"Eugene Onegin" is a work of love. Love in Pushkin is a high, free feeling. A person is free in his choice and happy with this, but not in this novel. Although Tatyana loved Onegin, she was not happy with him, she did not even receive love in return. You can trace the theme of love through two meetings between Tatyana and Eugene.
In the person of Tatyana, Pushkin reproduced the type of Russian woman in a realistic work.
The poet gives his heroine a simple name. Tatiana is a simple provincial girl, not a beauty. Thoughtfulness and daydreaming distinguish her among the local inhabitants, she feels lonely among people who are not able to understand her spiritual needs:
Dick, sad, silent,
As a forest doe is timid.
She is in her family
She seemed like a stranger to a girl.
Tatiana's only pleasure and entertainment were novels:
She liked novels early;
They replaced everything for her.
She fell in love with deceptions
And Richardson and Russo.
When meeting with Onegin, who looked special among her acquaintances, it is in him that she sees her long-awaited hero.
She knows no deception
And believes the chosen dream.
Following a heartfelt impulse, she decides to confess to Onegin in a letter, which is a revelation, a declaration of love. This letter is imbued with sincerity, romantic belief in the reciprocity of feelings.
But Onegin could not appreciate the depth and passion of Tatyana's loving nature. He reads her a harsh rebuke, which leaves the girl in complete upset and mental confusion.
Having killed Lensky in a duel, the only singer of love among the people around him, Onegin kills his love. From that moment on, a turning point in Tatyana's life takes place. She changes outwardly, her inner world is closed to prying eyes. She is getting married.
In Moscow, Onegin is greeted by a cold socialite, the owner of the famous salon. In it, Eugene hardly recognizes the former timid Tatiana and falls in love with her. He sees what he wanted to see in that Tatiana: luxury, beauty, coldness.
But Tatyana does not believe in the sincerity of Onegin's feelings, since she cannot forget her dreams of possible happiness. In Tatiana, offended feelings are spoken, it was her turn to scold Onegin for not being able to discern his love in her in time. Tatiana is unhappy in her marriage, fame and wealth do not bring her pleasure:
And to me, Onegin, this splendor,
Tinsel of hateful life, my successes in a whirlwind of light,
My fashion house and evenings.
This explanation reveals the main character trait of Tatyana - a sense of duty, which is the main thing for her in life. The images of the main characters are revealed to the end in the final meeting. Tatyana answers Onegin to his confessions with the words: "But I am given to another and I will be faithful to him forever!" This phrase clearly outlines the soul of the ideal Russian woman. With these words, Tatiana does not leave Onegin any hope. In the first meeting of the heroes, the author gives Onegin a chance to change his life, filling it with meaning, which is personified by Tatiana. And in the second meeting, Pushkin punishes the protagonist by leaving Tatyana completely inaccessible to him.
Finally, we come to the analysis of the 4th chapter of Pushkin's novel "Eugene Onegin". The drama is growing. “Hardly anyone wrote poetry in Russian with such ease that we notice in all of Pushkin's poems. He has inconspicuous work; everything is at ease; the rhyme sounds and calls out another, ”Voeikov wrote about the poem.
Onegin came to Tatyana in the garden. The scene of Onegin's meeting with Tatiana is the key one in this chapter, which carries a psychological load. And to emphasize this, Pushkin does not insert any significant actions into this chapter.
Having read the novels, Tatyana expects that after her confession, secret meetings with her beloved hero, love adventures and experiences will await her. But Eugene behaved not like the hero of her favorite novels, but like an ordinary person. As he walked into the garden, he recalled his stay in Petersburg, his love affairs, the accumulated bitter experience.
Before judging our hero, put yourself in his place. He barely had time to notice Tatyana at the flashing servants, samovar, cups of tea. Remember, when friends returned home, Onegin was the first to mark his mother.
By the way, Larina is simple,
But a very nice old lady;
The sad, silent girl could hardly attract attention. And even more so, a man who knew women could not have time to fall in love in a couple of hours. Tatyana, with her confession, was clearly in a hurry.
Once again, I propose to put ourselves in the place of our hero. He receives a letter. Even touching and sincere, from a girl she barely knows. What should he have done? Any decent person, no matter whether a nobleman or a philistine class, would have done the same in his place. Even today, 200 years later. There are 2 options for the development of events. The bastard would take advantage of the girl's naivety and inexperience, throw it up and leave. Moreover, he would have glorified the whole district. However, in Russian society in the XIX century, the morals were much as strict, and he would have to answer to the noble assembly. He was not ready to marry. So he did what he was supposed to do.
He offers the girl his brother's love and friendship. The author also says that Onegin could take advantage of the love of an inexperienced Tatiana, but the nobility and sense of honor took over. Onegin invites Tatiana to listen to the confession, but his monologue looks more like a rebuke. He confesses to Tatyana that he does not seek to tie the knot, shows what future awaits Tatyana if he marries her.
Believe me (conscience is a guarantee), marriage will be a torment for us. I, no matter how much I loved you, Accustomed, I will stop loving you immediately; Start crying: your tears Will not touch my heart.
And at the end of his monologue, Onegin gives Tatiana advice: "learn to rule yourself." In less than 200 years, this phrase has become a winged phrase.
Tatiana did not answer Eugene.
Through tears, not seeing anything,
Barely breathing, no objection
Tatiana listened to him.
But what confusion, what a storm of feelings reigned in her soul, the reader can only guess. The nobility in the characterization of Eugene is also emphasized by the vocabulary carefully selected by Pushkin: "silenced feelings", captivated, "young maiden", "bliss".
At the end of the conversation, in order to soften the harshness and coldness of his words, Yevgeny gave her a hand, on which Tatyana leaned, and together they returned to the house.
But if Tatyana had chosen her mother as her confidante, not a nanny, who knew nothing about love, but her mother, the plot of the novel could have developed differently. Mother would not allow her to write this letter, because she understood that this could only scare off a potential groom. But Onegin would have been set up with such nets that only noble mothers are capable of. There would be thousands of excuses to invite Onegin to the Larins' estate, and Onegin could not refuse them. All conditions would have been created so that Eugene would get to know Tatiana better, and then, you see, he would fall in love with her and propose to her.
However, dear reader, you have the right to disagree with our judgment.
As mentioned above, apart from Tatyana's meeting with Onegin, the author does not develop the narrative, does not describe any significant actions in this chapter.
First, he analyzes Onegin's act, noting that
acted very nicely
With sad Tanya our friend.
This is followed by a discussion about friends, which can be expressed in one proverb: God, deliver me from friends, and I myself will get rid of enemies. You never expect anything good from enemies. That is why he is an enemy, to expect from him a blow in the back and betrayal. But when the slander is repeated by a person who calls himself a friend, this is perceived differently by society and hits more painfully.
At the end of the lyrical digression of the chapter that took 5 stanzas, the author gives advice, which has become the slogan of our 21st century - love yourself.
Pushkin again returns to the image of Tatyana, describes her state of mind after a conversation with Eugene. Unrequited love left a heavy imprint on Tatyana's heart. She has completely lost her taste for life, freshness. Neighbors from the provincial villages began to pay attention to her condition, it was rumored that it was time to marry her.
But while Tatiana silently faded, Olga and Vladimir Lensky were happy, they enjoyed simple communication with each other, and the wedding day had already been appointed.
At the end of the analysis of the 4th chapter, one should pay attention to Lensky's antithesis to Onegin in the last stanza. Lensky is young and not as experienced as Onegin. He believes in Olga's love and is therefore happy. “But the one who foresees everything is pitiful” - this is about Onegin. Knowledge, excessive experience often interfere with living and being happy.
The lyrical digressions at the end of the chapter indicate that a time interval will be allowed between the events of the 4th and subsequent 5th chapters. Onegin's explanation with Tatiana took place in August - early September (the girls were picking berries in the garden). The actions of the 5th chapter will take place in January, on Christmas time.
"Eugene Onegin" is a work of love. Love in Pushkin is a high, free feeling. A person is free in his choice and happy with this, but not in this novel. Although Tatyana loved Onegin, she was not happy with him, she did not even receive love in return. You can trace the theme of love through two meetings between Tatyana and Eugene.
In the person of Tatyana, Pushkin reproduced the type of Russian woman in a realistic work.
The poet gives his heroine a simple name. Tatiana is a simple provincial girl, not a beauty.
Thoughtfulness and daydreaming distinguish her among the local inhabitants, she feels lonely among people who are not able to understand her spiritual needs:
Dick, sad, silent,
As a forest doe is timid.
She is in her family
She seemed like a stranger to a girl.
Tatiana's only pleasure and entertainment were novels:
She liked novels early;
They replaced everything for her.
She fell in love with deceptions
And Richardson and Russo.
When meeting with Onegin, who looked special among her acquaintances, it is in him that she sees her long-awaited hero.
She knows no deception
And believes the chosen dream.
Following a heartfelt impulse, she decides to confess to Onegin in a letter, which is a revelation,
declaration of love. This letter is imbued with sincerity, romantic belief in the reciprocity of feelings.
But Onegin could not appreciate the full depth and passion of Tatyana's loving nature. He reads her stern
a rebuke that leaves the girl in complete frustration and mental confusion.
Having killed Lensky in a duel, the only singer of love among the people around him, Onegin kills his love.
From that moment on, a turning point in Tatiana's life takes place. She changes outwardly, her inner world is closed to prying eyes. She is getting married.
In Moscow, Onegin is greeted by a cold socialite, the owner of the famous salon. In it, Eugene hardly recognizes the former timid Tatiana and falls in love with her. He sees what he wanted to see in that Tatiana:
luxury, beauty, coldness.
But Tatyana does not believe in the sincerity of Onegin's feelings, since she cannot forget her dreams of possible happiness.
In Tatiana, offended feelings are spoken, it was her turn to scold Onegin for not being able to discern his love in her in time.
Tatiana is unhappy in her marriage, fame and wealth do not bring her pleasure:
And to me, Onegin, this splendor,
Tinsel of hateful life, my successes in a whirlwind of light,
My fashion house and evenings.
This explanation reveals the main character trait of Tatyana - a sense of duty, which is the main thing for her in life.
The images of the main characters are revealed to the end in the final meeting.
Tatyana answers Onegin to his confessions with the words: "But I am given to another and I will be faithful to him forever!" This phrase clearly outlines the soul of the ideal Russian woman. With these words, Tatiana does not leave Onegin any hope.
In the first meeting of the heroes, the author gives Onegin a chance to change his life, filling it with meaning, which is personified by Tatiana. And in the second meeting, Pushkin punishes the protagonist by leaving Tatyana completely inaccessible to him.
"Eugene Onegin" is a work of love. Love in Pushkin is a high, free feeling. A person is free in his choice and happy with this, but not in this novel. Although Tatyana loved Onegin, she was not happy with him, she did not even receive love in return. You can trace the theme of love through two meetings between Tatyana and Eugene.
In the person of Tatyana, Pushkin reproduced the type of Russian woman in a realistic work.
The poet gives his heroine a simple name. Tatiana is a simple provincial girl, not a beauty. Thoughtfulness and daydreaming distinguish her among the local inhabitants, she feels lonely among people who are not able to understand her spiritual needs:
Dick, sad, silent,
As a forest doe is timid.
She is in her family
She seemed like a stranger to a girl.
Tatiana's only pleasure and entertainment were novels:
She liked novels early;
They replaced everything for her.
She fell in love with deceptions
And Richardson and Russo.
When meeting with Onegin, who looked special among her acquaintances, it is in him that she sees her long-awaited hero.
She knows no deception
And believes the chosen dream.
Following a heartfelt impulse, she decides to confess to Onegin in a letter, which is a revelation, a declaration of love. This letter is imbued with sincerity, romantic belief in the reciprocity of feelings.
But Onegin could not appreciate the depth and passion of Tatyana's loving nature. He reads her a harsh rebuke, which leaves the girl in complete upset and mental confusion.
Having killed Lensky in a duel, the only singer of love among the people around him, Onegin kills his love. From that moment on, a turning point in Tatyana's life takes place. She changes outwardly, her inner world is closed to prying eyes. She is getting married.
In Moscow, Onegin is greeted by a cold socialite, the owner of the famous salon. In it, Eugene hardly recognizes the former timid Tatiana and falls in love with her. He sees what he wanted to see in that Tatiana: luxury, beauty, coldness.
But Tatyana does not believe in the sincerity of Onegin's feelings, since she cannot forget her dreams of possible happiness. In Tatiana, offended feelings are spoken, it was her turn to scold Onegin for not being able to discern his love in her in time. Tatiana is unhappy in her marriage, fame and wealth do not bring her pleasure:
And to me, Onegin, this splendor,
Tinsel of hateful life, my successes in a whirlwind of light,
My fashion house and evenings.
This explanation reveals the main character trait of Tatyana - a sense of duty, which is the main thing for her in life. The images of the main characters are revealed to the end in the final meeting. Tatyana answers Onegin to his confessions with the words: "But I am given to another and I will be faithful to him forever!" This phrase clearly outlines the soul of the ideal Russian woman. With these words, Tatiana does not leave Onegin any hope. In the first meeting of the heroes, the author gives Onegin a chance to change his life, filling it with meaning, which is personified by Tatiana. And in the second meeting, Pushkin punishes the protagonist by leaving Tatyana completely inaccessible to him.
The scene of Tatiana and Onegin's explanation in the eighth chapter is the denouement of the novel, its logical conclusion. This chapter tells about the events that took place several years after the death of Lensky, which, to some extent, separated the heroes. They meet again at the ball. The reader learns that Tatiana is now a married lady, from a provincial girl she has turned into a secular lady, a “legislator of the hall”, although she still retains her individuality: “She was not in a hurry, Not cold, not talkative, Without a brazen gaze for everyone , Without claims to success, Without these little antics, Without imitative undertakings ... Everything is quiet, it was just in her ... ". Onegin does not even immediately recognize her at the ball. But he himself has practically not changed over the years: "Having lived without a goal, without work Until twenty-six years, languishing in inaction of leisure Without service, without a wife, without work, I could not do anything."
The heroes seemed to have reversed roles. Now Onegin "in anguish of loving thoughts And spends day and night ...". It would seem that Tatiana should be glad: now Onegin is in love with her, suffers. But she does not reveal her feelings either at the first meeting ("Hey, she! It’s not that she shuddered. Or she suddenly became pale, red ... Her eyebrow didn’t even move; She didn’t even press her lips together."), Nor later, when Onegin confesses his feelings to her in a letter ("She does not notice him, no matter how he fights or even dies"); on the contrary, she is outraged:
How harsh!
He does not see him, not a word with him;
Uh! how surrounded now
Epiphany cold she!
How to contain resentment
Stubborn lips want!
There is only a trace of anger on this face ...
Unable to withstand the wait, Onegin goes to Tatiana's house and what does he see?
The princess is in front of him, alone,
Sits, not removed, pale,
Someone reads a letter
And quietly pouring tears like a river,
Lean your cheek on your hand.
Oh, who would dumb her suffering
I didn’t read it in this quick moment!
Tatyana continues to love Eugene, she herself admits this to him. In the third chapter, the author writes, talking about her feelings for Onegin: "It's time to come, she fell in love." It would seem that this feeling of first falling in love should have quickly passed, because Eugene did not reciprocate her, moreover, knowing about Tanya's love, he looks after Olga at her name day. Even Evgeny's sermon in the garden did not affect Tatyana's feelings.
What prevents the heroine from reciprocating Oneginugin now? Maybe she is not sure of the sincerity of his feelings? Tatiana asks Onegin:
Why are you persecuting Me now?
Why do you have me in mind?
Is it not because in high society
Now I must appear;
That I am rich and noble
That the husband was mutilated in battles,
Why does the courtyard caress us?
Not because it's my shame.
Now everyone would be noticed
And I could bring in society
Are you a seductive honor?
I do not think. Tatiana is a whole person. Although she was brought up on French novels ("She liked novels early; They replaced everything for her; She fell in love with deceptions and Richardson and Rousseau"), the concepts of "family", "marital fidelity" are not simple words for her. Although she does not love her husband, moral principles do not allow her to cheat on him:
I got married. You must,
I ask you to leave me;
I know there is in your heart
And pride and outright honor.
I love you (why dissemble?),
But I am given to another;
I will be faithful to him forever.
The author stops the story about the heroes, says goodbye to them ("Forgive me ... my companion is strange, And you, my faithful ideal ..."). But the reader himself can easily conjecture the fate of his beloved heroes. I think that each of them - both Tatiana and Eugene - are unhappy in their own way: Tatiana doomed herself to live with her unloved husband; Onegin's soul was revived, but too late. "And happiness was so possible, So close! .."
