Not an angel, but a woman - a characteristic of Sophia, "Woe from Wit"

Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov is one of the Russian literary geniuses of the early nineteenth century, who died too early in life (he tragically died in the diplomatic service at the age of 34). Nobleman, a versatile educated man who built a brilliant career in the diplomatic field, Griboyedov managed to write quite a bit. Peru of this talented writer was subject to translations from foreign languages, drama, prose and poetry, and among his works the most famous was the play in verse "Woe from Wit", the writing of which was completed in 1824.

The main ideas of the play include an irreconcilable confrontation between two worldviews - adherents of the old, zakosnevshego life and young freedom-loving. Among the many images, the main heroine is Sophia Famusova. It is full of contradictions, ambiguous. There is some kind of understatement in it. Such is the characteristic of Sophia ("Woe from Wit" does not raise anyone into an ideal), that a girl can not be uniquely ranked as a purely positive heroes. Not stupid, from the words of the author himself, but also not yet reasonable. The situation forces her to act as a liar, lie to her father and turn around to hide her feelings for a man whom he considers unworthy of her hand. A young seventeen-year-old charmer, she has enough willpower to have her own views on things, sometimes completely contradicting the foundations of her entourage.

If for the father of Sophia, Famusova, the opinion of society is above all, then the girl herself allows herself to contemptuously speak about assessments from outsiders. Sometimes it seems that the main characteristic of Sophia in the comedy "Woe from Wit" is the desire for freedom from the imposed will, a passion for another, independent life and a naive purity of thoughts. Like every young girl, she wants the love and devotion of a worthy person, which she sees in her father's secretary, Molchalin. Having created in the imagination the ideal image of the lover, she does not notice the discrepancy between her fantasies and reality. He does not want to notice the feelings of Alexander Chatsky, who is in love with her and shares many of her aspirations, close to her spirit. The one who, against the background of her entourage - father, Colonel Skalozub, Molchalin and others - may seem like a breath of clean air during choking.

Her love for Molchalin is also a peculiar characteristic of Sophia. "Woe from Wit" shows him some sort of antipode of the main character - Chatsky. A quiet, modest, silent person "on his mind." But in her eyes, he looks like a romantic hero. The passionate nature of the girl helps her to convince herself of the exceptional nature of this mediocre person. At the same time Chatsky, who embodies the spirit of freedom-loving, honesty, directness and rejection of the old mores of society and their adherents, seems to be Sofia's coarse and evil.

The girl does not understand that she herself is in many respects similar to him. She is also not concerned with the opinion of the crowd, she allows herself to be immediate, not to restrain feelings for the sake of society and to show her spiritual impulses in front of outsiders. Certain confidence in the correctness of their actions and feelings is another characteristic of Sophia. "Woe from Wit" still does not fully reveal the character of the heroine (even AS Pushkin expressed the opinion that this image was written "not clearly"). Possessing a living mind and sublime nature, Sophia does not have sufficient perseverance in convictions and strength of mind to defend them.

IA Goncharov considered the images of Sophia Famusova and Pushkin's Tatyana Larina as in many respects similar. Indeed, the characteristic characteristics of Sophia ("Woe from Wit") and Tatyana ("Eugene Onegin"), in the dope of love forgetting everything and wandering around the house, as if in a fit of sleepwalking. Both heroines are ready to open their feelings with childlike simplicity and immediacy.

In the course of the play "Woe from Wit", the characterization of Sophia in the eyes of the reader changes. From the naive and good-natured girl, she turns into a slanderer and a person ready for the sake of petty vindictiveness to destroy Chatsky's authority in the eyes of acquaintances. Thus, she loses his respect and destroys warm feelings. Punishment is served by the infidelity of Molchalin and shame in the eyes of society.

I can not judge whether Sofia was justly hurt. This girl cruelly deceived herself. Apparently, her romanticism and lack of self-criticism failed her. However, without relying on anyone's opinion, it is better to read "Woe from Wit" and draw conclusions about the image of Sophia yourself.