The name of Alexander Pushkin is familiar to the Russian reader and respected far beyond the borders of Russia. His writing style is considered to be impeccable; many poets imitated and imitate him. Children read Pushkin's fairy tales, and adults learn the depth of poems and poems. His novel in verse “” is amazing in its beauty of form and depth of content. The characters in this work can be classified as eternal images, because they have long begun to live not only on the pages of the novel, but also beyond its borders.
The main character is the capital's nobleman Eugene Onegin. Vladimir Lensky is a friend of the main character, which means he is also an important character. Comparative characteristics of these images will allow us to better reveal their essence.
Can be called the darling of fate. He is a nobleman who has lived in abundance since childhood. He was taught by a foreign tutor who did not overwork the student with science. Therefore, the hero speaks self-critically about his education: he studied “something” and “somehow.” But thanks to his love of reading and his sharp mind, Onegin was still well educated. He “shone” with his intelligence at balls, because he knew how to talk beautifully on any topic. And although his knowledge was mostly superficial, the “highly educated” metropolitan society did not require more.
Eugene had an impeccable command of French, which was strongly encouraged among the Russian nobility of that time. As for his native culture and traditions, the hero was very little interested in this.
- sophisticated romantic nature. He, like Evgeny, was quite smart. It is known that Vladimir studied at the University of Göttingen in Germany. The hero was fond of Kant's philosophy and poetry. Here we can see the author's hint that Lensky is an idealist. But the hero still did not differ in depth of judgment. Therefore, it is possible that all his high romantic impulses are explained by youthful ardor and sensuality of nature. After all, Vladimir Lensky is only 18 years old. At this age, many people write simple love poems.
The character of Evgeny Onegin is complex and ambiguous. He knows how to behave in society: he is able to support any conversation, he is skilled in love, and resourceful in his actions. Evgeniy learned the art of hypocrisy and flattery early, so he fit well into the circle of “golden youth.” But deep down in his soul, this way of life was disgusting to him. The hero sought to find at least something real in life. But his spiritual impulses were broken by his “hateful” habits. This is exactly how he explains his refusal to Tatyana Larina. He was able to discern a pure, real soul in that girl, but could not take responsibility for her.
Vladimir Lensky is a young romantic, idealist and theorist. He is quite familiar with the works of foreign philosophers, but is far from a real understanding of his native culture. It can be compared with beautiful flower devoid of root. He is beautiful only temporarily: under the weight of the slightest breeze he will be broken.
Evgeny Onegin does not like the environment in which he lives. But he doesn’t believe that he can change anything. Therefore, it is as if he is taking revenge on society with his cynicism.
Evgeny Onegin – representative of “ extra people" in literature. They feel like strangers everywhere, blaming only society for this. Although in many ways they have themselves to blame. Evgeny Onegin is not used to achieving something through hard work, so he is simply too lazy to find his ideals.
Evgeny Onegin and Vladimir Lensky are similar in many ways: both belong to the highest metropolitan society, smart, well-read. But still they are antipodes. The image of Vladimir Lensky sets off the image of the main character, allowing you to get to know him better.
The age difference between the heroes is about eight years, since at the time of Lensky’s death Onegin is twenty-six, and Lensky’s age, mentioned shortly before, is eighteen.
Evgeniy is a typical example of the “golden youth” of that time: a young man tired of a noisy life big city, a series of entertainment events and social receptions. He is bored with his usual surroundings, he strives to find salvation from the everyday hustle and bustle, but it doesn’t work out very well.
In short: Russian blues
I mastered it little by little;
He will shoot himself, thank God,
I didn't want to try
But he completely lost interest in life.
…
And again, betrayed by idleness,
Languishing with spiritual emptiness,
He sat down - with a laudable purpose
Appropriating someone else's mind for yourself;
He lined the shelf with a group of books,
I read and read, but to no avail...
Vladimir Lensky, on the contrary, seems to be an extremely passionate young man and full of thirst for life.
He was a dear ignoramus at heart,
He was cherished by hope,
And the world has a new shine and noise
Still captivated the young mind.
He amused me with a sweet dream
Doubts of your heart;
The purpose of our life is for him
Was a tempting mystery...
At first glance, the young people have little in common. But, as you know, it is opposites that attract:
They got along. Water and stone
Poetry and prose, ice and fire
They are not so different from each other.
First by mutual difference
They were boring to each other;
Then I liked it; Then
We came together every day on horseback
And soon they became inseparable.
So people (I am the first to repent)
There's nothing to do, friends.
So perhaps the duel was not a fatal accident. The author immediately emphasizes that there was no deep, sincere friendship between the characters initially.
Both Onegin and Lensky are new residents of the village in which the action takes place. The characters' relationships with others develop differently. Evgeny causes bewilderment with his, as they would say now, shocking actions: he ignores the accepted principles of that society, trying to live on his own, without looking back at anyone. Vladimir, on the contrary, evokes sympathy, giving the impression of an advantageous match for many girls of marriageable age. Rich, good-looking...
The poet's openness to the world is manifested not only in enthusiastic odes and captivating dreams. Filled with love for Olga (a naive, ardent youthful feeling...), he, dreaming about her day and night, without any hesitation, shares his love experiences with Evgeny, who at some point simply gets tired of it.
The scene in the Larins' house, in which Onegin pays increased attention to Lensky's bride, shows an obvious difference in the perception of life. Evgeniy seems to place himself above everything that is happening and easily enters into a kind of game, without particularly thinking about how serious the consequences may become. He is not inclined to take the torment of his neighbor seriously; for him, it is rather an opportunity to have a little fun, because Olga herself is not at all interesting to him (as, indeed, to the author, but this is not the point now). Vladimir flares up instantly.
His romantic mind draws some monstrous pictures from relatively innocent initial data. In this regard, it is difficult not to note that Onegin, after all, still has more natural sanity: when he was bored with everything in the world, and he seemed to have lost the meaning of life, he still did not try to part with it.
The young poet is not so reasonable... He sincerely believes in his fiery ideas and romantic ideals, which he sings in poetry... So sincerely that the possible loss of life does not particularly frighten him. The poet completely personified himself with one of the romantic heroes - for which, in fact, he paid...
The fatal duel, in essence, became an unfortunate misunderstanding. Onegin had no desire to kill, and Lensky even less so. Both, to some extent, became hostages of their romantic idea that according to the chosen rules one must play to the end. Nobody needed the duel. Onegin, with common sense, understood that he had gotten carried away, that he shouldn’t have taken the awkward situation so far... Lensky, on the eve of the fight, saw Olga, whom he was about to hate, but one of her smiles was enough for the poet’s heart to thaw and the thirst for life returned with renewed vigor. But neither one nor the other was able to take a step back (or forward...).
So, in my opinion, the heroes, for all their external differences, are both hopeless romantics. It’s just that one of them is unsuccessfully trying to hide behind the cynical mask of an old skeptic, which, among other things, is also beyond his years...
My friends, you feel sorry for the poet...
To you. Not for me.
The fate of both heroes is unenviable. Perhaps one can even assume that we're talking about about the collapse romantic hero as such, about its insolvency in real life. The author initially did not particularly favor Lensky: a discussion is given about the possible development of his future life if not for the duel. Either fame in the literary field would await the poet, or, what is even more likely, over the years the entire romantic aura would fade away, and the young lover would join the countless number of well-fed and calm Russian landowners.
It seems to me that Onegin evokes great sympathy from the author, but his life also went downhill from that very fight. It becomes clear that all that skeptical disregard for life, which was explained by the “Russian blues,” means nothing in comparison with the monstrous spiritual devastation that engulfs Evgeniy after the murder of Lensky. The “game” has gone too far... And then, so cruel in its simplicity, disappointment in one’s own past short-sightedness and frivolity when meeting Tatyana...
And then in real (not novel) life... Evil Rock? The Irony of Fate? A discrepancy between noble romanticism and harsh reality? A few years later, Alexander Sergeevich himself repeated the path of his exalted poet almost exactly... Which was first noticed by the next victim of the insidious duel - young M.Yu. Lermontov.
We learn a lot about the hero from his thoughts and actions. So it gradually reveals itself before us literary character. But many things become even more obvious thanks to comparison. That’s why Shvabrin appears next to Grinev, and Molchalin appears with Chatsky. The image of Lensky in the novel helps to better understand the character of Pushkin’s main character.
Pushkin, introducing us to Lensky, emphasizes that this is a very young man. Onegin is perhaps not much older than his comrade, but he has experience behind him social life, which made it possible to find out the value of love and friendship.
Onegin, raised by French tutors, realizing how little the world demands from a person, very early becomes disillusioned with a life full of entertainment and brilliance; nothing can disperse his blues. “The science of tender passion,” which he has comprehended to perfection, cannot fill his inner emptiness; books do not provide answers to the questions that concern him. Gloomy, disappointed, not believing in anything - this is how the hero appears at the beginning of the novel.
Lensky is the complete opposite of his older friend. He recently returned from Germany, where he lived for a long time"Under the sky of Schiller and Goethe." Pushkin emphasizes that we have a romantic personality, a poetic nature. The hero is full of hopes for the future, he believes “in the perfection of the world,” believes in the existence of true friendship, hopes to meet true love. It seems to him that a brilliant future as a poet or great figure awaits him ahead. The thirst for fame, love, recognition drives him. This is how Lensky appears as an enthusiastic young man when he meets Onegin.
The difference between the characters is obvious. Pushkin himself emphasizes it: “...Wave and stone, poetry and prose, ice and fire are not so different from each other.” The comparisons chosen by Pushkin are noteworthy. “Wave”, “poems”, “flame” - this is about Lensky, in whom life is in full swing, who is full of feelings, passions, hopes. Onegin emphasizes his calmness, coldness, skepticism, indifference to life: “stone”, “prose”, “ice”.
However, the young people converge. “Friends have nothing to do” - this is how Pushkin explains this friendship. Indeed, surrounded by stupid, narrow-minded landowners, whose conversations “about haymaking, about wine, about the kennel, about their relatives” were not at all interesting to them, they found interlocutors in each other. Their disputes about life and death, about meaning human existence, about the past and the future, of course, are very different from the conversations that happen with neighbors.
Onegin listened to Lensky not without a smile, but, realizing that sooner or later the illusions of youth would dissipate, he treated his young friend condescendingly. The difference in the characters is especially emphasized by their attitude towards love. Onegin has long been disappointed in women; he does not believe in the authenticity of feelings. He, raised in secular society, it seems that this is nothing more than flirting, a game in which you only need to follow certain rules. Onegin’s relationships with women can be called superficial hobbies that do not affect the soul:
He no longer fell in love with beauties,And somehow he was dragging his feet;
If they refused, I was instantly consoled;
They will change - I was glad to relax.
He searched for them without ecstasy,
And he left without regret.
Lensky, on the contrary, appears as an ardent lover. He believes that his beloved is destined for him from above. Love for Olga generates sweet delight in his soul, gives him moments of bliss, and inspires creativity:
Oh, he loved like in our summer
They no longer love as one
The Mad Soul of the Poet
Still condemned to love...
The hero is happy and full of hope for the future. Family life seems to him to be a continuous holiday, fraught with pleasure. The naive Lensky does not see the mediocrity of his beloved, does not think about the adversities that await him in the future:
Hymen of troubles, sorrows,
Cold streak of yawns
He never dreamed of it.
“He was loved... at least he thought so and was happy...” - this ironic remark by Pushkin shows how far his hero was from the truth, how superficial his understanding of life and people was.
At the same time, Onegin, having barely met the Larins, immediately understands that Olga is a frivolous creature, that there is nothing special about her:
She's round and red-faced,
Like this stupid moon
On this stupid sky
Onegin is surprised that his choice fell on Olga: “I would choose another if I were like you, a poet.” Having appreciated Tatyana's merits, the hero still does not dare to respond to her feelings. The girl’s letter stirred up his memories and touched his soul, but he did not dare to surrender to this love. In response to Tatyana's passionate confession, Onegin explains that he was not created for family life. Unlike Lensky, he understands what obligations marriage imposes and imagines the everyday life of family life. Not wanting to part with freedom, he refuses Tatyana's love. In addition, he does not believe in the depth and constancy of the girl’s feelings:
So, apparently, it was destined by heaven
Will you fall in love again...
Onegin later admits this:
Having noticed a spark of tenderness in you,
I didn’t dare believe her:
Your hateful freedom
I didn't want to lose.
Onegin refuses the love of Tatyana, whose favor he will so passionately seek in a few years.
Lensky’s dreams will not come true, and Onegin is to blame for this. The quarrel that occurred between friends seems completely ridiculous, but it led to a tragic outcome. It is the duel between Lensky and Onegin that reveals these characters most fully.
Onegin, finding himself at Tatiana’s name day, is no longer glad that he agreed to his friend’s persuasion. The crowd of guests, their noisy conversation, and laughter irritate Evgeniy. In addition, he is seated opposite Tatyana, who is close to fainting. And the hero finds the “culprit” of this unpleasant situation - Lensky. His courtship of Olga is revenge for the fact that he ended up here. The hero realizes the stupidity and absurdity of his behavior later, and while he is dancing with Olga, he whispers compliments to her. But as soon as Lensky leaves the Larins’ house, all this loses interest for Onegin.
The misunderstanding that arose could have been easily resolved if the friends had behaved a little wiser, but each of them fully showed their character. Lensky, a poetic person, immediately presented this situation in a romantic way: Olga is a naive, beautiful creation - a “two-morning flower” that fell into the hands of a “corrupter.” And he is a noble savior. Here Pushkin once again emphasizes how far his hero is from true reality. The world and people themselves appear different in his mind, he is deceived and mistaken.
But what about Onegin? He looks at life soberly and must understand the absurdity of what is happening. He understands. Alone with myself Pushkin hero admits that he was wrong when he made fun of Lensky so much that he had to explain everything. He also condemns himself for agreeing to the duel. But then it turns out that this arrogant, indifferent, contemptuously looking at the world and people, and the person ends up in captivity public opinion. It turns out that he is not indifferent to the opinions of those with whom he did not want to know. Independent Onegin is a prisoner of social conventions and prejudices. And the reader makes this discovery thanks to the collision of two characters in the novel - Lensky and Onegin.
The life of a young poet ends in a duel. But Pushkin allows us to look into his future, which will never happen. The reader is offered two possible ways for the hero, he stays alive. Perhaps Lensky’s dreams would really come true, he would become a great man, crowned with glory and recognition of the world. But most likely, “an ordinary poet’s fate awaited him”: dreams and poetry would have remained in the past, and his life would have been the life of an ordinary provincial landowner. I think that Pushkin is leaning towards this idea. He, of course, treats his hero with sympathy, but does not hide the irony over his poems, his judgments about people and the world, and his actions. The author shows us a sweet, good-natured, but ordinary person.
Against his background, Onegin’s originality becomes even more obvious. Pushkin is laconic in his story about later life hero. We learn that remorse forced him to leave the village and go on a journey. He appears again in St. Petersburg, but this is a different person. There is no pretense, no pose, no desire to demonstrate his melancholy to the world. Onegin of the eighth chapter is a lonely, gloomy man, acutely aware of the uselessness of his life, the meaninglessness of his existence, the oppressive emptiness around him, “hateful freedom” turned into loneliness. Maybe that’s why he pursues Tatyana with the ardor of a boy in love. Love becomes the only thing that can fill the void in his soul and life. And again something is revealed in the character of this hero. It turns out that he is capable of loving passionately, selflessly, recklessly. The “science of tender passion” is forgotten; he, without reasoning, surrenders to his feelings. This means that all is not lost for this hero. And the future is possible for him. It is unlikely that this will be the life of an ordinary person; Onegin is too extraordinary.
The ending of the novel is open, the author leaves his hero “in an evil moment for him.” The reader can only guess what awaits him ahead. I think Onegin’s path will be difficult; more than once he will have to be disappointed and encounter misunderstandings. But such is fate bright people, not appreciated by contemporaries, not in demand by the era. It was precisely the fate of such a “hero of the time” that Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin showed, giving him a completely ordinary person as a “pair”.
Choose only ONE of the suggested essay topics (2.1–2.4). In the answer form, indicate the number of the topic you have chosen, and then write an essay of at least 200 words (if the essay is less than 150 words, then it is scored 0 points).
Rely on the author’s position (in a lyric essay, take into account the author’s intention), formulate your point of view. Argument your theses based on literary works (in an essay on lyrics, you must analyze at least two poems). Use literary theoretical concepts to analyze the work. Think over the composition of your essay. Write your essay clearly and legibly, observing the norms of speech.
2.1. What role does the image of military everyday life play in the poem “Vasily Terkin” by A. T. Tvardovsky?
2.2. How is M. V. Lomonosov’s idea of an ideal historical figure embodied in “Ode on the Day of the Accession to the All-Russian Throne of Her Majesty Empress Elisaveta Petrovna, 1747”?
2.3. What is the contrast between the natures of Onegin and Lensky? (Based on the novel by A. S. Pushkin “Eugene Onegin.”)
2.4. What social and moral vices does N.V. Gogol expose in the comedy “The Inspector General”?
Explanation.
Comments on essays
2.1. What role does the depiction of military everyday life play in the poem “Vasily Terkin” by A. T. Tvardovsky?
Writer Fyodor Abramov said about the poem “Vasily Terkin” this way: “Russia in living people’s faces, intonations, words.” “The Book about a Soldier,” born in the atmosphere of the war years, is a deep study of the Russian national character, a moving narrative about a soldier and his soldierly entourage. Through Terkin's eyes, " an ordinary guy", not only pictures of battles are drawn, but also scenes of front-line life. The story about a soldier's everyday life and a joke, so necessary in mortal danger, surprisingly organically merge in the poem: the story about the accordion player Terkin sounds at ease:
...Warm up, hang out
Everyone goes to the accordion player.
Surround - Stop, brothers,
Let me blow on your hands...
All sorts of chance encounters occur in war, and Vasily Terkin always shows ingenuity, dexterity and efficiency: he can easily find the scale hidden by the hostess, fry lard, fix the clock.
An honest, brave and conscientious artist, A. T. Tvardovsky traveled difficult front roads as a war correspondent, more than once was under shelling and bombing, and not only this experience, but also his enormous talent helped the author create folk poem, close to millions of readers.
2.2. How is M. V. Lomonosov’s idea of an ideal historical figure embodied in “Ode on the Day of the Accession to the All-Russian Throne of Her Majesty Empress Elisaveta Petrovna, 1747”?
In Lomonosov's ode, Tsarina Elizaveta Petrovna appears as an exalted being. The poet places great hopes on her for the peace and prosperity of Russia. First of all, Lomonosov talks about peace, which is the key to the prosperity and happiness of any country.
Lomonosov praises Elizabeth's generosity, expresses his hope for her mercy and attention to home country. Lomonosov speaks about the happiness of all people. And Queen Elizabeth acts as the guarantee of their peace and happiness:
When she took the throne,
As the Most High gave her a crown,
Brought you back to Russia
Put an end to the war.
Lomonosov idealizes the queen. He paints her as the embodiment of all virtues. And the reader may get the impression that Lomonosov did not see any shortcomings in her. But we should not forget that the classic poet that Lomonosov is, in his work must glorify reality, devoid of any vices. Moreover, an ode of praise is absolutely special genre. And Lomonosov’s ode is structured in such a way that he says only good things about the queen.
Lomonosov speaks about the beauty and greatness of Russia, about the inexhaustible wealth that this country possesses. And therefore he believes that great country worthy of a great ruler, which Elizabeth certainly is.
2.3. What is the contrast between the natures of Onegin and Lensky? (Based on the novel by A. S. Pushkin “Eugene Onegin.”)
The heroes of the novel “Eugene Onegin” are complex, lively, and sometimes contradictory characters. Onegin and Lensky are close in their social and geographical location: They are landowners - neighbors. Both have education, their spiritual needs are not limited to rural life, like most of their neighbors. Onegin was born and raised in St. Petersburg. Lensky studied in Germany, at the University of Göttingen, so in the wilderness of the village it was difficult for him to find an interlocutor. Pushkin notes that both heroes are good-looking. Onegin is “very sweet”; life in St. Petersburg society has taught him to take care of his appearance.
The difference between the heroes is clearly visible in their attitude towards love. Lensky “sang love, obedient to love,” he is going to marry his chosen one - Olga Larina.
Onegin had long since forgotten what love was: over eight years of social life in St. Petersburg, he had become accustomed to replacing serious feelings with “the science of tender passion,” and was frankly bored in the village. Pushkin gives a number of antonyms, emphasizing the contrast of the characters’ characters: “wave and stone, poetry and prose, ice and fire.”
In the images of Onegin and Lensky, Pushkin embodied the typical features of the youth of his time. The heroes differ in character and worldview. Onegin ruined best years for empty social fun and turned into a bored egoist. Lensky is still too young, naive, romantic, but he could turn into an ordinary landowner.
2.4. What social and moral vices does N.V. Gogol expose in the comedy “The Inspector General”?
In the comedy “The Inspector General” N.V. Gogol exposes the vices of the society of the times Tsarist Russia. The focus of his attention is on representatives of the bureaucracy, and the author embodies their images in typical characters a small county town where the main events take place. The author clearly shows that local officials are mired in bribery and arbitrariness. The moral of these people is this: “There is no person who does not have some sins behind him. It’s already been arranged this way by God himself...” The ability not to miss what floats into one’s hands is, in their opinion, a manifestation of intelligence and enterprise. Officials county town stupid, immoral.
The work of N.V. Gogol is not so much comical as it is filled with tragedy, because when reading it, you begin to understand: a society in which there are so many degenerate bosses, corrupted by idleness and impunity, has no future.
V. G. Belinsky called Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin” “an encyclopedia of Russian life.” After all, the novel, like a mirror, reflected “the century and modern man" But what is he like, a contemporary of Pushkin? When you read, or rather, enjoy reading Pushkin’s masterpiece, it seems that the poet was writing about himself. He calls his main character “my good friend,” among the characters of Onegin’s friends are friends of Pushkin himself, and the author himself is constantly invisibly present in the novel. However, it would be too primitive to say that Onegin is a self-portrait. Pushkin’s personality is too complex, too multifaceted and rich to be reflected in one “typical representative” of the “golden age”. In addition, the young idealist Lensky is also part of the poet’s soul, although he is presented in the novel as the opposite of Onegin. Just as youth inevitably ends, just as maturity of mind inevitably comes, and with it conformism, so the death of the young romantic is inevitable for Pushkin in the novel.
Eugene Onegin receives a typical aristocratic upbringing. Pushkin writes: “At first Madame followed him, then Monsieur replaced her.” They taught him everything jokingly, but Onegin still received the minimum knowledge that was considered mandatory among the nobility. Pushkin seems to remember his youth:
We All studied little by little,
Why- someday And How- someday,
But education, glory to god,
U us no wonder show off...
Onegin is a typical secular young man:
He By- French absolutely
Could explain yourself And wrote,
Easily mazurka danced
AND bowed at ease.
What to you more? Light decided,
What He smart And Very nice.
Onegin knew a little classical literature, had an idea about Adam Smith, read Byron, but all this does not lead either to romantic, fiery feelings, like Lensky, or to the harshness of political protest, like Griboyedov’s Chatsky. A “harsh, chilled mind” and satiety with the pleasures of the world led to Onegin losing interest in life and falling into deep blues:
Blues I was waiting his on guard,
AND ran behind him she,
How shadow or faithful wife.
Out of boredom, Onegin tries to look for the meaning of life in some activity. He reads a lot, tries to write, but these attempts lead to nothing: “But nothing came out of his pen.”
In the village where Onegin goes to collect his inheritance, he makes another attempt at practical activity:
Yarem He corvée antique
quitrent easy replaced;
AND slave fate blessed.
But V corner his pouted,
Seeing V this scary harm,
His calculating neighbour...
An aversion to work, a habit of idleness and peace, lack of will and extreme selfishness - this is the legacy Onegin received from the “high society”.
In the image of Lensky, another type of noble youth is given. This character is very important for understanding the character of Onegin. Lensky was educated in Germany:
He from Germany foggy
Brought scholarship fruit,
Spirit ardent And enough strange...
Lensky’s spiritual world is associated with a romantic worldview; he is “an admirer of Kant and a poet.” He believes in love, in friendship, in the decency of people - he is an irreparable idealist who lives in a world of beautiful dreams. Lensky sincerely loves Olga, a contentious and empty coquette.
What do Onegin and Lensky have in common? Both belong to a privileged circle, they are smart and educated. But Lensky’s romantic soul looks for beauty everywhere. Onegin is devastated by life, tired of hypocrisy and vulgarity. Pushkin writes about Lensky: “He was a dear ignoramus at heart, he was cherished by hope, and there was a new shine and noise in the world.” Onegin listened to his friend’s passionate speeches with a smile: “And I thought it was stupid for me to interfere with his momentary bliss, and without me the time will come, let him live for now and believe in the perfection of the world. Forgive the fever youth and youthful heat and youthful delirium.” For Lensky, friendship is an acute need of nature, while Onegin makes friends “for the sake of boredom,” although in his own way he is attached to Lensky.
Onegin, despising the world, still values its opinion, is afraid of ridicule and reproach for cowardice. Because of a false sense of honor, he destroys an innocent soul. Who knows what Lensky’s fate would have been like if he had remained alive. Perhaps he would have become a Decembrist, and maybe even a simple man in the street. Belinsky believed that a second path awaited Lensky. Pushkin writes: “He would have changed in many ways, parted with the muses, got married in the village, happy and horned, but he would have been able to wear a quilted robe.”
I think Onegin is still internally richer than Lensky. His “sharp, chilled mind” is much more attractive than Lensky’s sublime romanticism, which would quickly give way to ordinary vulgarity. Only deep natures are capable of experiencing dissatisfaction with life. It seems that Onegin is closer to Pushkin:
I was embittered, He gloomy,
Passion game We knew both,
Tomila life both us,
IN both hearts heat faded away.
The author openly admits his sympathy for his hero in lyrical digressions. Onegin suffers cruelly: “Why wasn’t I wounded by a bullet in the chest? Why am I not a frail old man like this poor tax farmer? I am young, life is strong in me! What should I expect? Yearning. Yearning".
Pushkin embodied in Onegin many of those traits that would later be inherited by the characters of Lermontov, Turgenev, Herzen, and Goncharov. But the type of romantic Lensky will also be perceived and developed by Russian literature.
