One of the most famous works of A. S. Pushkin both in Russia and abroad is his novel in verse “Eugene Onegin”, written between 1823 and 1830 of the 19th century. In many ways, the novel's enduring popularity is due to its status as an integral part of the compulsory school curriculum. To write a high-quality essay on a work, we advise you to read the novel, perhaps not at first in one gulp, in excerpts, but to use quotes from “Eugene Onegin” to show that you really know the material.
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin. Explanation with Tatyana in the villageThe narration is told on behalf of the friend of the main character of the novel, who is Evgeny Onegin, a native of St. Petersburg, 26 years old:
“...Onegin, my good friend, was born on the banks of the Neva...”
“... having lived without a goal, without work, until the age of twenty-six...”
Onegin was born into a noble family, which gradually went bankrupt due to the fault of the head of the family, who sought to live beyond his means, but provided his son with a decent upbringing, by the standards of that time:
“...His father lived in debt, gave three balls every year, and finally squandered it.”
“... at first Madame followed him, then Monsieur replaced her”
"...fun and luxury child..."
The result of Evgeniy’s upbringing and training was his knowledge of languages (French, Latin, Greek), history, the foundations of philosophy and economics, rules good manners, dancing ability:
“He could express himself and write in French perfectly, danced the mazurka easily and bowed at ease.”
“...a philosopher at eighteen years old...”
“He knew enough Latin to parse epigraphs, talk about Juvenal, put vale at the end of a letter, and he remembered, although not without sin, two verses from the Aeneid.”
“...he kept in his memory the anecdotes of days gone by from Romulus to the present day”
“...read Adam Smith and was a deep economist...”
Eugene does not like or understand poetry; on occasion, he can easily compose an epigram on the topic of the day:
“...He could not distinguish iambic from trochee, no matter how hard we fought. Scolded Homer, Theocritus..."
“...He had the lucky talent...to arouse ladies’ smiles with the fire of unexpected epigrams.”
Onegin is distinguished by restlessness; in principle, he cannot do anything for a long time:
“... he was sick of persistent work...”
“...He has his hair cut in the latest fashion, dressed like a London dandy...”
“...In his clothes there was a pedant, and what we called a dandy. He spent at least three hours in front of mirrors..."
All these qualities of a character become the key to a favorable attitude towards him in the light of:
“Onegin was, in the opinion of many... a learned fellow, but a pedant...”
“The world decided that he was smart and very nice”
A life full of entertainment quickly gets boring for the main character; for a while, Eugene’s only passion remains love adventures, but they gradually bore him:
“But what was his true genius, what he knew more firmly than all the sciences, what was for him from childhood and labor, and torment, and joy, what occupied his melancholy laziness all day - was the science of tender passion...”
“...Beauties were not the subject of his habitual thoughts for long, they managed to tire of betrayals...”
“...He no longer fell in love with beauties, but was somehow attracted ...”
“Similar to the English spleen, in short: the Russian melancholy took possession of him little by little...”
Despite the fact that society as a whole is boring to the main character, he takes into account its rules, which ultimately costs Lensky his life, because even realizing the meaninglessness and uselessness of the duel, Onegin cannot refuse it:
“...but wildly secular enmity is afraid of false shame...”
“...but the whispers, the laughter of fools... And here is public opinion! Spring of honor, our idol!
At the time of the story, the young man is the last heir of the family, whose representatives include himself and his uncle:
“...Heir to all his relatives...”
Despite the father who squandered his fortune, the material assets remaining in the family are apparently enough to provide the main character with comfortable existence without having to serve, lead secular image life:
“languishing in idle leisure, without service, without a wife, without business, I did not know how to do anything...”
“...three houses are calling for the evening...”
"...honorary citizen of the scenes..."
Onegin is quite calculating. Having learned about his uncle’s imminent death, Onegin does not feel sympathy for him, but is quite ready to pretend to be so in order to receive an inheritance:
“Having read the sad message, Evgeny immediately galloped headlong to the post office date and was already yawning in advance, preparing himself for the sake of money, for sighs, boredom and deception.”
His behavior in society becomes more and more distant and discourteous:
“...when he wanted to destroy his rivals, how he sarcastically slandered...”
“...to his caustic argument, and to his joke, with bile in half, and the anger of gloomy epigrams...”
“... he pouted and, indignant, vowed to enrage Lensky and take revenge in order...”
Gradually, society’s opinion about Onegin is transformed:
“...a cold and lazy soul...”
“...this gloomy eccentric...”
“...a sad and dangerous eccentric...”
“Our neighbor is ignorant; crazy; he's a pharmacist..."
“He doesn’t suit ladies’ arms...”
He perceives himself as a gloomy and indifferent person, even trying to exaggerate when speaking about his own person:
“...always frowning, silent, angry and coldly jealous! That's how I am"
“...You will start crying: your tears will not touch my heart, but will only enrage it...”
“... No matter how much I love you, once I get used to it, I will immediately stop loving you...”
However, in this image there is a lot of ostentation and panache. Onegin knows how to understand people and appreciate them:
“...even though he knew people, of course, and generally despised them, but (there are no rules without exceptions) he distinguished others very much and respected the feelings of others...”
“... my Eugene, not respecting the heart in him, loved both the spirit of his judgments and his common sense about this and that”
“I would choose another if I were like you, a poet...”
Even his “rebuke” to young Tatyana is caused by his reluctance to cause her even greater suffering than the pain of rejection:
“...but he did not want to deceive the gullibility of an innocent soul...”
He tries to be delicate with her and tries to warn the girl against careless impulses in the future, although a share of panache and narcissism is still present in his words:
“Learn to control yourself; Not everyone will understand you like I do; inexperience leads to disaster..."
In fact, he is quite capable of experiencing compassion and tenderness:
“...her embarrassment and fatigue gave birth to pity in his soul”
“...the gaze of his eyes was wonderfully tender...”
In his relationship with Lensky, realizing that they are too different for true friendship, Onegin for the time being spares the poet’s feelings and does not try to ridicule his enthusiastic ideas about life:
“...He tried to keep the cooling word in his mouth...”
There is nobility and self-esteem in his character, and those around him recognize this:
“...I know: in your heart there is both pride and direct honor”
“How can your heart and mind be a petty slave to feelings?”
“...in that terrible hour you acted nobly...”
“...not for the first time here he showed the soul direct nobility...”
As the work progresses, it becomes obvious that Eugene knows how to love and suffer:
“...Eugene is in love with Tatiana like a child...”
“...Onegin is drying up - and almost suffering from consumption”
“... He drives up every day; he chases after her like a shadow..."
“...but he is stubborn, doesn’t want to fall behind, still hopes, works hard...”
Onegin can be truly strict with himself:
“...alone with my soul I was dissatisfied with myself...”
“...in a strict analysis, calling himself to a secret trial, he accused himself of many things...”
“In the anguish of heartfelt remorse...”
Able to admit his mistakes:
“...how I made a mistake, how I was punished”
Tatyana Larina
Tatyana Larina. Explanation with Onegin in St. Petersburg A girl from a noble family living in the province:
“...in the wilderness of a forgotten village...”
Poor family:
“...we don’t shine with anything...”
“...a simple, Russian family...”
“...oh, my father, I don’t have enough income...”
“Neither her sister’s beauty, nor the freshness of her ruddy complexion would have attracted the eye.”
As a child, she was very different from her peers in behavior:
“Wild, sad, silent, like a timid forest deer, she seemed like a stranger in her own family.”
“She didn’t know how to caress...”
“The child herself, she didn’t want to play and jump in a crowd of children...”
“But even in these years Tatyana did not pick up dolls...”
“And children’s pranks were alien to her...”
In her youth she is dreamy and thoughtful:
“Thoughtfulness, her friend... the flow of rural leisure adorned her with dreams”
“...terrible stories in the winter in the dark of night captivated her heart more...”
“She liked novels early on...”
“She loved to warn the sunrise on the balcony...”
She acutely feels her difference:
“Imagine: I’m here alone, no one understands me...”
The girl is quite smart, although capricious:
“... Alive in mind and will...”
“...And a wayward head...”
Tatyana has very developed intuition, to the point that she has prophetic dreams:
“...suddenly Evgeniy grabs a long knife, and Lensky is instantly defeated...”
Romantic and enthusiastic, she fell in love with Onegin at first sight only because:
“It’s time, she fell in love”
“The soul was waiting for... someone”
Her letter to Eugene is written in French, in a very exalted tone, with pompous “bookish” turns:
“I know you were sent to me by God, you are my keeper until the grave...”
“It’s destined in the highest council... Then it’s the will of heaven: I’m yours...”
“Your wonderful gaze tormented me...”
“Who are you, my guardian angel, or an insidious tempter...”
In fact, she writes not to a living person, but to an invented image, and deep down in her soul she understands this:
“Perhaps this is all empty, a deception of an inexperienced soul!”
“But your honor guarantees me...”
However, one should pay tribute to her courage. She writes, despite the fact that she is endlessly scared:
“I’m frozen with shame and fear...”
Over time, it turns out that the love that Tatyana feels for Evgeniy is not an easy, quickly passing love:
“...Tatiana loves seriously...”
She not only cherishes unhappy love in her soul, but tries to understand Onegin’s character, comes to his abandoned country house, reads his books:
“Is it possible to see the manor’s house?”
“Then I started reading books”
“...their choice seemed strange to her”
“And little by little my Tatyana begins to understand... the one for whom she was condemned to sigh by the imperious fate”
They woo her, but all the suitors are refused:
“Buyanov wooed: refusal. Ivan Petushkov too. Hussar Pykhtin visited us..."
At the family council, it was decided to go to Moscow, to the “bride fair”, but Tatyana remains indifferent to social life:
“...Tanya, just like in a dream, hears their speeches without sympathy...”
“...Tatyana looks and doesn’t see, she hates the excitement of the light; she feels stuffy here...
Not everyone thinks she herself is an attractive bride:
“...they find her somewhat strange, provincial and cutesy, and somehow pale and thin, but, by the way, very pretty...”
“A crowd of young men look at Tanya primly and speak unfavorably about her among themselves.”
The girl doesn’t strive for everyone’s attention at all, but she gets noticed:
“Some sad jester finds her ideal...”
“... somehow Vyazemsky sat down with her...”
“...the old man inquires about her, straightening his wig.”
“Meanwhile, some important general keeps his eyes on her.”
She gets married at the insistence of her family, without love, to a man she doesn’t like very much:
"Who? Is this general fat?”
Since her marriage, the social manners of the already reserved Tatyana acquire a shade of even friendliness towards everyone, which is impossible to look behind:
“...She was leisurely, not cold, not talkative...”
“... sweet with carefree charm...”
Not participating in any intrigues, not competing with anyone, Tatyana commands the respect of society, her husband is very proud of her:
“The ladies moved closer to her; the old women smiled at her; the men bowed lower..."
“...and the general who entered with her raised everyone’s nose and shoulders higher...”
In the time that has passed since her first meeting with Onegin, Tatyana has learned, on his advice, to control herself:
“And no matter what troubled her soul, no matter how much she was surprised and amazed, nothing changed her: she retained the same tone, her bow was just as quiet.”
“...she sits calm and free”
Her true feelings will appear only in the final scene, when she, suffering, expresses her painful feelings to Onegin, reproaching him for the past and pointing out to him the real motives of his current feelings for her:
“The princess is in front of him, alone, sitting, not dressed, pale, reading some letter and quietly shedding tears like a river.”
“Why do you have me in mind? Is it not because I must now appear in high society; that I am rich and noble?... Is it because my shame would now be noticed by everyone, and could bring you a tempting honor in society?”
Now she is showing nobility of character. Admitting that she continues to love Onegin, Tatiana reminds both him and herself that she must remain faithful to her husband:
“I love you (why lie?), but I am given to someone else; I will be faithful to him forever"
Vladimir Lensky
Vladimir Lensky A young nobleman, 18 years old, attractive in appearance, rich:
“...Almost eighteen years old...”
“...Handsome, in full color years…"
“...And shoulder-length black curls...”
“...rich, good-looking...”
Parents died:
“...and there, with the inscription of a sad father and mother, in tears, he honored the patriarchal ashes...”
Philosopher and poet:
“...an admirer of Kant and a poet...”
The nature is enthusiastic, even exalted, not fully formed:
“...and a mind still unsteady in judgment, and an eternally inspired gaze...”
“...freedom-loving dreams, an ardent and rather strange spirit, always an enthusiastic speech...”
He came from Germany straight to the village, because he does not accept the rules by which high society exists:
“...he brought the fruits of learning from foggy Germany...”
“...I hate your fashionable world, I prefer the home circle...”
Trusting and simple-minded:
“...he innocently exposed his trusting conscience...”
Believes in friendship and loyalty:
“...he believed that his friends were ready to accept his chains for honor...”
“...there are sacred friends chosen by the destinies of people...”
Rural society perceives him as an eligible bachelor:
“...Lensky was accepted everywhere as a groom...”
However, since childhood, Vladimir was engaged to the youngest daughter of the Larins’ neighbors, Olga, and at the time of the story he was in love with her and was going to marry her:
“And the children were destined for crowns by their friends and neighbors, their fathers...”
“...the admirer Olga has arrived...”
“Oh, he loved, as in our years people don’t love anymore...”
“...he believed that his dear soul should unite with him, that, languishing joylessly, she was waiting for him every day...”
“...in two weeks a happy date was appointed”
His love is platonic in nature:
“...he was a dear ignoramus at heart...”
“... in the confusion of tender shame, he only sometimes dares, encouraged by Olga’s smile, to play with his developed curl or kiss the hem of his clothes...”
“... and meanwhile, two, three pages... he skips, blushing...”
After the challenge to a duel, seeing Olga and realizing that she doesn’t even understand what happened, Lensky forgives her and no longer takes revenge on Onegin, but only wants to protect the bride from the corrupting influence:
“...I will be her savior. I will not tolerate the corrupter tempting a young heart with fire and sighs and praises...”
Olga Larina
Vladimir Lensky and Olga Larina Tatiana's younger sister:
“Are you really in love with the smaller one?”
Charming chubby, ruddy blonde with doll-like appearance:
"...full of innocent charm..."
“...flax curls...”
“...Eyes as blue as the sky...”
“She’s round and red in the face...”
“Oh, darling, how prettier Olga’s shoulders are, what a chest!”
According to Onegin, she is beautiful, but absolutely uninteresting:
“Olga has no life in her features. Exactly like Vandice's Madonna"
The younger Larina’s mind is not particularly developed; she is simple-minded, to the point of stupidity:
“...how the life of a poet is simple-minded...”
“Before this clarity of vision, before this tender simplicity, before this playful soul!”
Because of this, the girl cannot appreciate Lensky’s nature and his attitude towards her:
“Vladimir would have written odes, but Olga would not have read them”
Olga is the fiancée of Vladimir Lensky, willingly spends time with him and encourages his advances, but is unlikely to be capable of strong feelings, which she says quite directly
“In her chamber they sit in the dark, the two of them...”
“They are in the garden, hand in hand, walking in the morning...”
“...Encouraged by Olga’s smile...”
“He was loved... or so he thought...”
Vetrena, does not know how to behave in society, compromises both herself and her fiancé by flirting with another:
“...and the blush in her proud face glowed brighter”
“Coquette, flighty child!”
“She knows cunning, she’s already learned to change!”
Sincerely does not understand the problematic situation:
“Olenka jumped from the porch to meet the poor singer, like a windy hope, playful, carefree, cheerful, well, exactly the same as she was.”
“Why did you disappear so early tonight?” There was Olenka’s first question.”
In the farewell scene before the duel, Olga, looking into the face of Lensky, whose heart is breaking with melancholy, simply asks, “What’s the matter with you?” and having received the answer “Yes,” he releases him without further questions.
After the death of the groom in a duel, the girl quickly falls in love with another and marries him:
“She didn’t cry for long...”
“Ulan knew how to captivate her, we love her with our souls...”
Based on the novel in verse by A. S. Pushkin, several films were made, P. I. Tchaikovsky wrote an opera, which is staged on many stages around the world, and a musical was also created. Of course, it is difficult to compare them with the original, but they will also be interesting for getting to know the great work.
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Eugene Onegin from the novel of the same name by A.S. Pushkin is a unique character, in whom positive and negative qualities character. That is why his image, despite all the drama and Negative influence on the fates and lives of other characters, attractive.
Onegin's age and marital status
Evgeny Onegin is a young nobleman of hereditary origin. In other words, his noble title was passed down to him from his ancestors, and was not earned by Onegin himself. Evgeniy was born in St. Petersburg, where he spent most of his life. Onegin's parents had already died by the time of the story. exact date The death of his parents is unknown, the only thing that can be said is: at the time of his parents’ death, Onegin was not a small child - in the novel there are references to the fact that his parents took part in the process of his upbringing and education.
His parents had no other children. Onegin also has no cousins - his closest relatives are childless. Onegin was “the heir of all his relatives.”
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After the death of his father, Eugene became the heir not only to the title of nobility, but also to numerous debts. An accident helped put an end to his debts - his uncle was seriously ill, and according to all forecasts he was soon to die. Since the uncle had no heirs, the owner of the uncle's estate had to become the closest relative. IN in this case it was Onegin.
Evgeny comes to his dying uncle, but Onegin is not guided by a feeling of affection for his uncle or love for a relative - in the case of Onegin it was a tactical move.
Evgeny only created the appearance of bitterness of loss, in fact he is indifferent to his uncle’s person, and courting a dying man makes him young man melancholy and despondency.
After his uncle's death, Eugene gives his father's estate to the creditors and thus gets rid of his debts. Thus, the young 26-year-old single nobleman has the opportunity to start life over with a new leaf.
Education of Evgeny Onegin and occupation
Eugene Onegin, like all nobles, was an educated man. However, his basic knowledge wants to be better - Onegin's teacher Monsieur L'Abbe was not a strict teacher, he often made concessions to Eugene and tried not to complicate Onegin's life with science, so the quality of Eugene's knowledge, given his natural potential, could be better. About whether Onegin received his education in educational institutions, nothing is known. Despite such an obvious disregard for science, Onegin, like all nobles, knew French well (He knew French perfectly / Could express himself and wrote), knew a little Latin (He knew enough Latin / To parse epigraphs). He really didn’t like history: “He had no desire to rummage / In the chronological dust / History of the earth.”
Pushkin in the novel says that Evgeny lived carefree and did not experience any difficulties in life. He also had no goals in life - Onegin lived one day at a time, indulging in entertainment. Evgeniy was not in military or civil service. This was quite likely due to his whim, and not due to the inability to begin service.
Evgeny Onegin leads an active social life - he is a regular at balls and dinner parties.
Attachment to fashion trends in clothing
Evgeny Onegin is a real dandy. "Cut in the latest fashion."
His suit always follows the latest fashion trends. Evgeny spends a lot of time on hygiene procedures, dresses for a long time, examining his outfit from all sides: “He spent at least three hours / Spent in front of mirrors.”
It is unacceptable for him to have anything less than ideal in his appearance. Onegin does not look ridiculous in his suit; he is comfortable in such clothes. His plastic movements are successfully emphasized with the help of certain elements of clothing.
Onegin and society
Going out into society became an everyday entertainment for Onegin - therefore, soon all types of behavior of aristocrats became well known to him, and the appearances that had once captivated him began to tire and bore him.
Evgeny rarely gets carried away with anything - he is tired of everything: the theater, and balls, and dinner parties- everything bores the young dandy. That is why Evgeniy tries to distance himself from any communication - he is too tired of society and prefers solitude.” He was tired of the noise of the world... and in the village the boredom is the same.
In general, Eugene did not like either society or people. The only person he envied and respected was Vladimir Lensky:
Although he knew people, of course
And in general he despised them, -
/ But (there are no rules without exceptions)
He distinguished others very much
And I respected someone else’s feelings.
Leisure of Onegin
Since Evgeny Onegin is not in the service and is actually not busy with anything, he has a lot of free time in his arsenal. However, despite all the accompanying factors, he toils for a long time, not knowing what to do with himself. Onegin is not interested in anything - neither science, nor travel.
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From time to time, Onegin whiles away his time by reading books. These are mainly works on economic topics, for example, the works of Adam Smith, but this did not last long “as women, he left books.” Evgeny himself loves to philosophize, although he does not have deep knowledge in any branch of science or culture.
Evgeny Onegin and women
Onegin was a prominent personality in the eyes of aristocrats. His youth, natural beauty and good manners allowed him to become a favorite in female society. At the beginning, such attention to his person flattered Onegin, but soon Eugene got tired of it.
Onegin notes that basically all women are fickle - they easily change their minds and this leaves a negative imprint on relationships with women.
The beauties didn't last long
The subject of his usual thoughts;
The betrayals have become tiresome
After arriving in the village, Onegin meets a young landowner - the romantic poet Vladimir Lensky. It is thanks to Lensky that Evgeny ends up in the Larins’ house.
Olga, the younger sister, was Lensky’s fiancée, but the eldest, Tatyana, did not have a groom. Despite the fact that Tatyana is noticeably different from other female representatives, her person does not arouse interest in Onegin. However, the same trend does not work in the case of Tatyana - the girl falls in love with a young man and decides to be the first to admit her feelings. However, Onegin does not feel in love with the girl; he tries to give her advice and behaves rudely with her, which brings her significant mental anguish and disappointment.
Evgeny Onegin and Lensky
After moving to the village, Evgeniy gets rid of numerous debts, but he never managed to escape from society and boredom. As in any other village located at a remote distance from large cities, the arrival of any new person causes a stir. Therefore, Onegin’s hopes for a solitary life could in no way be justified. This sad trend was further strengthened by the fact that Eugene was young, wealthy and single, which means he was a potential groom.
Interest in the person of Onegin arose not only among young unmarried girls and their parents. In Onegin, Vladimir Lensky expected to find a friend. Evgeniy was not at all similar in temperament and character to Vladimir. Such a difference of opinion and personal qualities ah attracted the young poet. Over time, Onegin became a friend of Lensky, despite the fact that friendship, like love, was already quite boring and disappointing to him: “friends and friendship are tired.”
It cannot be said that Onegin and Lensky are connected by the true concept of friendship, at least on the part of Eugene. He maintains his communication with the young poet solely out of boredom and the lack of other company.
During the celebration of Tatyana Larina's name day, where Lensky brought him against his wishes, Onegin is quite bored and is angry at Tatyana's behavior. Soon, Evgeniy decides to take revenge on Vladimir for bringing him here by force - he dances with Olga, Lensky’s fiancée, which causes an attack of jealousy in his friend. This was not the end of the incident - a duel followed the attack of jealousy. Evgeniy understands perfectly well that he was wrong, but he does not dare to explain himself to his friend - Evgeniy deliberately neglects some of the rules of the duel (he is late, takes a servant as a second), hoping that because of this Lensky will postpone the duel, but this does not happen. As we see, Onegin is not a hopeless person, but he is unable to publicly admit his mistake, which leads to tragedy - Lensky was mortally wounded and died on the spot:
Killed!.. With this terrible exclamation
Smitten, Onegin with a shudder
He leaves and calls people...
Characteristics of the personal qualities of Evgeny Onegin
From his infancy, Evgeny Onegin was not deprived of attention. He grew up in affluence and permissiveness, so as an adult he was a selfish and spoiled person.
Onegin has enormous potential for the development of his personality - he has an extraordinary mind, he is smart and attentive, but he neglects all this. He does not want to do anything useful that would bring him positive results in the future - he likes to go with the flow.
Onegin knows how to impress people - he knows how to talk about any topic, despite the superficiality of his knowledge. Onegin is not an emotional and unromantic person. He has a “sharp, chilled mind.”
Onegin “Always frowning, silent, / Angry and coldly jealous!” He seems strange and eccentric to those around him, and this attracts people to him even more.
Thus, Evgeny Onegin is an unusual character - he has every opportunity to change his life and bring a lot of positive things into the lives of his family, but he neglects this due to his lack of restraint and inability to force himself to do necessary but uninteresting things. His life is like an endless holiday, but, like any other activity, constant entertainment bored Onegin and became the cause of his blues.
Eugene Onegin
The main character of the work is Eugene Onegin, presented by the author in the image of a twenty-six-year-old young rich St. Petersburg nobleman. The hero is described in the novel as an educated, fashionable dandy, fluent in French and a little Latin, with decent manners, leading an idle life, without a position, loving to spend time at party balls and theatrical productions. Characteristics Onegin's poet is called indifference, coldness, causticity and slander, expressed in his sharp, chilled mind, contemptuous attitude towards people and constant boredom everywhere. Distinctive feature Evgeniy Onegin is the lack of ability for a deep, true feeling of love, being an experienced heartthrob who won the heart of Tatyana Larina.
Tatyana Larina
The second main character of the work is Tatyana Larina, depicted in the novel as a simple seventeen-year-old girl who comes from a poor noble family and lives in Russian outback. The girl is well educated, but at the same time she does not speak Russian well, since from childhood she was brought up communicating in French, although she is very interested in reading and contemplating the surrounding nature. Tatyana has an unremarkable appearance, although she has a peculiar special charm. By character, Tatyana is described as an intelligent, strong-willed, stubborn woman who combines silence, detachment, daydreaming and great imagination. Tatyana, having met Onegin, experiences a sincere and pure feeling for the young man, but it does not find reciprocity in Eugene. Subsequently, Larina agrees to marry the prince, with whom the girl’s life is built on mutual respect, fidelity and honesty.
Vladimir Lensky
One of the main characters of the novel is presented by the author Vladimir Lensky, described as a young, black-haired, handsome nobleman of eighteen years old, who received a German education and is a friend and neighbor of Eugene Onegin. Lensky is well-educated, plays chess, plays music, and writes poetry. Vladimir is distinguished by his dreaminess, combined with a passion for philosophy, romanticism, an ardent, enthusiastic character, expressed in his naivety, gullibility, innocence, and faith in goodness. Lensky has the ability to have sincere, tender feelings for a woman and true friendship. In the finale of the work, Vladimir dies, being struck by Onegin’s shot in a duel over Lensky’s fiancée Olga Larina, who after a while becomes the wife of another man.
Olga Larina
Olga Larina is one of the main heroines of the novel, the younger sister of Tatyana Larina, a lovely fair-haired girl with blue eyes, beautiful shoulders, graceful breasts and a ringing voice. Olga has a cheerful, lively, carefree, playful disposition, distinguished by frivolity, playfulness, sociability, and rustic stupidity. Olga's inability to act thoughtfully and her passion for female coquetry become the cause of the death of Vladimir Lensky, who passionately loved Olga Larina and was considered her fiancé.
Tatiana's husband
The secondary hero of the work is Tatyana Larina’s husband, depicted in the image of a prince, who is an old friend and distant relative of Onegin, with whom they have fun together during their youth.
Mother Praskovya
Also minor characters the novel are members of the Larinsky family, including the girls’ father Dmitry Larin, mother Praskovya, and nanny Filipyevna. Larina's spouses live happily family life, because they are distinguished by reasonableness, wisdom and kind attitude towards each other and others. Filipyevna is portrayed as a good-natured peasant woman who, at the early age of thirteen, married without love at the behest of her parents.
Princess Alina and Zaretsky
As secondary characters in the work, the poet presents Princess Alina, who is the cousin of the Larin sisters, an old, sick woman with whom the family stays when arriving in Moscow for the bride fair, despite her illness, who loves to host dinner parties, as well as Lensky’s second in the duel, depicted in in the image of his friend, Mr. Zaretsky, who has extensive experience in conducting duels, is distinguished by common sense, a sharp mind, but at the same time possesses with an evil tongue, expressed in bad gossip, prudence, cunning. In his youth, Zaretsky manifests himself as a brawler, gambler and rake, remaining an old bachelor for the rest of his life, but at the same time having numerous illegitimate children from serf peasant women. As time passes, Zaretsky changes and, at the end of his life, is engaged in educating his children and quietly running the household.
Option 2
There are many heroes in the novel. The main characters of the novel are Evgeny Onegin and Tatyana Larina.
Eugene Onegin- nephew of a rich uncle who came to his village. His uncle soon died and left Evgeniy a decent inheritance. Onegin was born in St. Petersburg, a nobleman, he is 26 years old. Leads an idle lifestyle - balls, visiting theaters, dinner parties. Nothing is known about the mother; the father squandered the family fortune. Onegin received a home education - at first there was a governess, then she was replaced by a French tutor. No one was particularly interested in how he raised the boy.
He did not punish him much, he scolded him slightly. He took me for a walk to the Summer Garden. So such a young rake grew up. Dressed in the latest London fashion. Onegin learned early to manipulate women - to be a hypocrite, to conceal hope, to feign jealousy. This is not to say that he was a stupid young man - he read the works of the utopian socialist Adam Smith. But he didn’t understand poetry and prose - he couldn’t distinguish an iambic from a trochee.
Tatyana Larina – lives in the village with his parents and sister. She is 17 years old when she first meets Onegin. She does not have a bright attractive appearance, but she has a beautiful soul. Tatiana, unlike Onegin, reads romantic novels about love and dream books, which were so popular at that time. She believes in fortune telling, carols at Christmas time, and sleds down the hills in winter.
Minor characters
Vladimir Lensky – village neighbor of Onegin and the Larins. He is also a young nobleman, only 18 years old, a poet and romantic. Handsome and rich. He studied the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and poetry in Germany. He is in love with Tatiana's sister Olga. Tragically dies in a duel at the hands of Onegin.
Praskovya Larina- mother of Tatyana and Olga, landowner. She manages the name herself, pickles mushrooms for the winter, and shaves the foreheads of serfs. She did not marry Dmitry Larin for love. At first I even wanted to kill myself. But then she fell in love with her husband, learned to manage him and calmed down.
Dmitry Larin- father of Olga and Tatyana. By the beginning of the events described in the novel, he had already died. I didn’t like to read, but I didn’t see much harm in it either. He loved his wife and indulged her whims in every possible way. In practice, the wife managed the estate, the serfs, and him.
Olga Larina- Tatiana's sister. Cute blonde. For Lensky, she is the female ideal. Because of her frivolous behavior, Onegin and Lensky quarreled. Vladimir challenged Evgeniy to a duel. After the death of Vladimir Lensky, she married a lancer.
Filipevna- an elderly serf woman who nursed Tatyana. She was forcibly married to a boy, Vanya, who was 13 years old.
Zaretsky- neighbor of the Larins and Onegin, in his youth a drunkard, gambler, reveler. A cunning and calculating person. He has illegitimate children. It was he who pushed Lensky to the duel. And he acted as his second.
Princess Alina- a relative of Praskovya Larina, living in Moscow. It is with her that the Larins stay when they come to the bride fair.
Tatiana's husband, Prince N- wounded general, participant in the war with Napoleon Bonaparte. He was treated favorably at court. Husband of Tatyana Larina.
Guillot- Onegin's servant. He agreed to be Onegin’s second.
Heroes of the work Eugene Onegin
The novel “Eugene Onegin” is the pearl of the works of A.S. Pushkin. The work is moralizing and the images of the characters show what is good and bad. In the creation, all attention is paid not only to the central characters, but also to the secondary ones. There are no good or bad characters here, they are all ambiguous and are not subject to harsh criticism.
The main characters are Tatyana Larina and Evgeny Onegin.
Onegin is a young rich nobleman, lives in St. Petersburg, he, like everyone else, metropolitan nobility spends his time at balls, in the theater and looking for new entertainment. In the novel, he is approximately 26 years old, carefully monitors his appearance, and dresses in fashion. Despite his idle life, he does not feel satisfied and is constantly sad. Onegin gained fame as a ladies' man, he is not a stupid young man, he has many talents, but in society he is considered only sweet and smart. Evgeniy is an egoist, he is dependent on public opinion, he does not value his loved ones. His sincerity lies only in melancholy and indifference. For fear of falling in the eyes of society, he kills a friend.
Tatyana Larina is the daughter of a provincial nobleman. For Pushkin, she became the embodiment of Russian national character. She is quiet and calm; she prefers books to noisy companies. She feels more comfortable alone with herself. She is approximately 17 years old, her beauty is discreet, and she dresses simply. Despite his modesty, having fallen in love with Onegin, he takes the first step. As a result, having received a refusal, she pulls herself together and begins to live anew, marrying a worthy but unloved man. Two years later, she has the strength to refuse Onegin, despite her love. After all, she is faithful to her husband.
Minor characters are no less important in this work.
Vladimir Lensky is a young and rich nobleman. Onegin's best friend and his complete opposite. Vladimir is a dreamer, he believes in love, kindness and friendship. Since childhood, he has been in love with Olga Larina, the youngest of the sisters. Despite his great popularity among girls, Vladimir wants to marry Olga, writes and dedicates poetry to her. Lensky became jealous of the younger Larina for Onegin, and as a result died at the hands of a friend in a duel.
Olga Larina is Tatyana's younger sister, her opposite. She is a beautiful flirt, her character is not endowed with depth. The youngest Larina is cheerful, flighty and carefree. As a result of her frivolity and playfulness, Lensky dies in a duel. Olga does not mourn him for long and marries a young officer.
Praskovya Larina is the mother of Tatyana and Olga. In her youth she was a dreamy person. She loved one sergeant, but she was married off to another. At first she could not come to terms with this, but over time she got used to married life and learned to carefully manage her husband.
Tatyana Filipevna's nanny. A kind old woman, she has been caring for the eldest Larina since infancy, teaching her life stories and protects in every possible way.
Prince N is Tatiana's husband, his life is dedicated to serving the Motherland. He loves Tatyana and is ready to do anything for her.
Zaretsky is a neighbor and friend of Lensky and Onegin. Zaretsky is not stupid, but cruel and indifferent. After a stormy youth, he lives on his estate, has no wife, but has illegitimate children from peasant women. He was a second in Lensky's duel. It can be considered the most negative hero, because it was in his power to stop the duel and reconcile his friends.
Princess Alina is the sister of Praskovya Larina. Lives in Moscow, hosts the Larins when they come to the bride fair. She herself is an old maid, having never been married. Despite his old age, he continues to host receptions in his home.
The novel is timeless, this is one of greatest works, it was popular when written to this day.
Sample 4
The main character of the novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin is Evgeny Onegin. This is a young nobleman originally from St. Petersburg. It meets all the requirements of a representative high society that time. Evgeniy looks impeccable: dressed in the latest fashion, with a beautiful haircut. In society, he is considered a pleasant conversationalist for his ability to maintain a conversation on all sorts of topics, although he does not shine with special knowledge. Onegin is witty, fluent in French and a good dancer. He leads an idle lifestyle, knows all the secrets of seducing the ladies and enjoys great success with them. At the same time, he is a person sated with life and cold in emotions. Idleness and monotony weigh on him. Onegin goes to the village to visit his seriously ill uncle and after his death assumes the rights of the owner of a rich estate and learns to manage the estate. He meets his young neighbor Lensky, and they become inseparable friends, although completely different in character. Taking offense at his friend over a trifle, Onegin, to spite him, courtes his bride at the ball. Conflict between friends leads to tragedy. Onegin kills Lensky in a duel. Evgeniy is shocked by the terrible event and goes abroad.
Tatyana Larina is the daughter of a provincial landowner, living in the wilderness, in a village. This is an inconspicuous, modest, thoughtful girl. She leads a solitary life and has no friends. Tatiana explores the world through French novels and has a subtle sensitive nature. Having met Onegin, the girl falls madly in love with him. He doesn't pay any attention to Tatyana. This forces her to be the first to confess her love to Eugene, which was completely unacceptable at that time. All the sadder for Tatyana is his refusal. A few years later they meet Onegin at a ball. Now she is a luxurious, self-confident socialite. What unites her with the former naive girl is the nobility of soul and actions. She still loves Onegin, but refuses him a relationship, remaining faithful to her husband.
Vladimir Lensky is a rich neighbor of the Larins and Onegin. This is a handsome young man with shoulder-length black curls who was educated in Germany. He is a poet - a romantic, with a pure and naive soul, who believes in people. Vladimir has not yet been spoiled by the intrigues of high society. He has known Olga Larina since childhood and is in love with her. Their wedding is supposed to take place in two weeks, but the young man’s life is cut short in a duel by Onegin’s shot.
Olga is the younger sister of Tatyana Larina. This is a lovely flirty young lady. She is full of life, cheerful and carefree. Olga's frivolous behavior arouses jealousy in her fiancé Lensky and leads to his death. The girl does not grieve for long and marries a lancer.
Praskovya Larina is the mother of Tatyana and Olga. In her youth, Praskovya was in love with a sergeant, but she was forcibly married to Dmitry Larin and taken to the village. At first she cries and is bored, but gradually gets used to her husband and to village life. She takes the reins of government in the family into her own hands and manages not only the estate, but also her husband, who loves her endlessly and obeys her in everything. Their life passes measuredly and calmly. They honor and observe folk traditions, sometimes receive guests in the evenings. Already in old age, Praskovya becomes a widow.
Evgeny Bazarov and Arkady Kirsanov studied together at the university and became friends; they participated in the same nihilist youth movement. Kirsanov was not actually a nihilist to the core like Bazarov
The genre orientation of the work is historical prose, which depicts real-life events involving fictional characters.
“Sadko” is a story about a young talented guslar player from Nizhny Novgorod. His performance impressed the sea king so much that he gifted the main character with untold riches.
School! How much this word means to me. How much hidden awe lies hidden in him. I love and will always love this place where we spend all our childhood and youth.
A.S. Pushkin managed to overtake his era - he created an absolutely unique work, a novel in verse. The great Russian poet managed to present the image of Eugene Onegin in a very special way. The hero appears to the reader as complex and ambiguous. And its changes are manifested throughout the work in dynamics.
Onegin - representative of high society
The description of Onegin’s character in the novel “Eugene Onegin” can begin with the characteristics that A. S. Pushkin gives to his hero. These are the following “facts”: firstly, Onegin is an aristocrat from St. Petersburg. As for his attitude towards the people around him and his philosophy of life, the poet describes him as “an egoist and a rake.” Such education was cultivated among the nobility of that time. Children of high-ranking persons were placed in the care of foreign educators. And by the beginning of their youth, their tutors taught them basic skills, the presence of which can be traced in the main character Pushkin's work. Onegin owned foreign language(“and in French perfectly…”), knew how to dance (“he danced the mazurka easily”), and also had well-developed etiquette skills (“and bowed at ease”).
Surface formation
At the beginning of the work, Onegin is described through the author's narration. Pushkin writes about the mental illness that befell his hero. Describing the character of Onegin in the novel “Eugene Onegin,” we can emphasize: the root cause of this “blueness” may well be the conflict that characterized Onegin’s relationship with society. After all, on the one hand, main character obeyed the rules established in noble society; on the other hand, he internally rebelled against them. It should be noted that although Onegin was well-mannered, this education was not particularly deep. “So that the child would not be exhausted, a tutor from France taught him everything in jest.” In addition, Onegin can also be called a seducer. After all, he knew how to “appear new, jokingly amaze innocence.”
Main features at the beginning of the work
Onegin is a very controversial person. On the one hand, his unsightly character traits are selfishness and cruelty. But on the other hand, Onegin is endowed with a subtle mental organization, he is very vulnerable, and has a spirit striving for true freedom. It is these qualities that are most attractive in Onegin. They make him another “hero of our time.” The introduction to the main character occurs in the first chapter, during his irritated and bilious monologue. The reader sees a “young rake” who sees no value or meaning in anything and is indifferent to everything in the world. Onegin is ironic about his uncle’s illness - after all, it tore him away from social life, but for the sake of money he is able to endure “sighs, boredom and deception” for some time.
Life of Onegin
Such education was typical of the representatives of his circle. The character of Onegin in the novel "Eugene Onegin" at first glance may seem frivolous. Onegin could easily quote several poems or Latin phrases in a conversation, and his daily life took place in a completely monotonous environment - balls, dinners, visits to theaters. The poet presents the life of the main character of the work through a description of the office of Onegin, whom he calls “a philosopher at eighteen years old.” On the table of the main character next to Byron there is a column with a doll, as well as a large number of a variety of toiletries. All this is a tribute to fashion, hobbies, aristocratic habits.
But most of all, the soul of the protagonist is occupied by the “science of tender passion,” which can also be mentioned in the description of Onegin’s character in the novel “Eugene Onegin.” However, after meeting his main character, Pushkin warns readers that they should not succumb to the temptation to perceive Onegin as a “dummy” - he is not like that at all. All the secular surroundings and the usual way of life do not arouse any enthusiasm in the main character. Onegin got bored with this world.
Blues
The life of the main character was completely calm and cloudless. His empty existence was filled with entertainment and worries about his own appearance. The main character is overcome by the “English spleen,” or Russian blues. Onegin's heart was empty, and his mind found no use. He was sick of not only literary work. The main character takes up the book, but reading does not give him any pleasure. After all, Onegin has become disillusioned with life, and he is unable to believe the book. The main character calls the apathy that has taken hold of him “disappointment,” willingly covering himself with the image of Childe Harold.
However, the main character does not want and does not know how to really work. At first, he tries himself as a writer - however, he does this work “yawning”, and soon puts it aside. And such boredom pushes Onegin to travel.
Onegin in the village
In the village, the main character again managed to “perk up his spirit.” He is happy to observe the beauties of nature, and even makes attempts to make life easier for the serfs by replacing the heavy corvee with a “light tax.” However, Onegin is again overtaken by his tormentor - boredom. And he discovers that in the village he experiences the same feelings as in the aristocratic capital. Onegin wakes up early, swims in the river, but still he gets bored with this life.
Turning acquaintance
However, the scenery changes after the main character meets Lensky, and then the Larin sisters, who live next door. Close interests and good upbringing allow Onegin and Lensky to get closer. The main character pays attention to his older sister, Tatyana. And in her sister, Olga (who was Lensky’s beloved), Onegin sees only “the lifelessness of features and soul.” Tatyana's character traits in the novel "Eugene Onegin" contrast her with the main character. She's close to folk life, despite the fact that he speaks Russian poorly.
Her best features were brought up by her nanny, who conveyed to Tatyana the concept of moral duty, as well as the basics of the people's worldview. The integrity of Tatyana's character in the novel "Eugene Onegin" is manifested in the courage with which she makes a confession to her lover, as well as in the nobility of her intentions and fidelity to her marital vow. Onegin's rebuke makes her more mature. The heroine changes in appearance, but retains best qualities character.
As for the character of Olga in the novel “Eugene Onegin,” the poet assigns a secondary role to this heroine. She is pretty, but Onegin immediately sees her spiritual emptiness. And this character very quickly causes rejection among the impressionable reader. In the image of Olga, the great Russian poet expresses his attitude towards the flighty girls of his era. He says about their portrait: “I used to love him myself, but he tired me immensely.”
The character of Lensky in the novel "Eugene Onegin"
Lensky appears before the reader in the image of a freedom-loving thinker who was educated at one of the European universities. His poetry is covered in the spirit of romanticism. However, Pushkin hastens to warn the reader that in reality Lensky remains an ignoramus, an ordinary Russian landowner. Although he is cute, he is not very sophisticated.
Hero's integrity
Onegin rejects Tatiana's feelings. He responds to all her love confessions with a rude rebuke. At this moment in time, Onegin does not need the sincerity and purity of the feelings of the village girl. However, Pushkin justifies his hero. Onegin was distinguished by decency and honesty. He did not allow himself to mock the feelings of another person, his naivety and purity. In addition, the reason for Larina’s refusal was the coldness of Onegin himself.
Duel with Lensky
The next turning point in revealing Onegin's character is his duel with Lensky. But in this case, Onegin does not demonstrate nobility, preferring not to refuse the fight, the outcome of which was predetermined. The opinion of society, as well as the perversity of the values that existed in that environment, hung over Onegin’s decision like a sword of Damocles. And the main character does not open his heart to the feeling of true friendship. Lensky dies, and Onegin regards this as his own crime. And the senseless death of a friend awakens the “sleep of the soul” of the main character. The character of Eugene Onegin in the novel “Eugene Onegin” changes: he understands how lonely he is, and his attitude towards the world takes on different shades.
Repeated meeting with Tatyana
Returning to the capital, at one of the balls the main character again meets “that same Tatyana.” And his charm knows no bounds. She married woman- but only now Onegin is able to see the kinship of their souls. In his love for Tatyana, he sees the possibility of his spiritual resurrection. In addition, Onegin learns that her love for him is also still alive. However for main character The thought of possible betrayal of her lawful husband turns out to be completely unacceptable.
In her soul there is a duel between feelings and duty, and it is not resolved in favor love passions. Tatiana leaves Onegin alone on her knees. And the poet himself also leaves his hero during this scene. How his life will end remains unknown. Research by literary scholars and historians shows that the poet planned to “send” Onegin to the Caucasus, or turn him into a Decembrist. However, this remained a secret, which was burned along with the final chapter of the work.
The author of the novel and its main character
The versatility of the characters in the novel “Eugene Onegin” is revealed in the process of the plot development of the poem. Describing the events that took place in the work after Onegin’s duel with Lensky, Pushkin includes in the text a small mention of a young townswoman. She asks what happened to Olga, where is her sister now, and what about Onegin - where is “this gloomy eccentric”? And the author of the work promises to talk about it, but not now. Pushkin specifically creates the illusion of authorial freedom.
This technique can be seen as the intention of a talented storyteller who conducts a casual conversation with his readers. On the other hand, Pushkin can be characterized as a real master who perfectly masters the chosen manner of presenting the work. The author of the work acts as one of the characters in the novel only in relation to Onegin himself. And this indication of personal contacts will distinguish the main character from other characters. Pushkin mentions a “meeting” with Onegin in the capital, describes the first embarrassment that gripped him during this meeting. This was the main character’s manner of communication - caustic jokes, bile, “the anger of gloomy epigrams.” Pushkin also informs the reader about general plans see “alien countries” with your main character.
Plan of characterization of a literary hero:
1. Where was Onegin born and lives, what is his position in society?
2. What kind of education did Onegin receive? Was such an education an exception among the nobility?
3. What does Onegin do, what is his hobby, what books does he read?
4. How did social life influence Onegin?
5. What characteristics of the hero does the author of the novel who befriends him note?
6. What is Onegin doing in the village?
7. What does Tatyana learn about Onegin in his house?
8. How does the author of the novel evaluate Onegin’s response to Tatyana’s letter?
9. Why did Onegin accept Lensky’s challenge?
10. How do you feel after the duel and travel?
11. What does Onegin’s meeting with Tatyana in high society bring?
Onegin is a young metropolitan aristocrat of the 20s of the 19th century, who received a typical aristocratic education under the guidance of tutors. They taught him “everything in jest,” “something and somehow,” but Onegin still received that minimum of knowledge that was considered mandatory among the nobility: he knew little classic literature, Roman and Greek, superficially - history, even had an idea of \u200b\u200bthe political economy of Adam Smith. Such education, impeccable French, elegant manners, wit and the art of maintaining a conversation make him, in the opinion of society, a brilliant representative of the secular youth of his time. It took Onegin about eight years to live a social life. But he was smart and stood significantly above the crowd surrounding him. No wonder he felt disgusted with his empty and idle life. A “sharp, chilled mind” and satiety with the pleasures of the world led to Onegin’s deep disappointment with life. Languishing with boredom, Onegin tries to look for the meaning of life in some activity. He was attracted literary work. But the attempt to write “yawning”, out of boredom, could not, of course, be crowned with success. The system of his upbringing, which did not accustom him to work, also took revenge for itself: “nothing came from his pen.”
Onegin begins to read. And this activity did not produce results: Onegin “read and read, but to no avail,” and covered the shelf of books with “mourning taffeta.”
In the village where Onegin left St. Petersburg to receive an inheritance, he makes another attempt at practical activity. Onegin's character is revealed further in the following plot plan: friendship with Lensky, acquaintance with Tatyana Larina, duel with Lensky, travel, love for Tatyana and last meeting with her. As the action of the novel develops, the complexity of Onegin's nature is revealed. Onegin appears in the novel as a bright, extraordinary personality. This is a person who clearly stands out from the surrounding society, both in his natural talent and in his spiritual needs.
“A sharp, chilled mind”, “involuntary devotion to dreams”, dissatisfaction with life - this is what created Onegin’s “non-imitative strangeness” and elevated him above the environment of “proud insignificance”. Following the characterization of Onegin in the first chapter, Pushkin recalls his dreams of freedom (“Will the hour of my freedom come?”) and adds:
Onegin was ready with me
See foreign countries."
These lines shed light on another important feature of Onegin’s mental makeup - his love of freedom. “Do you know me? “Yes and no…” Pushkin asks and answers, as if doubting that the reader will correctly understand Onegin’s complex social type. And the hero of the novel was really such a social type, the individual features of which Pushkin could reveal only by hints. “Oneginism” was a common phenomenon in Russia in the years when the novel was written. An explanation for this phenomenon must be sought in the socio-political situation of the country. In the 20s, the “beautiful beginning of Alexander’s days” had already passed, replaced by a reaction. Destiny the best people Russian society became bored and disappointed. Noting precisely this, Pushkin wrote in 1828 about Prince P. Vyazemsky: “How could he maintain his cheerfulness in Rus'?” True, in the circles of the most advanced Russian society, a political movement was already brewing, which later led to the Decembrist uprising. But it was a secret movement that did not include all advanced people. The majority of the Russian intelligentsia had no choice but to either go into service, i.e. join the crowd of “voluntary hoppers,” or stand aside from government policy, remaining idle observers of public life.
Onegin chose the second. Onegin's position is that of an idle man, but this position was a form of protest against official Russia. Onegin's tragedy lay in his “spiritual emptiness”, i.e. the fact that he did not have a positive program, high goals that would fill his life with social content. His life is a life “without purpose, without work.” Without taking the side of the government, Onegin does not participate in the fight against government reaction. He stays away from the action historical forces, expressing dissatisfaction with life only in the “anger of gloomy epigrams.” This passivity was also facilitated by certain qualities of his character: a lordly aversion to work; the habit of “freedom and peace”, lack of will and pronounced individualism (or “egoism”, as Belinsky puts it). Onegin earned the right to be the main character of the novel, but life doomed him to the role of the main inactive person in history. Onegin's lot becomes the life of a wanderer and loneliness. Returning to St. Petersburg after the trip, he “seems a stranger to everyone.” He turns out to be an “extra person” in his society. This was the name given to people who, rising above their environment, turned out to be unadapted to the struggle of life and suffered ruin both in public life and in personal life.
The novel ends with the scene of Onegin meeting Tatiana after a three-year separation. How it turned out further fate Onegin? There is reason to think that the shock experienced by Onegin could have contributed to his revival. Indeed, the surviving excerpts of the tenth (burned) chapter of the novel suggest that the author intended to introduce Onegin into the Decembrist circle. But this one new page The hero's life was only outlined by the author, but not revealed. In the novel, Onegin appears as a living symbol " extra people"of his era.
Let's summarize what we read.
Evgeny Onegin is a young man, a St. Petersburg aristocrat, who received a superficial education at home, divorced from the national soil.
The French tutor did not care about Eugene’s moral education, did not teach him to work, therefore the main occupation of Onegin, who entered adulthood, was the pursuit of pleasure.
An idea of how he lived for eight years in St. Petersburg is given by the description of one day of the hero. The lack of serious business and constant idleness bored the hero and led him in his young years to disappointment in social life. Trying to get down to business does not bring results, since he does not know how to work.
Life in the village did not become a salvation for him, since a change of environment without work
above oneself, internal spiritual rebirth did not save Onegin from the blues.
It is important to see how the hero manifests himself in friendship and love. We come to the conclusion that Onegin, who conquered secular beauties, acted nobly towards Tatiana.
Her letter became an example for him of something else, spiritual attitude to love. He openly admitted that he appreciates the girl’s purity and sincerity, but his feelings are devastated, he is unable to love, the ideal of family happiness is not for him:
Found my former ideal,
I would probably choose you alone
To the friends of my sad days,
All the best as a pledge,
And I would be happy... as much as I could!
But I'm not made for bliss:
My soul is alien to him...