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Woe from Wit century current table. “The present century” and “the past century”

Characteristics	This century	The past century
Attitude to wealth, to ranks	“They found protection from the court in friends, in kinship, in building magnificent chambers where they indulge in feasts and extravagance, and where the foreign clients of their past lives do not resurrect the meanest traits,” “And for those who are higher, flattery, like weaving lace...”	“Be poor, but if you get enough, two thousand family souls, that’s the groom”
Attitude to service	“I’d be glad to serve, it’s sickening to be served”, “Uniform! one uniform! In their former life, he once covered, embroidered and beautiful, their weakness, their poverty of mind; And we follow them on a happy journey! And in wives and daughters there is the same passion for the uniform! How long ago did I renounce tenderness towards him?! Now I can’t fall into this childish behavior...”	“And for me, no matter what’s the matter, what’s not the matter, my custom is this: it’s signed, off your shoulders.”
Attitude towards foreign	“And where foreign clients will not resurrect the meanest traits of their past lives.” “As from an early time we were accustomed to believe that without the Germans there was no salvation for us.”	“The door is open for those invited and uninvited, especially for foreigners.”
Attitude towards education	“What, now, just like in ancient times, are they trying to recruit more teachers from the regiments, at a cheaper price? ... we are ordered to recognize everyone as a historian and geographer.”	“They would take all the books and burn them,” “Learning is a plague, learning is the reason that today, more than ever, there are more crazy people, deeds, and opinions.”
Attitude to serfdom	“That Nestor is a noble scoundrel, surrounded by a crowd of servants; zealous, they saved his honor and life more than once in the hours of wine and fights: suddenly, he exchanged three greyhounds for them!!!”	Famusov is a defender of the old century, the heyday of serfdom.
Attitude to Moscow morals and pastimes	“And who in Moscow hasn’t had their mouths gagged at lunch, dinner and dance?”	“I’m called to Praskovya Fedorovna’s house on Tuesday for trout,” “On Thursday I’m called to a funeral,” “Or maybe on Friday, or maybe on Saturday, I have to baptize at the widow’s, at the doctor’s.”
Attitude towards nepotism, patronage	“And who are the judges? - Over the centuries of free life, their enmity is irreconcilable...”	“When I have employees, strangers are very rare, more and more sisters, sisters-in-law and children.”
Attitude to freedom of judgment	“For mercy, you and I are not guys, why are other people’s opinions only sacred?”	Learning is the plague, learning is the cause. What is worse now than before, crazy people and affairs and opinions
Attitude towards love	Sincerity of feeling	“Be bad, but if there are two thousand family souls, that’s the groom.”
Ideals	Chatsky’s ideal is a free, independent person, alien to slavish humiliation.	Famusov’s ideal is a nobleman of the Catherine century, “hunters of indecency”

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ATTITUDE TO EDUCATION

The present century: The main representative of the present century in comedy is Chatsky. He is smart, well-developed, “knows how to talk,” “he knows how to make everyone laugh, he chats and jokes.” Unfortunately, his intelligence makes him feel “out of place” in Famus society. People do not understand and do not listen to him, and towards the end of the work they consider him crazy.

The past century: In the work, Famusov (it is he and his society that are considered as representatives of the past century) has a very negative attitude towards education: “They would take the books and burn them.”

(In a conversation about Sophia:) “Tell me that it’s not good for her to spoil her eyes, and reading is of little use: French books make her sleepless, but Russian books make it painful for me to sleep.” “Learning is the plague, learning is the cause.” “He’s been reading fables all his life, and these are the fruits of these books” (about Sophia).

Famusov believes that education is a completely unnecessary part of human life, that, having money, a person does not need either education or books (as a way of entertainment).

ATTITUDE TO THE SERVICE

The present century: Chatsky was in military service. His main goal is business, not profit, rank. Service is necessary for self-development and improvement of abilities. “I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening.”

The past century: For Famusov, service is, first of all, receiving a rank. Military service is also a way to develop a career, and a career means money. Famusov believes that a person without money is a nobody - a person of the lowest class.

ATTITUDE TO WEALTH AND RANK

The present century: For Chatsky, wealth is not the main characteristic of a person, although he understands that it is an indicator of power (in any century). “And for those who are higher, flattery was woven like lace.” - people are ready to say goodbye to pride and do anything for the sake of money. "Ranks are given by people, but people can be deceived."

The past century: Wealth is the definition of position in society. If a person is rich, then Famusov will most likely happily begin to communicate with him (These are visits to dear guests, and also, perhaps, benefits for himself). Of course, Famusov also wants to find a rich husband for his daughter Sophia - to improve his own income. "Whoever is poor is not a match for you." “Be inferior, but if there are two thousand family souls, that’s the groom.”

ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGNERS

The present century: While in Europe, Chatsky got used to its variability, life, movement, fashion. “What new will Moscow show me?” “As from an early time we were accustomed to believe that without the Germans there is no salvation for us.” “Ah, if we were born to adopt everything, at least from the Chinese we could borrow a little from their wise ignorance of foreigners. Will we ever resurrect from the foreign power of fashion? So that our smart, cheerful people, even in language, do not consider us Germans.”

The past century: Having become accustomed to his generation, Famusov does not welcome French fashion. Not approving of books at all, he dislikes French novels even more. "French books make her sleepless." When Famusov found Molchalin at Sophia’s: “And here are the fruits of these books! And all the Kuznetsk Most, and the eternal French, from there fashion for us, and authors, and muses: destroyers of pockets and hearts! When will the Creator deliver us from their hats! Cheptsov! And hairpins! And pins! And book and biscuit shops!"

ATTITUDE TO FREEDOM OF JUDGMENT

This century: First of all, you need to listen to yourself and your mind. “Why are other people’s opinions only sacred? I believe my own eyes.” In a conversation with Molchalin, Chatsky completely disagrees with him that “at their age they should not dare to have their own judgments.” But, unfortunately, having his own opinion leads him to troubles in Famus society.

The past century: “Today, more than ever, there are more crazy people, deeds, and opinions.” Accordingly, all troubles occur due to the emergence of other people’s own opinions. In Famus society, it is beneficial to keep with you those who do not have such a “flaw”. People must live and act strictly according to the template, obeying, most importantly, people who are higher in rank.

ATTITUDE TO LOVE

Current century:

1) For Chatsky, love is, first of all, a sincere feeling. Despite this, he knows how to think sensibly and puts love no higher than reason.

2) Raised on French novels, Sophia completely loses herself in her dreams, which are often very different from reality. This makes her blind, not seeing that Molchalin is looking exclusively for profit from their “love.” “I don’t care what’s behind him, what’s in the water!”, “Happy hours don’t notice.”

3) Molchalin hardly understands the concept of “sincere love”. Beautiful words are the only way he influences Sophia, for whom this and the ideal fictional image of him created by her are quite enough. For Molchalin, Sofya is an ideal way to get close to her father’s money. According to Chatsky, Molchalin is not worthy of love. At the same time, he manages to flirt with Lisa. As a result, for him Sophia is a benefit, Lisa is entertainment.

The past century: Famusov does not believe in the existence of love, since he himself is in love only with his own income. In his opinion, marriage is about good connections and climbing the career ladder. “That beggar, that dandy friend, is a notorious spendthrift, a tomboy; What a commission, creator, to be the father of an adult daughter!”

In the fall of 1824, the satirical play “Woe from Wit” was finally edited, which made A. S. Griboedov a Russian classic. This work examines many pressing and painful issues. It talks about the contrast of the “present century” with the “past century”, which touches on the topics of education, upbringing, morality, the order of government, and also exposes the morals of the highest Moscow society, which by that time had already lost everything and was almost completely mired in insincerity and false. Now everything is bought and sold, even love and friendship. The writer Griboedov constantly thinks and reflects on this. Chatsky is only an artistic hero who voices his thoughts. The most amazing thing about this work is that phrases from it have become some of the most quoted in Russian literature.

"Woe from Wit." Comedy. Chatsky

Many catchphrases from the play “Woe from Wit” are still used today in our everyday life, but now there is no point in listing them all. Initially, this work was banned by censorship, since the author’s attacks on the existing system of autocracy with its serfdom, the structure of the army and much more were very obvious.

The exponent of these very ideas was the main character - a young nobleman with progressive views - Chatsky. His opponent was a person from the Moscow aristocratic society - the master and landowner Famusov.

Chatsky's attitude to serfdom

These two were opposed to each other by their views on According to several quotes from the work, one can characterize Chatsky’s attitude towards It is in them that the whole meaning of the caustic satire of the comedy created by Griboyedov lies. There are not so many of these statements, but what they are!

Chatsky comes to the defense of the oppressed people and speaks out about serfdom very emotionally and strongly. One part of these statements begins with the words: “That Nestor is a noble scoundrel, surrounded by a crowd of servants...”. It only further emphasizes the protagonist’s indignation when it comes to serfs.

The word “Nestor” used at the beginning is interpreted as “manager,” that is, that Russian nobility who owns serfs. The humiliated and insulted mob serves these high-ranking gentlemen faithfully, protects them from all sorts of misfortunes, and sometimes saves them from inevitable death.

A dangerous person

As a result, they received “gratitude” in the form of exchanging them - living people - for purebred puppies. Chatsky’s attitude towards serfdom is very obvious and negative. He does not hide his rage and contempt; his indignation knows no bounds. During this time, he managed to spend three years abroad and returned to Moscow. From this it follows that Chatsky saw many different societies and government systems that did not have serfdom. He was offended for his people and for the open form of slavery present in Russia in the 19th century.

Independent personality

There is another statement of his, which followed the previous one, and it sounded like this: “Or that one over there, who, just for fun, drove to the serf ballet on many wagons...”. This shows that serfs were often used for fun, for the amusement or surprise of guests and friends. Chatsky recalls some noble nobleman (collective image) who created a ballet in which the serfs took part. For Chatsky, this was a terrible example of the exploitation of living people as inanimate puppets. But the whole trouble was that when the owner needed it, he gave the serfs for debts as some kind of thing.

Chatsky's first statement is accusatory and harsh, and the second contains a feeling of pity towards poor people.

It is also interesting that Chatsky’s attitude towards serfdom does not imply direct attacks towards Famusov. But this does not create doubts about the hero’s views, because he is a true patriot of independent freedom-loving views. Chatsky sincerely wishes the prosperity of his homeland, despises careerism and veneration of rank, condemns any imitation of foreign ones and believes that a person should be respected and valued not for the number of serfs, but for his

In his comedy, Griboyedov deliberately collides the “present century” and the “past century.” For what? In order to expose the problems of both centuries. But there are many problems in Russia - serfdom, upbringing and education of youth, promotion to ranks. The present century is represented by the young nobleman Chatsky, who was educated in Europe. He wants to apply the acquired knowledge in Russia. But, alas, Russia lives in the past century with its terrible, ugly plague - serfdom. The past century is represented by conservative feudal lords led by Famusov. They are not going to give up their positions without a fight. And so the swords of a verbal duel crossed, only sparks fly.

The first round is the attitude towards wealth and rank. Young people are ready and want to serve Russia. “I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening.” This is Chatsky's slogan. What can Famusov offer in response? Hereditary service. His ideal is the dense uncle Maxim Petrovich (and where did he find him)? He served under Catherine the Great, and it doesn’t matter that he was a stupid buffoon.

Round two - attitude to education issues. Famusov's attack - education is not needed, it is scary, like the plague. Educated people are dangerous and scary. But following the fashion, they hire foreign teachers. Chatsky counters - he sees Russia as educated, enlightened, cultural. Somewhat reminiscent of the ideas of the early Decembrists.

Round three - attitude towards serfdom. Chatsky is indignant - he does not understand how people sell people like cattle, change them, play cards with them, separate families, send them to distant cold Siberia. For Famusov, this is common practice.

“The Past Century,” as is often customary in Russia, fights not according to the rules, not fairly. If you lose to your opponent, you need to neutralize him for a while and take him out of the game. Everything is simple and tastefully made by the hands of a once beloved woman. So as not to interfere with her and others living in the old way, she publicly slandered Chatsky, saying that he was mentally ill. It’s good that at least he’s not violently insane, otherwise he’d be completely isolated from society. And what to take from a sick person? He doesn't know what he's saying.

In fact, there is no one to support Chatsky. He has no comrades-in-arms, and he alone cannot cope with Famusov and others like him. The play mentions people who, from the point of view of the Famus company, are strange. This is Skalozub's cousin, reading books in the village. Yes, Prince Fedor, to whom the label “chemist and botanist” was firmly stuck. What is funny and shameful about this is not clear. Repetilov confidentially reports that he is a member of some society. Nobody knows what they are doing there. “We make noise,” as Repetilov himself puts it about his activities.

Humiliated, insulted, but not defeated, Chatsky has no choice but to leave this city and the people who slandered and rejected him.

Option 2

The story was completed by 1824. At this time, disagreements over views were growing between people in different strata of society. Literally a year later, the Decembrists rebelled and this happened approximately because of an emerging problem. Those who supported everything new, reforms, changes in both politics and literature stood against conservative relatives.

Chatsky was approximately as liberal-minded as he was, literally personifying youth, ardor and the desire for change. And Famusov, like all older people, was inclined to believe that “it was better before,” and therefore he advocated preserving this “before.” When Chatsky had to return to the capital, the first thing that caught his eye was that Sophia began to speak just like her father. The words of his beloved hurt, but the young man understood the power of propaganda that fell in powerful waves on Sophia from her father.

Actually, the first clash between the “past century” and the “present” occurred on the basis of military service. For Famusov, service is only a way to earn money. What is noteworthy: earning money at any cost. He doesn’t care that sometimes he has to accommodate higher ranks, but Chatsky has a different attitude. Having succinctly and a little rudely said the phrase “I would be glad to serve, it’s sickening to be served,” he clearly explained his position. He literally has an aversion to the blind worship of foreign things, veneration of rank, and serfdom, which are so dear to the Famus circle.

Famusov's friends, in turn, consider Sophia's lover to be an extravagant, insane, sloppy dandy in his actions and words. And now, you can imagine how difficult it was for Sophia: on the one hand, her father promotes foreign writers and everything else, and on the other, the young man talks about the uselessness of foreign teachers.

Thus, through the mouth of Chatsky, Griboyedov himself spoke to the people about the need for change. He tried in vain to convey that everything that exists in Russia is already good, that they have their own teachers, much better than foreign ones. And creativity... Griboyedov decided to prove by his own example that creativity is better in Russia.

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Characteristics	This century	The past century
Attitude to wealth, to ranks	“They found protection from the court in friends, in kinship, in building magnificent chambers where they indulge in feasts and extravagance, and where the foreign clients of their past lives do not resurrect the meanest traits,” “And for those who are higher, flattery, like lace weaving...”	“Be poor, but if he gets enough, two thousand family souls, that’s the groom”
Attitude to service	“I would be glad to serve, it’s sickening to be served,” “Uniform! one uniform! In their former life, he once covered, embroidered and beautiful, their weakness, their poverty of mind; And we follow them on a happy journey! And in wives and daughters there is the same passion for the uniform! How long ago did I renounce tenderness towards him?! Now I can’t fall into this childish behavior...”	“And for me, no matter what it is, my custom is this: it’s signed, off your shoulders.”
Attitude towards foreign	“And where foreign clients will not resurrect the meanest traits of their past lives.” “As from an early time we were accustomed to believe that without the Germans there is no salvation for us.”	“The door is open to those invited and uninvited, especially to foreign.”
Attitude towards education	“What, now, just like in ancient times, are they bothering to recruit more teachers from regiments, at a cheaper price? ... we are ordered to recognize everyone as a historian and geographer.”	“They would take away all the books and burn them,” “Learning is a plague, learning is the reason that today there are more crazy people, deeds, and opinions than ever before.”
Attitude to serfdom	“That Nestor of noble scoundrels, surrounded by a crowd of servants; zealous, they saved his honor and life more than once in the hours of wine and fights: suddenly, he exchanged three greyhounds for them!!!”	Famusov is a defender of the old century, the heyday of serfdom.
Attitude to Moscow morals and pastimes	“And who in Moscow hasn’t had their mouths gagged at lunch, dinner and dance?”	“I’m called to Praskovya Fedorovna’s house on Tuesday for trout,” “On Thursday I’m called to a funeral,” “Or maybe on Friday, or maybe on Saturday, I have to baptize at the widow’s, at the doctor’s.”
Attitude towards nepotism, patronage	“And who are the judges? - Over the centuries of free life, their enmity is irreconcilable...”	“When I have employees, strangers are very rare, more and more sisters, sisters-in-law and children.”
Attitude to freedom of judgment	“For mercy, you and I are not guys, why are other people’s opinions only sacred?”	Learning is the plague, learning is the cause. What is worse now than before, crazy people and affairs and opinions
Attitude towards love	Sincerity of feeling	“Be bad, but if there are two thousand family souls, that’s the groom.”
Ideals	Chatsky’s ideal is a free, independent person, alien to slavish humiliation.	Famusov’s ideal is a nobleman of the Catherine century, “hunters of indecency”