We bring to your attention a brief summary"Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" is an essay by N. Leskov, first published in 1864. At the beginning of the narrative, the author notes that at times one can find such a character, which even after a while can not be remembered without emotional excitement. Among them is the heroine of the work, which was given such a nickname after the tragic events that happened to her.
main character
Katerina Lvovna, the wife of the merchant Izmailova, wasa pleasant woman of twenty-three. She was married to a 50-year-old, but wealthy Zinovy Borisovich, because of poverty. In the new family there lived an old father-in-law, Boris Timofeevich. My husband was already married, but they had lived with Katerina Lvovna for five years - they did not have any.
Izmaylovs kept the mill, and the head of the family rarelywas at home. His wife suffered from loneliness. She did not like visiting people, because she was brought up in a simple family and used to freedom, but here everyone was watching her behavior. Depressed and reproaches in childlessness. So the future "lady Macbeth" Leskova lived unhappily.
In summary, it should be said thatThe father-in-law and the husband got up early, drank tea and went for business. And Katerina Lvovna loitered about the house and yawned. If it falls asleep for an hour, then after the same boredom, from which it would be desirable to strangle. This continued until the dam broke. The mill had a lot of work, and Zinovy Borisovich for a long time did not appear at home. My wife was bored at first, but soon felt freer - my husband never loved and did not feel affection for him. From this time, the changes in the fate of the heroine began.
Acquaintance and love affair with the clerk: a summary
"Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk district" continuesdescription of the meeting with Sergei. Once the mistress decided to go out into the yard, where she heard laughter. It turned out that they decided to weigh the cook Aksinya here. A handsome young man happily entered the conversation. And then he fulfilled the desire of the hostess to know his weight, saying: "Three poods." And he added that you can wear it all day and you will not get tired. The woman felt cheerful and decided to continue the conversation, which ended with the fact that Sergei hugged her. The reddened mistress left the barn and asked Aksinya if this young man had served them long ago. It turned out that Sergei was banished by the former owner for his connection with his wife.
And one evening - my husband still did not return -the clerk knocked on the door of Katerina Lvovna. At first he asked for a book, then complained of boredom. Finally, he emboldened and embraced the frightened mistress. Since that time Sergei spent all night in the bedroom of Katerina Lvovna.
The first offense: a summary
Leskov wrote "on the basis of real events: the daughter-in-law poured an old waxing sealing wax into the ear, why he died."
Not long had to hide from the father-in-law KaterineneLviv. A week later, Boris Timofeevich saw through the window how someone descended the pipe from the window of the daughter-in-law. Having jumped out, he grabbed the clerk by the feet, unfastened it in order and locked it in the pantry. Upon learning of this, the daughter-in-law began to ask the old man to release Sergei. However, hearing the threats, made a decision. By the morning of Boris Timofeevich was gone: he ate on the eve of the fungi prepared by the mistress, and was poisoned. And his death was the same as that of poisoned rats. The story of the mushrooms was ordinary, so the old man was buried, without waiting for his son - the one from the mill somewhere on business left. The young mistress and her lover again began to live in peace.
The Way to Happiness
One crime often entails another. This will describe the summary of "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk".
Следующей жертвой стал Зиновий Борисович.Heard about the fornication of his wife (Katerina Lvovna did not hide the connection with the clerk), he arrived at night, no one noticed. A young woman who no longer imagined life without a lover took a second desperate decision. The hostess Sergey pushed him, more than once repeating that if he were a merchant, then their relations would become equal. On the night of the return, the deceived husband was brutally murdered by his lovers and buried in a cellar.
Traces of blood in the house washed away.The coachman who drove Zinovy Borisovich that evening informed him that he had brought the merchant to the bridge-then he wished to go on foot. As a result, Izmailov's mysterious disappearance was announced, and his widow secured the right to manage property and waited for the child.
Summary of the "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk"- this story is about another crime. A few months later they learned that Izmailov had another heir - a minor nephew. And soon the cousin of Boris Timofeevich brought Fedya to the house of a relative. Again, Sergei began to repeat that now it is necessary to divide the inheritance, and a decrease in capital will affect their happiness. And Katerina Lvovna, who soon was herself to become a mother, decided on another murder. But it was not possible to hide it.
The parishioners gathered at Vespers in Izmailovochurch, talked about the mistress and her lover. The most curious saw a narrow slit in the window of the room where the sick boy lay, and decided to spy on what was going on there. This happened at the very moment when Sergei was holding Fedya, and Katerina Lvovna covered his face with a pillow. The whole district ran to screams. And soon the clerk told about the murder of the merchant, who was immediately taken from the cellar.
On the way to Siberia
Summary of the book "Lady Macbeth of MtsenskCounty "ends with a description of the last weeks of the heroine's life. She left her child as an heir to her husband's relative. She herself and Sergei were cut and sentenced to hard labor. But the woman was pleased with the very fact that her lover was in the same party with her. Small jewelry and money taken out of the house, she gave the escorts and received short visits, although she began to notice that Sergei had cooled to it. The point in the relationship was set by new acquaintances.
In Nizhny Novgorod they were joined by a party fromMoscow, which turned out to be fond of men Fiona and young Sonnetka. From the first Katerina Lvovna found Sergei during one of the visits. But a serious relationship began with the salesman with Sonnetka. Soon it came to that Sergei began to openly mock Izmaylova and said that she had never loved her. And now, when Katerina Lvovna is no longer a merchant, she does not even need him any more.
When the party was loaded onto the ferry, distraughtgrief and humiliation, the heroine seized the rival standing by her and laughed at her by the leg and overboard. To save women it was not possible: Katerina Lvovna did not give Sonnetka the opportunity to swim to the hunted in the water and drowned with her.
