideas, fiery feelings and high morality. He belongs to a noble society, but in his way of thinking he does not find like-minded people. In this society, Chatsky feels lonely. His views are rebuffed by others. The sharpest denunciations of Chatsky are directed against serfdom. It is serfdom that makes it possible for the people of the Famus society to live by robbery.
Chatsky left the civil service, as they demanded cringing from him:
I would be glad to serve, it is sickening to serve.
He stands for true enlightenment, art, science. Chatsky is against the upbringing that is given to children in noble families. He fought for freedom of thought, freedom of action. It seems to me that this is the main difference between Chatsky and the Famus society, which did not recognize such mores.
I think that such a great work will delight and surprise more than one generation.