Brief description of the duel between Lensky and Onegin. Duel of Lensky with Onegin
THE POET IS A SLAVE OF HONOR IS KILLED!!
Boris Kustodiev Pushkin on the Neva embankment 1915
Today I want to recall one of the most famous literary duels. In rankings, social In the polls, I'm sure she should be number one in popularity. But first, let's remember the names of the duelists.
EUGENE ONEGIN
A. Samokhvalov Onegin at the ball
He is the protagonist of the novel - a young landowner. Onegin is the son of a wealthy gentleman, "the heir to all his relatives." He did not have to work because of a piece of bread, "hard work was sickening to him." The upbringing received by Eugene was the worst. He grew up without a mother. The father, a frivolous gentleman, an official, did not pay any attention to his son, entrusting him to hired tutors and governesses. They taught the boy almost nothing, did not educate him in any way and only slightly scolded him for pranks.
In Petersburg, Onegin leads an empty, aimless and empty life. Meeting with friends in a restaurant, visiting the theater, balls, wooing women.
Tired of being bored in Petersburg, Onegin goes to be bored in the countryside. And here his life is not distinguished by a wealth of events: swimming in the river, horseback riding and walking, reading magazines, kissing serf girls.
VLADIMIR LENSKY
A. Samokhvalov Lensky before the duel
Onegin's "half-Russian neighbor", "an admirer of Kant and a poet" has no clear idea of real life. Lensky is young. He is 18 years old in the novel. He is 8 years younger than Onegin. Nevertheless, Lensky graduated from the best university in Germany. Lensky is partly a young Onegin, not yet mature, not having time to experience pleasure and not knowing deceit, but already heard about light and read about it.
Lensky is a friend worthy of Onegin. He, like Onegin, is one of the best people in Russia at that time. A poet, an enthusiast, he is full of childish faith in people, romantic friendship to the grave and eternal love. Lensky is noble, educated, his feelings and thoughts are pure, his enthusiasm is sincere. He loves life.
And it is precisely such a positive character that the author “kills” in a duel.
The history of the duel itself seems to be banal and simple. Lensky is in love with Tatyana Larina's sister, Olga. Olga's romance with Lensky is developing rapidly. They walk, read, play chess. Lensky thinks about his beloved all the time.
Lensky invites Onegin to Tatyana's name day. Onegin agrees to go.
Onegin deliberately courts and dances only with Olga, she promised him all the dances. Lensky is jealous, leaves with the thought of a duel. Noticing Vladimir's absence, Onegin became sad, and so did Olga. Lensky chooses his second:
Zaretsky, once a brawler,
Ataman of the gambling gang,
The head of the rake, the tribune of the tavern...
Zaretsky brings Lensky's challenge to Onegin. Having received a duel challenge, knowing full well his wrong and the senselessness of this duel, Onegin nevertheless accepts the challenge and kills his young friend Vladimir Lensky.
The murder of Lensky turned Onegin's whole life upside down. He is no longer able to stay in those places where everything reminded him of his terrible crime, "Where the bloodied shadow appeared to him every day."
Well, now read the stanzas of the novel and look at the artists' illustrations for this chapter.
CHAPTER SIX
F. Konstantinov Onegin and Lensky
.......
IX
It was pleasant, noble,
Short call, il cartel:
Courteously, with cold clarity
He called his friend Lensky to a duel.
Onegin from the first movement,
To the ambassador of such a commission
Turning around, without further ado
Said he was always ready.
Zaretsky got up without explanation;
Didn't want to stay
Having a lot to do at home
And immediately went out; but Eugene
Alone with your soul
He was dissatisfied with himself.
X
And rightly so: in a strict analysis,
Calling himself to a secret court,
He blamed himself for many things:
First of all, he was wrong
What is above love, timid, tender
So the evening joked casually.
And secondly: let the poet
Fooling around; at eighteen
It is forgiving. Eugene,
Loving the young man with all my heart,
Was supposed to render myself
Not a ball of prejudice,
Not an ardent boy, a fighter,
But a husband with honor and intelligence.
XI
He could find feelings
And not to bristle like a beast;
He had to disarm
Young heart. "But now
It's too late; time has flown...
Besides - he thinks - in this matter
The old duelist intervened;
He is angry, he is a gossip, he is a talker...
Of course, there must be contempt
At the cost of his funny words,
But the whisper, the laughter of fools ... "
And here is the public opinion! 38
Spring of honor, our idol!
And that's what the world revolves on!
XII
Seething with impatient enmity,
The poet is waiting for an answer at home;
And here's the eloquent neighbor
Brought solemnly the answer.
Now it's a holiday for the jealous!
He was afraid that the prankster
Didn't joke around,
Inventing a trick and chest
Turned away from the gun.
Doubts are now resolved.
They must go to the mill
Arrive tomorrow before dawn
Pull the trigger on each other
And aim at the thigh or at the temple.
.........
XIX
All evening Lensky was distracted,
Now silent, then cheerful again;
But the one who is cherished by the muse,
Always like this: furrowing his brow,
He sat down at the clavichord
And took on them some chords,
That, looking at Olga,
Whisperer: Isn't it true? I'm happy.
But it's too late; time to go. shrunk
It has a heart full of longing;
Saying goodbye to a young maiden,
It seemed to be torn apart.
She looks into his face.
"What's wrong with you?" - So. - And on the porch.
XX
Arriving home, pistols
He examined, then put
Again them in a box and, undressed,
By candlelight, Schiller opened;
But thought alone embraces him;
In it, a sad heart does not sleep:
With indescribable beauty
He sees Olga in front of him.
Vladimir closes the book
Takes a pen; his poetry,
Full of love nonsense
They sound and flow. Reads them
He is out loud, in lyrical heat,
Like Delvig drunk at a feast.
A. Kostin Lensky before the duel
..........
XXIII
So he wrote dark and sluggish
(What we call romanticism,
Although there is no romanticism here
I don't see; what's in it for us?)
And finally before dawn
Bowing your weary head
On the buzzword ideal
Quietly Lensky dozed off;
But only sleepy charm
He forgot, already a neighbor
The office enters the silent
And wakes up Lensky with an appeal:
“It’s time to get up: it’s already seven o’clock.
Onegin is surely waiting for us.”
XXIV
But he was wrong: Eugene
Slept in a dead sleep at this time.
The shadows are already thinning at night
And met Vesper with a rooster;
Onegin sleeps deeply.
The sun is rolling high
And a migratory blizzard
Shines and curls; but the bed
Eugene has not left yet,
A dream still flies over him.
He finally woke up
And the veil parted the floors;
Looks - and sees that it's time
It's been a long time to leave the yard.
XXV
He calls quickly. Runs in
To him the servant of the Frenchman Guillo,
Bathrobe and shoes offers
And gives him clothes.
Onegin hurries to get dressed,
Servant tells to get ready
To go with him and with you
Also take a combat box.
Running sleds are ready.
He sat down, flies to the mill.
Rushed. He tells the servant
Lepage 39 fatal trunks
Carry after him, and the horses
Drive off into the field to two oak trees.
XXVI
Lean on the dam, Lensky
I've been waiting impatiently for a long time;
Meanwhile, the village mechanic,
Zaretsky condemned millstones.
Onegin goes with an apology.
"But where," he said with astonishment
Zaretsky, where is your second?
In duels, a classic and a pedant,
He loved the method out of feeling,
And stretch the man
He allowed - not somehow,
But in the strict rules of art,
According to all the legends of antiquity
(What we should praise in it).
XXVII
"My second? Eugene said,
Here he is: my friend, monsieur Guillot
I foresee no objection
For my presentation:
Although he is an unknown person,
But certainly an honest little one.”
Zaretsky bit his lip.
Onegin Lensky asked:
"Well, start?" - Let's start, perhaps.
Vladimir said. And let's go
For the mill. While away
Our Zaretsky and honest fellow
Entered into an important agreement
Enemies stand with downcast eyes.
A.Samokhvalov Seconds before the duel
XXVIII
Enemies! How long apart
Was their bloodlust taken away?
How long have they been hours of leisure,
Meal, thoughts and deeds
Shared together? Now it's wicked
Like hereditary enemies,
As in a terrible, incomprehensible dream,
They are each other in silence
Prepare for death in cold blood...
Do not laugh at them until
Their hand did not turn red,
Do not part amicably? ..
But wildly secular feud
Fear of false shame.
XXIX
Now the pistols are flashing
A hammer rattles on a ramrod.
Bullets go into the faceted barrel,
And he pulled the trigger for the first time.
Here is gunpowder in a grayish stream
Falls on the shelf. jagged,
Securely screwed flint
Still raised. For the near stump
Guillo becomes embarrassed.
Cloaks are thrown by two enemies.
Zaretsky thirty-two steps
Measured with excellent accuracy,
Friends spread on the last trace,
And each took his gun.
F. Konstantinov Duel of Onegin and Lensky
"Now come down."
in cold blood
Not a target yet, two enemies
Gait firm, quiet, even
Four steps passed
Four death steps.
Your gun then Eugene,
Never stop advancing
Became the first to quietly raise.
Here are five more steps
And Lensky, screwing up his left eye,
He also began to aim - but just
Onegin fired... They struck
Fixed hours: poet
Silently drops the gun
Ilya Repin Duel of Onegin with Lensky 1899
He puts his hand gently on his chest
And falls. misty eye
Depicts death, not flour.
So slowly down the mountain slope
Shining sparks in the sun,
A block of snow falls.
Immersed in instant cold
Onegin hurries to the young man,
He looks, calls him ... in vain:
He no longer exists. Young singer
Found an untimely end!
The storm has died, the color is beautiful
Withered at the dawn,
Extinguished the fire on the altar!..
XXXII
He lay motionless, and strange
There was a languid world of his chela.
He was wounded through the chest;
Smoking, blood flowed from the wound.
A moment ago
In this heart beat inspiration,
Enmity, hope and love,
Life played, blood boiled:
Now, as in an empty house,
Everything in it is both quiet and dark;
It is silent forever.
Shutters closed, windows chalked
Whitewashed. There is no hostess.
Where, God knows. Lost a trace.
XXXIII
Pleasantly cheeky epigram
Enrage a blundered enemy;
It's nice to see how he is, stubbornly
Bowing his boisterous horns,
Involuntarily looking in the mirror
And he is ashamed to recognize himself;
It's nicer if he, friends,
Howl foolishly: it's me!
Even more pleasant in silence
Him to prepare an honest coffin
And quietly aim at the pale forehead
At a noble distance;
But send him to his fathers
You will hardly be pleased.
XXXIV
Well, if your pistol
A young friend is smitten,
With an immodest look, or an answer,
Or another trifle
Who offended you over a bottle,
Or even himself in an ardent annoyance
Proudly challenging you to battle,
Say: with your soul
What feeling will take over
When immovable, on the ground
Before you with death on your forehead,
He gradually stiffens
When he is deaf and silent
To your desperate call?
E. Samokish-Sudkovskaya Death of Lensky 1900s
In anguish of heart remorse,
hand holding a pistol,
Yevgeny looks at Lensky.
"Well? killed, ”the neighbor decided.
Killed!.. With a terrible exclamation
Struck, Onegin with a shudder
He leaves and calls people.
Zaretsky carefully puts
On the sleigh the corpse is icy;
He brings home a terrible treasure.
Sensing the dead, they snore
And the horses are fighting with white foam
Steel wet the bit,
And they flew like an arrow.
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- the most tragic episode of the novel "Eugene Onegin". The fact that the young people were best friends gives a special drama to the current situation. Chole, reluctant to let people near him, nevertheless willingly spent time with Lensky. What was the cause of the duel and what events preceded it?
The first wake-up call in the novel becomes, in which she sees the death of Lensky at the hands of Onegin. Waking up, she tries to find the meaning of sleep in the book, but the dream book does not give her an answer. However, for it is obvious that a terrible and ominous vision does not bode well.
The next morning, guests gather in the Larins' house. Lensky and Onegin also come. The latter is seated at the table opposite Tatyana, which leads her to terrible embarrassment. She blushes, barely hears the words of the guests addressed to her, and only with a great effort of will holds back her tears. Tatyana's confusion does not hide from Onegin, but it only irritates and embarrasses him:
An eccentric, hitting a huge feast,
Was already angry. But the languid maiden
Noticing the trembling impulse,
Lowering your eyes in annoyance,He pouted...
Eugene is angry with his friend for bringing him to the Larins, and decides to take revenge and anger him himself. As soon as the dancing began, Eugene immediately invites, hoping with all his behavior to infuriate a friend:
Leads her, slipping carelessly,
And, bending down, she whispers gently
Some vulgar madrigal
And shakes hands...
Lensky can't believe his eyes: Olga, his fiancee, is dancing with his best friend! Barely waiting for the end of the dance, he invites her himself - but she already promised Onegin. Indignant, Lensky leaves the ball and later gives his former friend a note with a challenge. Onegin agrees, but later reproaches himself for his behavior at the ball and, on reflection, comes to the conclusion that he behaved unworthily and stupidly. But now it's too late to change anything.
Olga, being a windy and passionate girl, does not even understand the pain she causes to her fiancé, allowing Onegin to take care of herself. She is pleased with his attention, and she does not notice Lensky's jealousy. When the poet decides to see Olga before the duel, she meets him as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened at the ball - and she herself sincerely thinks so. Lensky, thinking to embarrass her by his appearance, is surprised and confused. He is ready to forgive his beloved, but does not change his decision to shoot with the offender:
He thinks: “I will be her savior.
I will not tolerate a corrupter
Fire and sighs and praises
Young heart tempted ...
Onegin's attempts to disrupt the duel lead nowhere. He is late on purpose - because of this, the duel could have been postponed according to the rules; takes his servant as a second - this was also a violation. But Lensky is resolute, and does not attach importance to these nuances.
So, the death of Lensky becomes the cause of his blind jealousy, the cruelty of his best friend and the windiness of his bride. Perhaps the duel could have been avoided, but the ardor and pride of both heroes did not allow them to abandon their plan.
Let us dwell on the description of the duel. What is the wealth of Pushkin's language?
The duel scene is indeed very rich in a variety of artistic techniques. Verbs, nouns, numerals in the duel scene have no less power than definitions - epithets; sentences devoid of comparisons do not become less expressive. Analysis of the description of the duel, we can start just with the verbs.
Pushkin describes in detail how pistols were loaded:
Here are the guns flashing.
Here is gunpowder in a grayish stream
A hammer rattles on a ramrod.
The predicates in this passage most of all capture our attention, make us follow each stage of the preparation of pistols, allow us to see and hear what is happening. Pistols are not just removed from their cases - they "flashed". The hammer "thunders" - its knock is carried far in the sonorous winter air. Let us pay attention to one feature of all the actions depicted in the passage: there is no person here, although everything is done by his hands. Pistols, a hammer, bullets, gunpowder, flint (the hammer rattles, the bullets go, the trigger clicks). This technique, which highlights the instruments of death, as if endowed with the ability to move independently, emphasizes the inevitability of the approaching catastrophe.
The epithets in the passage are accurate, very sparing: a sign is given only where it is needed: a faceted barrel, a grayish trickle of gunpowder, jagged flint, securely screwed in.
Let us pay attention to the compositional role of this picture: it slows down the action and thereby increases the tension. The detailed description of how the pistols are loaded turns into a gruesome scene of calm, methodical preparation for the assassination.
The subtext of this scene is the passionate humanism of the poet: together with him we follow with horror and indignation the preparations for the murder of a man by a man.
Numerals play a significant role in the depiction of a duel. They are so engraved in memory, forcing us to watch tensely how the "pedant" Zaretsky measures thirty-six steps, how the duelists go to the fatal line. Pushkin perfectly understands the power of these numbers and repeats: "four steps have been crossed, four mortal steps ...".
The most tragic moment, when Lensky’s life ends with Onegin’s shot, is described quite simply: there are no comparisons, no metaphors, and only one simple epithet “quietly”:
Lensky, screwing up his left eye,
He also began to aim - but just
Onegin fired...
Anxiety for the fate of the characters is replaced by the tragedy of what happened. Time
slows down, there is a terrible silence:
...poet
He puts his hand gently on his chest
Silently drops the gun
And falls...
The thought of death is connected with the idea of eternal cold. And the instant cold that covers Onegin is not only a feeling of horror, but also the icy breath of death. Next we read lines rife with metaphors and comparisons:
The storm has died, the color is beautiful
withered at dawn.
Extinguished the fire on the altar!..
To compare a silent heart with an empty, abandoned house - for this, the courage of a brilliant innovator was needed, who managed to turn the simple words of the national language into "pure gold" of poetry.
In the following stanzas, the author's reflections on the deceased are given. that died with him. What hopes were not destined to come true, what would be his further life path if the “pensive dreamer” had not been “killed by a friendly hand”
Roman A.S. Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin" is a great contribution to Russian literature. The poet wrote it for 7 years, starting in 1823. There are many vivid descriptions of nature, author's reflections, various episodes in the work.
One of the most important events in the novel is the duel between Lensky and Onegin. It happened due to the fact that Eugene, offended and angry at Vladimir, began to flirt with Olga. The answer to this act was a challenge to a duel. Onegin, not understanding the serious feelings and intentions of his friend, acted in such a way as to arouse his jealousy, and thereby amuse himself.
Vladimir Lensky is a young romantic poet, burning with feelings, perceiving the world very brightly and vividly. That is why Onegin's joke could not pass without a trace for him - excited and enraged, he performs an action that endangers his life.
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It seems to me that true friendship would not allow such an outcome of events. No wonder A.S. Pushkin points out:
So people (I repent first)
Nothing to do friends. Eugene, who had long lost all feelings, acted selfishly, not thinking about Lensky's experiences. However, the main character, having received a message in which Vladimir challenges him to a duel, realizes that he has treated his friend cruelly:
And rightly so: in a strict analysis
Calling himself to a secret court,
He blamed himself for a lot.
Onegin considers reconciliation with Lensky, but fear of public opinion stops him. He is worried about the "whispers, laughter of fools" ... He rushes about: what is more dear to him - a friend or the opinion of society? And he makes his choice, the result of which was the murder of the poet.
I think that Onegin should have canceled the duel, reconciled with a friend, even if he is angry with him. Eugene, dependent on the opinions of others, chained himself in chains - he cannot free himself and do what his conscience says.
Arriving at a duel, friends who became enemies in an instant do not reconcile with each other. The shot, the murder, the death of Lensky - everything happens very quickly and unexpectedly. Onegin himself, probably not expecting such an outcome, runs up to his friend, realizing how mean he acted. A conscience awakens in the hero again, which torments him. He still cannot come to his senses, because a moment ago Lensky was standing in front of him, and now he is only a frozen corpse. Thus ends the life of a young poet full of ambitions and dreams.
This episode in the novel changes the course of events in the lives of many characters. Onegin leaves the village, hoping to forget what happened, Olga marries and also leaves her native land, Tatyana remains almost alone in the wilderness and later also goes to Moscow.
"Eugene Onegin" A.S. Pushkin reveals to us the spiritual qualities of people, exposing their virtues and vices. I think people should learn from such examples of the classics and, seeing themselves in the heroes of the novel, correct their spiritual flaws.
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Pushkin's times - the times of duels, when it was customary to wash off any insult with blood.
A passionate duelist himself, Alexander Sergeevich could not but include the duel episode in his famous novel "Eugene Onegin", so we will now briefly analyze the duel between Onegin and Lensky. The duel ends with the death of one of the heroes, the sweet and romantic poet Vladimir Lensky, although initially nothing foreshadowed such a sad outcome. So, about why Lensky challenged Onegin to a duel.
Why did the duel happen?
Onegin and Lensky came together for the name day of Tatyana Larina, where Eugene got bored and wanted to anger a friend whom he considered guilty of his condition. He began to intensively invite Vladimir's bride, the frivolous and coquettish Olga Larina, to dance, whisper all sorts of courtesies into her ear and completely captured her attention. The poet, in love with Olga, was jealous and did not understand what was happening, because they were going to the wedding. Tatyana Larina, who was in love with Onegin, also suffered.
Boredom Onegin dispelled, but he received a challenge to a duel from the offended Lensky. Zaretsky, who was well versed in all the intricacies of dueling, brought a note with a challenge, and Onegin had no choice but to say that he was ready. Although Eugene repented of his behavior and would have been glad to avoid a duel, Vladimir resolutely wanted to shoot himself. Even despite the fact that the next day after the name day he came to his beloved Olga and made sure that she still loves him. This is what caused the duel between Onegin and Lensky.
There was still hope for a successful outcome of the duel: it was possible to shoot in the air or in the leg. But Onegin, for unknown reasons, shot eighteen-year-old Vladimir right in the chest and then stared in a daze at his dying friend. The old mill was a silent witness to the deadly confrontation.
In order to forget about this tragic incident and be as far away from the ill-fated place as possible, after the duel, Eugene Onegin left for Europe for a long time. Read also
