"Brigadier" (Fonvizin): a summary and analysis of comedy

In this article, we will consider in detail the work "Brigadier" (Fonvizin). The summary and analysis of this comedy written in 1768 are presented below.

Summary

Ignaty Andreevich, brigadier, and Akulina Timofeevna, his wife, want to marry Ivanushka's son to the daughter of Artamon Vlyaich (adviser). The girl's name is Sophia. The foreman's family is visiting a counselor in the village. The conversation about the wedding is conducted by future relatives. This scene opens his work "Brigadier" Fonvizin. The summary of the conversation is as follows. Ivanushka was already in Paris, he always inserts French words into his speech. He does not like his father. Ignaty Andreevich advises his son "to lie down to business", calls to read "military charter" and "article". Akulina Timofeevna is an economic woman who considers reading notebooks as the best reading. To the future son-in-law, the adviser recommends reading the decrees and regulations. And his wife, Sofiya's stepmother, Avdotya Potapyevna, prefers "any kind of novels" to any other reading. She completely agrees with Ivanushka from the work "Brigadier" (Fonvizin), whose brief content we are interested in. Sophia is not happy with the upcoming marriage. She considers her fiance as a fool. On the contrary, her stepmother is delighted with him and with his "Parisian" manners.

Conversation of future relatives

The conversation of future relatives is not glued. The brigadier is only interested in military affairs, his wife is an economy, and the adviser is only occupied with legal issues. And the counselor and Ivanushka find all these topics low-lying. The conversation is interrupted due to the arrival of Dobrolyubov. The brigadier with his wife, Sophia and the adviser go to meet him.

The explanation in love of Ivanushka and the counselor

The explanation for love continues his comedy "Brigadier" Fonvizin. The summary of this scene is as follows. Ivanushka and the counselor remain alone. Mutual understanding they find quickly. Ivanushka scolds his parents, and the counselor is his wife. The young man confesses that he does not like Sofia, and he does not want to marry her. Ivan and Avdotya, guessing on the cards, are explained in love to each other. The adviser tells Ivanushka that Sophia loves Dobrolyubova for a long time already.

Sophia's conversation with Dobrolyubov

When Dobrolyubov and the bride appear, Ivan and the counselor leave, leaving the lovers alone. Sophia realizes that feelings arose between her stepmother and Ivanushka. She also notes that her father looks tenderly at the brigade leader, and the foreman admires the counselor. Only Dobrolyubov and Sophia love each other "based on honest intentions" with love. However, Dobrolyubov's poverty prevents this marriage. But he hopes that his prosperity will increase when the trial is over.

Perseverance of the adviser

Sophia asks her father not to force her to marry Ivanushka. However, the adviser does not want to listen: the groom has "pretty villages." Artamon Vlasych says that the daughter should please his mother-in-law all over. The true reason for this perseverance of the counselor is his love for the brigadier. Artamon Vlasyich, having given his daughter for Ivanushka, can often be seen by kinship with Akulina Timofeevna.

The scene of explanation in the love of brigadier Artamon Vlasych

His sinful love is ashamed of the pious counselor, but he can not tell her at the sight of the brigade leader what he feels. The simple-minded woman, however, does not understand anything, since the adviser pours out his speech with a lot of Church Slavic expressions. When he kneels before Akulina Timofeevna, Ivan suddenly appears. Fonvizin (comedy "Brigadier") describes how he applauds and laughs at the sight of this scene. Out comes the dumb adviser. The son explains to the brigadier that Artamon Vlasyich is "cupping" with her.

The woman is furious. She wants to tell her husband about everything. However, the counselor tells Ivan that it is impossible to divulge this secret: if the brigadier suspects something, he will immediately take his son and wife home. Avdotya Potapevna and Ivan persuade the brigade leader that this was only a joke of Ivan, the adviser did not "scowl." Believing, the woman calms down.

Ivan threatens to call his father to a duel

The counselor and Ivanushka happily notice that they are "of one temper," "one taste," and "one mind." However, the counselor has a shortcoming in the eyes of the young man: she is Russian. This "misfortune" Ivan hopes to make up for by taking his beloved to Paris. Avdotya Potapyevna informs him that the brigadier is in love with her. Ivanushka is excited: he is ready to call his own father to a duel. The brigadier enters. He wants to drive his son out of the room and talk with the counselor privately. However, along with Ivanushka, Avdotya Potapevna also comes out.

Story of Ivanushka about France

The brigadier of his son scolds for "stupidity", as well as a passion for French. The young man answers irreverently. Then Ignaty Andreevich is threatened with beatings. The councilor, who appeared at this time, defends Ivan from his father's wrath. She persuades her lover to talk about how he lived in France. Ivanushka says that he has become more a Frenchman than a Russian. The brigade leader and counselor are delighted with the story, but the brigadier is annoyed. With annoyance to his father, Ivan leaves, and his mother follows him. The brigadier speaks in her love for the counselor. Since he uses military topics in the speech, the woman pretends that she can not understand him.

The position of Dobrolyubov and Sophia

Dobrolyubov tells the adviser that the trial has already been completed and now he has 2,000 souls. It turned out that the judges are bribe-takers, so Dobrolyubov had to turn to "the highest justice." And finally justice has triumphed. Dobrolyubov asks the adviser for the hand of his daughter. The counselor is happy about this, but her husband doubts and does not give a definite answer.

Sophia and Dobrolyubov hope that they will be encouraged to agree to the covetousness of the adviser. At the sight of the tears of the brigadiers, the lovers interrupt the conversation. It turns out that Akulina Timofeevna again scolded her husband. He is a man of stern disposition who is heavy on his hand. Once he pushed his wife in jest so that the woman nearly died.

Games

Dobrolyubov, Sophia, counselor and Ivanushka start a game in a quadrille (card game). The brigadier does not know this fashionable game, so she has to watch. The brigadier and counselor play chess.

Spouse Playing Andreevich recalls the game in pigs. The woman, talking about this amusement to the advisor, takes away the cards from the players. Ivanushka is angry, the brigadier uses the next opportunity to scold his wife. The brigadier is offended and leaves.

For his mistreatment of his wife, the brigadier is reproached by Artamon Vlasyich. In turn, Ignaty Andreevich hints that Ivanovna is not indifferent to the counselor. However, Artamon does not believe this. The brigadier is sure that there is no fool in the world who would have thought of falling in love with Akulina Timofeevna.

The brigadier tries to persuade his son to marry. However, the parental example of Ivan is not inspiring. Besides, he does not like the bride. Akulina Timofeevna says that the choice of a fiancée is a matter for the parents, not for the groom. She herself, for example, never even said before the wedding with Ignaty Andreevich.

Details of the past Ivan

Ivanushka and counselor talk about their love, as well as about the danger that they are trapped by the foreman and adviser. Ivanushka talks about his education. It turns out that before his trip to France he was brought up by a French coachman, who owes his love to this country.

The mystery is revealed

The brigadier and counselor find Ivanushka on his knees in front of the adviser. The mystery is revealed. Ignaty wants to beat his son, and the adviser intends to collect money from Ivan for dishonor. Entered Dobrolyubov, Sophia and brigadiersha immediately find out about what happened. Sophia refuses to associate her fate with Ivan. The brigadier and adviser agree with this.

Then the counselor and Ivan tell all the secrets they know about. Ivanushka says that the adviser is in love with the brigade leader, and Avdotya - about the brigadier's love for her. The adviser and the brigadier part with great anger. His family takes away Ignaty Andreevich. Ivan and the counselor touchingly touch each other-the brigadier and the adviser are hardly allowed to separate them.

The counselor remains with his daughter and wife. Dobrolyubov again asks Sophia's hands. Avdotya Potapevna, Artamon Vlasyich and Sophia herself agree. These events end the comedy D.I. Fonvizin "Brigadier". Its problems will be considered below.

Time of creation of the work

The first comedy of Denis Ivanovich was born in 1769. During the great events that took place at that time in public life, Fonvizin (the Brigadier) wrote his work. The history of its creation is closely connected with them. The preparations for the opening of the Commission, which was drawing up a new draft law-the code that was to affect the entire nobility-was in full swing at this time. Perhaps, it was not by chance that the main heroes of his comedy were the noblemen Fonvizin ("Brigadier"). Analysis of the work shows that most of them, in addition, were negative characters.

Characters of the comedy

Through an almost vaudeville form in which all the characters except the brigade leader flirt with each other, the unattractive qualities of the so-called "masters of life" suddenly appear. Under great doubt, the service to the fatherland of the service nobility Fonvizin ("Brigadier"). The main characters - the nobility - are represented in it is not in the best light. At the same time, arbitrariness in relation to the serfs of the "noble class" is shown in bright colors. Here the brand of shame falls not on criminals or robbers, but, at first sight, on decent citizens: a nobleman from the military, an official, and also a young man, who is fond of French nonsense.

Features of the production

Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin "Brigadier" decided to put on stage, using, first of all, the advice of Diderot, who suggested "to move the theater into the living room." In one of the rooms of the counselor's house, an action takes place. The viewers who watched the production were amazed at how believable and natural the characters looked in such a situation. It seemed that this is a real house, not a theater, and the audience is with the main characters in one room.

Genre traditions and innovation

This work from the point of view of the genre created, taking into account the classic traditions of high comedy, D.I. Fonvizin. The "Brigadier", whose summary was considered above, followed tradition in its main features. This is evidenced, first of all, by the schematic nature of the characters and the static nature of the action. However, I still allowed myself some digression from the classics Denis Fonvizin. "Brigadier" to confirm this. That's why Ivanushka, the foreman's son, who does not pretend to have serious feelings because of the underdevelopment of nature, at the end of the play nevertheless showed something sincere. He even, you can say, for a moment, received his sight, saying that if he were brought up by a Russian who loved his nation, perhaps he would not be like that. Denis Ivanovich used this digression only to make the scene more believable, to bring it closer to reality. He did not limit himself in his comedy to ridicule and enumerate the impartial aspects of the life of the nobles. The author, first of all, seeks to determine the prerequisites for them, to reveal social predetermination.

The moral issues raised by Fonvizin ("Brigadier")

Analyzing the work, it should be noted that Fonvizin was interested in the question of why such people appear. The brigadier himself replied to him in part, regretting that he did not send his son to the regiment, but allowed his spouse to pamper him. This ignorant and rude character later realized the negative consequences of spoiling and fashionable upbringing. It dawned on him only when he felt them to himself fully. The older generation (brigadier and adviser) was typical of the nobility of that time. Bribery of state officials in Russia in the 18th century reached its climax, so it was necessary to fight with it at the highest level to the empress Elizabeth Petrovna (at the end of the reign) and Catherine II, who replaced her in power. Both of them resolutely opposed bribery in state structures.

According to Fonvizin, education is a means that can cure all the ailments that exist in society. Therefore, the primary task of modernity should be the education of true nobles, who are in the comedy of Sophia and Dobrolyubov. These characters are distinguished by education, intelligence, love of the fatherland, humanity, high morality, respect for their native language and culture, as well as awareness of their duty.

The influence of comedy on the further development of the genre

Comedy Fonvizin "Brigadier", of course, could not help but affect the further development of the genre as a whole. It provided future authors with many new opportunities to reveal the characters and images of their characters. Fonvizin's comedy "Brigadier" is a work in which the provisions of a whole new direction in drama were laid. Other writers-playwrights picked up the achievements of Denis Ivanovich and developed them even more. This was particularly evident in the work of Sumarokov, in particular, in his famous comedy, such as "The Cuckold by Imagination." The writer here brought to the stage the landlord provincial way of life, like Fonvizin ("Brigadier"). The analysis of the work on this is complete - we have identified the most important points, you can supplement it yourself.