Comedy A.S.Griboyedov's "Woe from Wit" refers to those works that do not lose their sharpness and relevance with the passage of time. Moreover, the more years they are separated from the moment of creation, the more valuable they are. This happens with precious wines, picturesque canvases, sculptures, buildings, etc.
The plot and plot
Impersonation of the barly Moscow
In the comedy the first capital of Russia ispersonification of the old way of life, formed by centuries. Glamor and luxury are associated primarily with the past times of Catherine II. This century considers ideal Famusov. Characteristics of the hero fits well into the meaning of his name, which Griboyedov chose for the character is not accidental. "Fama" in Latin means "rumor". Rumor, publicity, other people's idle conversations and Pavel Afanasyevich is afraid. He has two "horror stories": "whatever happens" and "what the princess Marya Alekseevna will say." However, one more important meaning of the name "Famusov" is important. Characteristics of the character as a person known, enjoying influence, respect in society, he also corresponds. It is not without reason that the hero is fondled, his patronage is sought, and his opinion is listened to. According to Griboyedov's plan, it was Famusov (whose characterization in comedy proves this) embodies an ancient Moscow lordly: hospitable, loving to walk, gossip, observing etiquette and the external rules of decency, the keeper of the house-building, patriarchal, autocratic-serf traditions.
Main Character Traits
What role does Famusov play in "Woe from Wit"?The characterization of Pavel Afanasievich is absolutely unambiguous. He is already in his years, a widower, but has excellent health, which allows him to trail after a pretty Lisa, exposing himself at the same time as an exemplary, modest, sedate family man and father before Sofya. For the sake of fashion and new times, he is forced to teach his daughter "in French", to dance and "all sciences," to dress in foreign stores on the Kuznetsk bridge, and himself with righteous anger responds about science, enlightenment. In his opinion, the study is "this is the plague," the source of dissent, revolutionary ideas, everything new that threatens to displace the customary and convenient character of things, the autocratic system, to break the way on which the power of Famusov and wealth are based. Intelligent, cunning and calculating, this "old Russian gentleman" yearns for the times of "Maxim Petrovich," when high ranks and titles, awards and salaries were distributed not on merit and merit, but on the basis of flattery, sycophancy, servility and ear-phones. A hardened serf and retrograde, looking down on those who are poor, he happily acts as a benefactor, as in the case of Molchalin. His firm conviction, he says Sophia: "Who is poor, you are not a couple." This is also quite a bright characteristic of Famusov. "Woe from Wit", in fact, it is a portrait of two epochs: "centuries past" and rallied around him Skalozub, Princess Mary Alexeyevna, princes Tugoukhovskih, Famusov himself, as well as "the present century", personified by a single Chatsky.
According to critics, there was a victory in the comedyfor Chatsky. But very doubtful, reminiscent of more defeat. And the resonances of Famusov, alas, were, are and continue to be, remaining the main, routine part of society.
