In the novel "Eugene Onegin" Pushkin describes his time, noting everything that was essential for the life of generations: the life and customs of people, the state of their souls, popular philosophical, political and economic trends, literary preferences, fashions. Throughout the novel and in lyrical digressions the poet shows all layers of Russian noble society: elite Petersburg, local and Moscow nobility.
The author of the novel pays special attention to the St. Petersburg nobility, a typical representative of which is Eugene Onegin. The poet describes in every detail the day of his hero, and Onegin’s day is a typical day of a capital dandy. Thus, Pushkin recreates a picture of the life of all St. Petersburg secular society. Fashionable daytime walk along a specific route:
Putting on a wide bolivar,
Onegin goes to the boulevard
And there he walks in the open space,
Bye vigilant breget
Dinner won't ring his bell.
Then lunch at a restaurant, visit to the theater:
The theater is an evil legislator,
Fickle Adorer
Charming actresses
Honorary citizen of the backstage...
Pushkin describes Onegin’s office and his outfit in great detail:
But trousers, a tailcoat, a vest,
All these words are not in Russian...
Thus, Evgeny Onegin is a typical young “socialite”, a representative of freedom-loving and at the same time dissatisfied, bored youth. Before us appears a "young rake", an egoist and a skeptic with a sharp with an evil tongue. The environment to which Eugene belonged and the mores of that society formulated his beliefs, morals and interests. Pushkin speaks about the St. Petersburg nobility with a fair amount of irony and without special sympathy, because life in the capital is “monotonous and motley”, and the “noise of the world” gets boring very quickly. Thus, we see that the life of the nobility in St. Petersburg is filled with entertainment from morning to night, but it should be noted that provincial society is represented very widely in the novel.
A striking example of the small landed nobility is the family of Tatyana Larina, Onegin’s uncle and the guests at Tatyana’s name day. The Larin family is the environment in which Tatyana grew up, having absorbed all the kindness, simplicity, patriarchy and cordiality of local morals and way of life. Her mother loved Richardson, but “not because she read it,” but because cousin Alina often talked about him. She got married unwillingly:
Her husband, but in captivity;
She sighed differently
Who with heart and mind
She liked it much more...
Tatyana's mother was initially unhappy in her marriage, but “habit sweetened the grief that could not be reflected by anything…”. She revealed the secret of how to manage her husband, and already managed expenses herself, “salted mushrooms for the winter,” “went to the bathhouse on Saturdays.” But, as Pushkin says, “her husband loved her heartily.” Guests, also small-scale nobles, often came to the Larins. The author gives us a description of them at Tatyana’s name day:
With his portly wife
Fat Pustyakov arrived;
Gvozdin, an excellent owner,
Owner of poor men;
The Skotinins, the gray-haired couple,
With children of all ages, counting
From thirty to two years;
District dandy Petushkov,
My cousin, Buyanov,
In down, in a cap with a visor
(As you know him, of course)
And retired adviser Flyanov,
Heavy gossip, old rogue,
Glutton, bribe-taker and buffoon.
Here the author uses speaking names, endowing landowners with mainly negative traits: they are ruthless serf owners, people of low culture, with base interests, all their conversations are “about haymaking, about wine, about the kennel, about their relatives.”
Perhaps only Lensky differs from the small landowners. He is “a romantic and nothing more,” according to Belinsky’s definition. “With a soul straight from Göttingen,” because Vladimir was educated in Germany. Pushkin himself sees two options when discussing Lensky’s future. The author believes that Vladimir could become either a famous Russian poet or an ordinary landowner, like Onegin’s uncle or Dmitry Larin.
The world of the landed nobility is far from perfect, because in it spiritual interests and needs are not decisive. However, Pushkin writes about the local nobility with more sympathy than about the St. Petersburg nobility. Exactly landed nobility lives in close proximity to the people, and therefore the idea of rebirth is probably embedded in him.
Pushkin pays less attention to the Moscow nobility than to the St. Petersburg nobility. He speaks of him rather harshly, sharply and saterically, thereby giving very unflattering characteristics:
But no change is visible in them;
Everything about them is the same as the old model:
At Aunt Princess Elena's
Still the same tulle cap;
Everything is whitewashed Lukerya Lvovna,
Lyubov Petrovna lies all the same,
Ivan Petrovich is just as stupid
Semyon Petrovich is also stingy...
In the living room everyone is occupied with “incoherent, vulgar nonsense”:
They slander even boringly;
In the barren dryness of speech,
Questions, gossip and news
Thoughts won’t flash for a whole day...
There is endless melancholy all around, and Moscow society is occupied by “talking about nothing.” Tatyana herself feels stuffy in a secular environment, she wants to escape from this bustle:
Tatyana looks and doesn’t see,
The excitement of the world hates...
Pushkin emphasizes the typical characteristics of the deduced persons with a variety of examples that fit under one general definition- Griboyedovskaya Moscow. It is not for nothing that the author includes Griboyedov’s lines in the epigraph to the seventh chapter, thereby emphasizing that nothing has changed in Moscow since then. Thus, in the novel "Eugene Onegin" Pushkin drew us Russian society in "one of most interesting moments its development", recreating a truly realistic picture of the morals and customs of Russia's first quarter of the XIX century.
In the novel “Eugene Onegin,” Pushkin outlined with light strokes the nobility - the people in whose company Eugene Onegin moved, and with whom, in addition to the main characters, he had to maintain relationships and communicate. Metropolitan nobility was strikingly different from the provincial landowners who lived in the outback. This gap was all the more noticeable the less often landowners traveled to the capital. The interests, level of culture, and education of both were often at different levels.
The images of landowners and high society nobility were only partly fictitious. Pushkin himself moved among them, and most of the paintings depicted in the work were spotted at social events, balls, and dinners. The poet communicated with provincial society during his forced exile in Mikhailovskoye and during his stay in Boldino. Therefore, the life of the nobility, whether in the countryside, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, is depicted by poets with knowledge of the matter.
Provincial landed nobility
Along with the Larin family, other landowners lived in the province. The reader meets most of them at their name day. But some sketches to the portraits of neighboring landowners can be seen in the second chapter, when Onegin settled in the village. Simple in their mental makeup, even somewhat primitive people tried to make friends with their new neighbor, but as soon as he saw the droshky approaching, he mounted his horse and rode off the back porch so as not to be noticed. The maneuver of the newly-minted landowner was noticed, and the neighbors, offended by their best intentions, stopped their attempts to establish friendship with Onegin. Pushkin interestingly describes the reaction to the replacement of corvée with quitrent:
But in his corner he sulked,
Seeing this as terrible harm,
His calculating neighbor;
The other smiled slyly
And everyone decided out loud,
That he is a most dangerous weirdo.
The attitude of the nobles towards Onegin became hostile. Sharp-tongued gossips began to talk about him:
“Our neighbor is ignorant; crazy;
He is a pharmacist; he drinks one
A glass of red wine;
He doesn't suit ladies' arms;
All Yes Yes No; won't tell yes sir
Il no with" That was the general voice.
Invented stories can show the level of intelligence and education of people. And since he left much to be desired, Lensky was also not delighted with his neighbors, although out of politeness he paid them visits. Although
Lords of neighboring villages
He didn't like feasts;
Some landowners whose daughters were growing up dreamed of getting a “rich neighbor” to be their son-in-law. And since Lensky did not seek to fall into anyone’s skillfully placed networks, he also began to visit his neighbors less and less:
He ran away from their noisy conversation.
Their conversation is sensible
About haymaking, about wine,
About the kennel, about my family.
In addition, Lensky was in love with Olga Larina and spent almost all his evenings with their family.
Almost all the neighbors came to Tatyana’s name day:
With his portly wife
Fat Pustyakov arrived;
Gvozdin, an excellent owner,
Owner of poor men;
Here Pushkin is clearly being ironic. But, unfortunately, there were quite a few of the landowners like the Gvozdins, who fleeced their men like sticks.
The Skotinins, the gray-haired couple,
With children of all ages, counting
From thirty to two years;
District dandy Petushkov,
My cousin, Buyanov,
In down, in a cap with a visor
(As you know him, of course)
And retired adviser Flyanov,
Heavy gossip, old rogue,
Glutton, bribe-taker and buffoon.XXVII
With the family of Panfil Kharlikov
Monsieur Triquet also arrived,
Witty, recently from Tambov,
With glasses and a red wig.
Pushkin does not need to spend long stanzas characterizing the guest landowners. The names spoke for themselves.
The celebration was attended not only by landowners representing several generations. The older generation was represented by the Skotinins, a gray-haired couple, they were clearly over 50, retired adviser Flyanov, he was also well over 40. In each family there were children who made up the younger generation, who were happy about the regimental orchestra and dancing.
The provincial nobility tries to imitate the capital by organizing balls and celebrations, but here everything is much more modest. If in St. Petersburg they offer dishes prepared by French chefs from overseas products, then in the provinces they put their own reserves on the table. The over-salted fatty pie was prepared by yard cooks, and liqueurs and liqueurs were made from berries and fruits collected in one’s own garden.
In the next chapter, which describes the preparation for the duel, the reader will meet another landowner
Zaretsky, once a brawler,
Ataman of the gambling gang,
The head is a rake, a tavern tribune,
Now kind and simple
The father of the family is single,
Reliable friend, peaceful landowner
And even an honest person.
This is him, Onegin is afraid, never having decided to offer reconciliation to Lensky. He knew that Zaretsky could
Encourage young friends to quarrel
And put them on the barrier,
Or force them to make peace,
To have breakfast together,
And then secretly dishonor
A funny joke, a lie.
Moscow Noble Society
Tatiana came to Moscow not by chance. She came with her mother to the brides fair. Close relatives of the Larins lived in Moscow, and Tatyana and her mother stayed with them. In Moscow, Tatyana came into close contact with noble society, which was more archaic and rigid than in St. Petersburg or the provinces.
In Moscow, Tanya was greeted warmly and cordially by her relatives. The old women were scattered in memories, the “young graces of Moscow”, looking closely at their new relative and friend, found with her mutual language, shared the secrets of beauty and fashion, talked about their heartfelt victories and tried to extract her secrets from Tatyana. But
the secret of your heart,
Treasured treasure of tears and happiness,
Keeps silent meanwhile
And it is not shared with anyone.
Guests came to Aunt Alina's mansion. To avoid appearing too distracted or arrogant,
Tatyana wants to listen
In conversations, in general conversation;
But everyone in the living room is occupied
Such incoherent, vulgar nonsense;
Everything about them is so pale and indifferent;
They slander even boringly.
All this was not interesting to the romantically inclined girl, who, deep down, was perhaps waiting for some kind of miracle. She often stood somewhere on the side, and only
Archive young men in a crowd
They look at Tanya primly
And about her among themselves
They speak unfavorably.
Of course, such “archival youths” could not interest the young lady. Here Pushkin used the Old Church Slavonic form of the adjective to emphasize that the “young men” belonged to the “past century.” At the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, late marriages were not uncommon. Men were forced to serve in order to make a certain fortune, and only then got married. But they chose young girls as brides. So marriages that were unequal in age were not uncommon at that time. They looked down on the provincial young lady.
Together with her mother or cousins, Tatyana visited theaters and was taken to Moscow balls.
There is cramped space, excitement, heat,
Music roars, candles sparkle,
Flashing, a whirlwind of fast steams,
Beauties have light dresses,
Choirs full of people,
A vast semicircle of brides,
All the senses are suddenly struck.
Here the dandies seem to be noteworthy
Your impudence, your vest
And an inattentive lorgnette.
Here the hussars are on vacation
They are in a hurry to appear, to thunder,
Shine, captivate and fly away.
At one of the balls, her future husband drew attention to Tatiana.
Nobles of St. Petersburg
In the first part of the poetic novel, the secular society of St. Petersburg was described with light sketches, from an outside perspective. Pushkin writes about Onegin’s father that
Having served excellently and nobly,
His father lived in debt
Gave three balls annually,
And finally squandered it.
Onegin Sr. was not the only one who lived this way. For many nobles this was the norm. Another touch of the secular society of St. Petersburg:
Here is my Onegin free;
Haircut in the latest fashion,
How dandy London dressed -
And finally saw the light.
He's completely French
He could express himself and wrote;
I danced the mazurka easily
And he bowed casually;
What do you want more? The light has decided
That he is smart and very nice.
With his description, Pushkin shows what interests and worldviews the aristocratic youth have.
No one is embarrassed that the young man does not serve anywhere. If noble family There are estates and serfs, then why serve? In the eyes of some mothers, perhaps Onegin was a good match for the marriage of their daughters. This is one of the reasons why young people are accepted and invited to balls and dinners in society.
Sometimes he was still in bed:
They bring notes to him.
What? Invitations? Indeed,
Three houses for the evening call:
There will be a ball, there will be a children's party.
But Onegin, as you know, did not seek to tie the knot. Although he was an expert in the “science of tender passion.”
Pushkin describes the ball to which Onegin arrived. This description also serves as a sketch for characterizing St. Petersburg morals. At such balls young people met and fell in love
I was crazy about balls:
Or rather, there is no room for confessions
And for delivering a letter.
O you, honorable spouses!
I will offer you my services;
Please notice my speech:
I want to warn you.
You, mamas, are also stricter
Follow your daughters:
Hold your lorgnette straight!
At the end of the novel, St. Petersburg secular society is no longer as faceless as at the beginning.
Through the close row of aristocrats,
Military dandies, diplomats
And she glides over proud ladies;
So she sat down quietly and looked,
Admiring the noisy crowded space,
Flashing dresses and speeches,
The phenomenon of slow guests
In front of the young hostess...
The author introduces the reader to Nina Voronskaya, a dazzling beauty. Pushkin gives a detailed portrait of the capital's secular society in his description of dinner at Tatiana's house. All the cream of society, as they said then, gathered here. Describing the people present at the dinner, Pushkin shows how high Tatyana rose up the hierarchical ladder, having married a prince, a military officer and a veteran Patriotic War 1812.
color of the capital,
And know, and fashion samples,
Faces you meet everywhere
Necessary fools;
There were elderly ladies here
In caps and roses, looking angry;
There were several girls here
No smiling faces;
There was a messenger who said
On government affairs;
Here he was in fragrant gray hair
The old man joked in the old way:
Excellently subtle and clever,
Which is a little funny these days.Here he was avid for epigrams,
Angry gentleman:
But, along with representatives of high society, the dinner was attended by several random people who ended up here due to various circumstances
Prolasov was here, who deserved
Fame for the baseness of the soul,
Dulled in all albums,
St.-Priest, your pencils;
Another ballroom dictator is at the door
It stood like a magazine picture,
Blush like a pussy willow cherub,
Strapped, mute and motionless,
And a wandering traveler,
Overstarched impudent man.
Noble status placed very high demands on its representatives. And in Russia there were many truly worthy nobles. But in the novel “Eugene Onegin” Pushkin shows, along with brilliance and luxury, vices, emptiness and vulgarity. The tendency to spend, living beyond one's means, and the desire to imitate, the reluctance to serve and benefit society, the impracticality and carelessness of secular society are fully shown in the novel. These lines were intended to make readers, most of whom represented this very nobility, think, and reconsider their way of life. It is not surprising that “Eugene Onegin” was received ambiguously by the reading public, and not always favorably.
Belinsky called the novel “Eugene Onegin” “an encyclopedia of Russian life”, it “poetically reproduces the picture of Russian life”, Pushkin depicted the noble society of the 20s of the 19th century, and showed in detail both the life of the provincial nobility and the capital’s society.
The main motive accompanying the description of St. Petersburg society is vanity (“it’s no wonder to keep up everywhere”), tinsel. Using the example of Onegin's daily routine, the reader can judge the pastime of a socialite. For a socialite, the day began in the afternoon (“it used to be that he was still in bed: / They carried notes to him”) - this is a feature of aristocracy. A typical walking place for the nobility, Nevsky Prospekt, Promenade des Anglais, Admiralteysky Boulevard. As soon as the “waking Breguet” beats lunch, the dandy rushes to the most fashionable restaurant, Talon. The afternoon is theatre, and the highlight of the day is the ball. It was believed in good form arrive after midnight, and in the morning, when working Petersburg wakes up, go home to sleep.
When describing secular society, there is a motif of masquerade: the main feature of St. Petersburg life is boredom (in the theater Onegin yawns (“I saw everything: faces, clothes / He is terribly dissatisfied”). The author, describing the mores of society, uses irony, sometimes satire:
Here, however, was the color of the capital,
And know, and fashion samples,
Faces you meet everywhere
Necessary fools.
Fashion is of great importance in St. Petersburg: “Onegin is in the latest fashion, / Dressed like a London dandy”; Dandyism is fashionable as a way of life and, of course, melancholy as the Byronic mask of a socialite and, as a consequence, a special type of behavior (“But wildly secular hostility / Afraid of false shame”).
Life in Moscow is slow, static, unchanging. There are many reminiscences of “Woe from Wit” in the novel. The spirit of nepotism reigns here - this is the main motive in the depiction of Moscow society - patriarchy, everyone calls each other by name and patronymic: Pelageya Nikolaevna, Lukerya Lvovna, Lyubov Petrovna; hospitality:
To relatives who arrived from afar,
Everywhere there is an affectionate meeting,
And exclamations, and bread and salt.
Moscow gossip, unlike St. Petersburg, looks homely, like talking about each other in big family, where we will reveal all the secrets:
Everything about them is so pale and indifferent;
They slander even boringly.
In depicting the life of the provincial nobility, Pushkin follows Fonvizin: he gives an idea of the characters using the surnames of Fonvizin's heroes. Here reigns the “past century” and the past literary tradition with her “talking” surnames:
Tolsty Pustyakov.
Gvozdin, an excellent owner,
Owner of poor men;
The Skotinins, the gray-haired couple,
With children of all ages.
From thirty to two years.
The main feature of the provincial nobility is patriarchy, loyalty to antiquity (“They kept in their peaceful life / The habits of dear old times”), in relationships at the table the features of Catherine’s era were preserved (“And at the table their guests / They carried dishes according to rank”). Village entertainments include hunting, guests, and a special place is occupied by the ball, where ancient trends still dominate (“even the mazurka has preserved / The original beauty”). The villagers are one big family, they love to gossip about each other:
Everyone began to interpret furtively,
It is not without sin to joke and judge,
Tatiana intends to marry...
The fate of provincial nobles is traditional (the fate of Tatyana's mother, the alleged fate of Lensky). The provincial nobility appears in the novel as a caricature of high society, but at the same time, it is in the province that Tatyana’s appearance is possible.
V. G. Belinsky called the novel “Eugene Onegin” “an encyclopedia of Russian life”, it “poetically reproduces the picture of Russian life”, Pushkin depicted the noble society of the 20s of the 19th century, and showed in detail both the life of the provincial nobility and metropolitan society .
The main motive accompanying the description of St. Petersburg society is vanity (“it’s no wonder to keep up everywhere”), tinsel. Using the example of Onegin's daily routine, the reader can judge the pastime of a socialite. For a socialite, the day began in the afternoon (“it used to be that he was still in bed: / They carried notes to him”) - this is a feature of aristocracy. A typical walking place for the nobility is Nevsky Prospekt, English Embankment, Admiralteysky Boulevard. As soon as the “waking Breguet” beats lunch, the dandy rushes to the most fashionable restaurant, Talon. The afternoon is theatre, and the highlight of the day is the ball. It was considered good form to arrive after midnight, and in the morning, when working Petersburg woke up, to go home to sleep.
When describing secular society, there is a motif of masquerade: the main feature of St. Petersburg life is boredom (in the theater Onegin yawns (“I saw everything: faces, clothes / He is terribly dissatisfied”). The author, describing the mores of society, uses irony, sometimes satire:
Here, however, was the color of the capital,
And know, and fashion samples,
Faces you meet everywhere
Necessary fools.
Fashion is of great importance in St. Petersburg: “Onegin is in the latest fashion, / Dressed like a London dandy”; Dandyism is fashionable as a way of life and, of course, melancholy as the Byronic mask of a socialite and, as a consequence, a special type of behavior (“But wildly secular hostility / Afraid of false shame”).
Life in Moscow is slow, static, unchanging. There are many reminiscences of “Woe from Wit” in the novel. The spirit of nepotism reigns here - this is the main motive in the depiction of Moscow society - patriarchy, everyone calls each other by name and patronymic: Pelageya Nikolaevna, Lukerya Lvovna, Lyubov Petrovna; hospitality:
To relatives who arrived from afar,
Everywhere there is an affectionate meeting,
And exclamations, and bread and salt.
Moscow gossip, unlike St. Petersburg, looks homely, like talking about each other in a large family, where we tell all the secrets:
Everything about them is so pale and indifferent;
They slander even boringly.
In depicting the life of the provincial nobility, Pushkin follows Fonvizin: he gives an idea of the characters using the surnames of Fonvizin's heroes. Here reigns the “past century” and the past literary tradition with its “speaking” surnames:
...fat Pustyakov.
Gvozdin, an excellent owner,
Owner of poor men;
The Skotinins, the gray-haired couple,
With children of all ages.
From thirty to two years.
The main feature of the provincial nobility is patriarchy, loyalty to antiquity (“They kept in their peaceful life / The habits of dear old times”), in relationships at the table the features of Catherine’s era were preserved (“And at the table their guests / They carried dishes according to rank”). Village entertainments include hunting, guests, and a special place is occupied by the ball, where ancient trends still dominate (“even the mazurka has preserved / The original beauty”). The villagers are one big family, they love to gossip about each other:
Everyone began to interpret furtively,
It is not without sin to joke and judge,
Tatyana intends to marry the groom...
The fate of provincial nobles is traditional (the fate of Tatyana's mother, the alleged fate of Lensky). The provincial nobility appears in the novel as a caricature of high society, but at the same time, it is in the province that Tatyana’s appearance is possible.
Onegin and the capital's noble society. One day in the life of Onegin.
Lesson objectives:
1. deepen students’ understanding of the novel and the era depicted in it;
2. determine how Pushkin relates to the nobility;
3. improve analysis skills literary text;
4. develop oral speech, the ability to highlight the main thing, compare;
Interdisciplinary connections: history, art.
During the classes
Organizational moment
2.Repetition of previously studied material.
Before we start working on the topic of the lesson, let's divide into 2 groups. The correct answer to the quick survey is the ticket for students to attend the lesson.
Find out which of the characters the author’s words belong to: Onegin or Lensky?
“Having lived without a goal, without work until the age of 26...”
“He was a dear ignoramus at heart...”
“It’s stupid for me to interfere with his momentary bliss...”
“He brought the fruits of learning from foggy Germany...”
“In love, being considered a disabled person...”
“A fan of Kant and a poet...
“In short, the Russian melancholy took possession of him little by little...”
“And shoulder-length black curls...”
“But he was sick of hard work...”
"He shared her fun..."
3. Preparation for understanding the topic of the lesson
Teacher's word:
Yes, the great Russian critic V.G. It was no coincidence that Belinsky called the novel A.S. Pushkin’s “Eugene Onegin” as “an encyclopedia of Russian life.” Based on the novel, you can judge the era, study the life of Russia in the 10-20s of the 19th century. So, the topic of our lesson: “The nobility in A. Pushkin’s novel “Eugene Onegin.”
Student message “History of the noble class”
Images of nobles occupy a central place in the novel Eugene Onegin. Our main characters are representatives of the nobility. Pushkin truthfully depicts the environment in which the heroes live.
3. Work on the topic of the lesson (analysis of the novel)
Teacher's word:
Pushkin described one day of Onegin, but in it he was able to summarize the entire life of the St. Petersburg nobility. Of course, such a life could not satisfy an intelligent, thinking person. We understand why Onegin was disappointed in the surrounding society, in life.
So, St. Petersburg life is hasty, bright and colorful, eventful.
At the balls, dramas of passions, intrigues were played out, deals were made, careers were established.
Class assignment.
1. How are Onegin’s uncle and Tatiana’s father represented? What character traits does Pushkin highlight?
(good-natured lazy people, rural playmakers;
characterized by poverty of spiritual interests; Larin was
“a good fellow”, he did not read books, he entrusted the housekeeping to his wife. Onegin's uncle "quarelled with the housekeeper, crushed flies")
Tell the life story of Praskovya Larina.
How are the heroes different from Onegin?
4.The teacher's word.
The subtopic of our lesson is “One day in the life of Onegin.”
Let's set ourselves the following goals:
We must read Chapter I expressively and comment on it;
Determine the place of the chapter in the composition of the novel;
We will work on the image of Eugene Onegin, we will observe the life of the noble intelligentsia;
We will work thoughtfully and collectedly; to be able to draw up a plan in a notebook by the end of the lesson and answer questionsproblematic question:
“But was my Eugene happy?”
(Episode from the life of the hero: Onegin goes to the village to visit his dying uncle)
What is striking about the nature of the language in the first lines of the novel?
(unusual simplicity of the narration, “conversational tone”, ease of narration, one feels good joke, irony).
4.- As we work with the text, we will composemental map :
Onegin Day
Walking along the boulevards (waking breget)
Ball (noise, din)
Lunch at the restaurant (foreign cuisine)
Visit to the theater Return (double lorgnette)
5. Work in groups (The class is divided into 3 groups, each receives a task to search for information in the text)
Aimless walks along the boulevards
.
The boulevard in the 19th century was located on Nevsky Prospekt. Before
14.00 – this was the place for people to take their morning walk
Vetsky society.
Lunch at the restaurant.
The description of the lunch emphasizes the list of dishes entirely
non-Russian cuisine. Pushkin makes fun of the French
names-predilections for everything foreign
Conclusion: These verses reflect typical aspects of life
St. Petersburg secular youth.
3.Visit to the theater.
Who remembers what Pushkin preferred in
period of St. Petersburg life? (theater regular, connoisseur
and a connoisseur of acting).
What does the poet say about theater and actors? (gives
characteristics of the theatrical repertoire)
How does the ballet glorify Pushkin?(living pictures appear in the reader’s imagination. The theater was located on Theater Square, on the site of the current Conservatory. The performance is at 17.00).
How does Onegin behave in the theater?(looks around casually, bows to the men, points his double lorgnette at unfamiliar ladies).
Conclusion:
For the first time in the lines about Onegin his weariness with life, his dissatisfaction with it are mentioned).
VII. Commented reading beyond Chapter I.
1. Returning home.
- Shall we read the description of Onegin’s office?
What kind of things do you find here? (amber, bronze, porcelain, perfume in cut crystal, combs, files, etc.)
Like listing dishes in a restaurant, Pushkin recreates the atmosphere of life young man Petersburg light.
2. Onegin is going to the ball.
When does Onegin return home? (“Already... awakened by the drum,” these are the 6:00 morning wake-up signals for soldiers in the barracks)
- The work day begins big city. And the day of Eugene Onegin has just come to an end.
- “And tomorrow again, like yesterday”... This stanza summarizes a number of past paintings, indicating that the past day was Onegin’s ordinary day.
- The author asks the question: “But was my Eugene happy?”
And what happens to Onegin? (blues, dissatisfaction with life,
boredom, monotony disappoints).
What did the hero try to do with himself? (began to read, tried to take up the pen,
but this increased disappointment and caused skepticism about everything)
Who is to blame that Onegin has become like this, he can’t do anything, he’s not busy with anything?
VIII. Lesson summary
.
- What did we learn about the hero from Chapter I? (We learned about the origin, upbringing, education and lifestyle of the hero).
- We found out what environment surrounds him and shapes his views and tastes. Not only an individual hero is depicted, but a typical character of the era; this is the realism of the novel.
- The nature of Chapter I allows us to say that we have before us the exposition (introduction) of the novel. There will obviously be events ahead, life clashes, and in them the hero’s personality will be revealed more fully and on a larger scale.
IX. Homework.
1. Expressive reading of Chapter II.
2. Make bookmarks in the text: the life of the Larins, the portrait of Olga, the image of Lensky.