The comedy "Nedorosl", created by the great Fonvizin in the 18th century, does not come off the scenes of the capital and regional theaters to this day. It has been included since Soviet times in the school curricula of all union republics and has remained in most of them even after the collapse of the USSR and the formation of independent states. "The satires of the brave lord," as the playwright Pushkin called, not only subjected to cruel criticism and ridicule the mediocrity, ignorance, cruelty of the nobles, branded the feudal system of Russia, but also created a whole gallery of images embodying certain types of characters, by virtue of their vitality almost immediately Which have become common. One of them is Ms. Prostakova, the mother of Mitrofanushka.
Place of the hero in the work
The image of Prostakova in comedy plays one of the main roles. She is the mistress of the estate, the owner of the serfs, the noblewoman, the mainstay and the personification of state power here in her estate. And it, in turn, is one of thousands of corners of boundless Russia. And the problems that arise in a particular territory are characteristic of the entire country. This is in the first place. Secondly, the image of Prostakova is important in that she grows and educates her son in her own image and likeness. And everything negative that is in the mother, is cultivated in Mitrofan tenfold. But if the Prostakovs and the Skotinins are the past and the present of Russia, then their offspring are its future. This was how Fonvizin thought and wondered about what the state would come to if all the ignorant boorish people were running it. In what wilderness of the Middle Ages they will throw away the country, to what ruin, impoverishment will bring? Thirdly, the image of Prostakov is interesting in itself, just as a human type, the quintessence of class and personal vices.
From surname to personality
Prostakov's heroine is her husband. And he really is a "simpleton": weak-willed, weak-willed, completely entrusted to his wife and management of the estate, and the upbringing of his son. He, no less than the rest of the household, suffers humiliation and insults from her, but he does not come to mind when putting on a ruffled rude and self-indulgent man. However, interpreting the surname, the image of Prostakova acquires a different connotation of meaning. In the people "simple" (not "simple") means "stupid", "stupid", "fool". A lovely lady, long overdue the boundary of the Balzac age, is proud to be illiterate, can not read and write. Moreover, he sincerely considers this to be the norm for female noblewomen. So, in the simplicity and naivety of the soul, she embodies the most retrograde, conservative, stagnant layer of the nobility. In full measure, through the family name - Skotinin - the image of Prostakova has been revealed. "Non-Horoscope" is a comedy created in many respects in accordance with the poetics of classicism, which makes it possible to convey to the reader / viewer the essence of the character in this way. The cattle's essence of the heroine, unguarded, literally yells about herself from the very first lines on the stage. And the further the action of the play develops, the clearer is the animal essence of this woman. The hardened serf, she does not consider servants as servants, scolds and throws them without a twinge of conscience. The peasants ruined themselves, treats them extremely cruelly. Ready for any meanness, even a crime, for the sake of profit. Sophia, like a thing, is going to give his wife to the wife, tk. The pigs from the village, inherited from the deceased parents by the inheritance, liked it. In this regard, the "Nedorosl" is very revealing. Heroes of comedy, embodying the feudal spirit of Russia, are all negative, as to selection! Disarmed spiritually and mentally by the social prejudices of the environment itself, Prostakov maims and son. Education and education it is engaged in it for the species, paying tribute to fashion and new social requirements. In fact, "in order to nurture kids," in the opinion of this, the animal love of a woman who loves her son, neither of these things is needed. And one more "beast" grows out of her child, betraying her mother, she does not recognize anyone but herself, stupid and mean. Therefore, the verdict of the whole noble-serf system is the final words of the work: "Here is an evil worthy fruit!"
Modern classic
It is worth noting that this expression became winged and stepped far beyond the content of the play. So we can say about any negative example, an action that has caused a corresponding reaction. Therefore, one should always try to behave, speak and act so that our "malice" does not stick out and does not give "worthy fruits"!