What are the key episodes of "Dubrovsky"

In this article, we will describe the key episodes of Dubrovsky, a work created by Pushkin. Let's start with the main characters.

Troekurov and Dubrovsky

Troyekurov Kirila Petrovich lives in the Pokrovskoye estate. This is a noble and rich master. He is afraid of all neighbors, knowing the cool temper of this man, only Dubrovsky Andrey Gavrilovich, a poor landowner, lieutenant of the Guard in retirement and former colleague of Kiril Petrovich, is not afraid of him. Both are widowers. Dubrovsky has a son Vladimir who serves in Petersburg, and Troyekurov has a daughter Masha, who lives with her father. Often Troekurov says that he would like to marry children.

Friends quarrel

The key episodes of Dubrovsky are opened up by the strife of friends. Their unexpected quarrel is quarreling, and the independent and proud behavior of the protagonist is even more distant from each other. The all-powerful and autocratic Troekurov decides to turn his irritation away by plotting to take away the estate from Dubrovsky. He orders Shabashkin, the assessor, to find a "legal" way for this. He fulfills the desire, and now Dubrovsky finally summoned to solve this case. These events are described in the work "Dubrovsky" episode in court.

In the presence of the parties, a decision is read at the court session, which is filled with a variety of legal incidents. According to him, the estate of Kistenevka, owned by Dubrovsky, passes into the possession of Troyekurov. The former owner has a fit of insanity.

Dubrovsky dies

The health of the elder Dubrovsky deteriorates, and the old woman Egorovna, who was following him, writes a letter to the son of the landlord in St. Petersburg, informing him of what happened. Vladimir goes home, having received leave. The coachman tells the young man about the circumstances of this case. At home, he finds a sickly sick father.

The key episodes of Dubrovsky are ahead. And the story continues that Andrei Gavrilovich is slowly dying. Troekurov, tormented by his conscience, is sent to make peace. At the sight of the guest of a sick landlord, he breaks paralysis. The son of the patient tells him to tell his neighbor to get out of their house, and then Dubrovsky, the eldest, dies.

After his funeral, the police captain and judicial officials come to Kistenevka to enter into the ownership rights of Troyekurov. The peasants refuse to obey him, they want to get rid of the officials. Stop them Vladimir Dubrovsky.

Dubrovsky sets fire to the house

In his house he finds Arkhip, the blacksmith who decided to kill the orderlies at night, and Dubrovsky manages to dissuade him from this matter. Vladimir decides to leave his estate and orders also to lead people out to burn the house. He sends Arkhip to unlock the doors, so that officials can leave the house, but he breaks the order and locks them. The house of Dubrovsky is set on fire and sent off from the courtyard, and in the fire that has arisen, the orderlies are dying.

The news of the bandits

The main hero falls suspicion of the murder of officials and the arson of the house. Troekurov begins a new business by sending a report to the governor. But here distracts from Dubrovsky attention of all the other event: the robbers appeared in the province. They rob all the landowners, and only the property of Troyekurov does not touch. Everyone believes that Dubrovsky is the leader.

Deforge

For Sasha, his illegitimate son, Troyekurov from Moscow writes out Monsieur Desforges, a French teacher, who is greatly impressed by the beauty of Marya Kirilovna, his seventeen-year-old daughter. But the girl does not pay any attention to the hired teacher . Demand is put to the test, pushing him into the room with a hungry bear (this is a common joke in dealing with guests in the Troyekurov family). The beast kills the teacher. Masha is strongly impressed by his boldness and determination. She approaches with the teacher, and this closeness turns into love.

Holiday in the house of Troyekurov

The key episodes of "Dubrovsky" continue the holiday in the house of Troyekurov. Guests come here. At dinner we are talking about Dubrovsky. Spitsyn Anton Pafnutich, a landowner, one of the guests, confesses that he gave false testimony in court in his time in favor of Kirill Petrovich against Dubrovsky. One lady reports that the main character dined with her a week ago, and says that the agent who was sent with money and a letter for his son returned and said that Dubrovsky had robbed him. However, he was convicted of lying by a former colleague of the deceased husband who came to visit. The clerk says that, indeed, Dubrovsky stopped him on the way to the post office, but did not plunder after reading his mother's letter. In the chest of the clerk found money. The lady believes that the man who betrayed himself as a friend of the husband was Dubrovsky himself. However, according to her descriptions, she had a man of about 35 years, and Troyekurov meanwhile knows exactly that the protagonist was 23 years old. This fact is confirmed by the dining officer who dines with him.

The holiday ends with a ball. Anton Pafnutich decides to spend the night with Deforge in one room, as he knows about his courage and hopes that in case of an assault of robbers he will protect him. However, at night, he robbed him and announced that he was Dubrovsky. He met a Frenchman traveling to Troyekurov, gave him money, in return received a paper teacher. So Dubrovsky settled in Troyekurov's house.

Date Dubrovsky with Masha

The key episodes in the novel "Dubrovsky" continue with the meeting of the protagonist with Masha. Spitsyn leaves the house in the morning, without mentioning the incident. Marya Kirilovna falls in love with Deforge. One day he asks for a date. Masha at the appointed time is, and he reports of his imminent departure, revealing who he is. Dubrovsky says that he forgave the girl's father.

Masha, returning to the house, finds alarm here, and Troyekurov tells her that Deforge is Dubrovsky.

The One with the Ring

For another summer Prince Vereisky returns to his estate. He impresses Masha with beauty, but the girl does not want to marry him, thinking about the main character. We continue to describe the key episodes in the novel "Dubrovsky". Lovers meet at night, agree that Masha will not go beyond Vereisky. Dubrovsky gives her a ring, says that in case of trouble, he will need to put it down in the hollow of the tree, and the girl will know what to do.

Masha on the eve of the wedding wrote a letter to Vereisky, begging to abandon her. But Cyril Petrovich, learning about the letter, appoints the wedding for another day. Father orders to lock up the girl. Sasha comes to her rescue, puts a ring in the hollow. But a ragged boy at his sight tries to take possession of the ornament. The gardener helps. On the way back, he meets Troyekurov, who threatens to tell Sasha about the assignment. He locks the boy, but soon he manages to make his way to Kistenevka.

Wedding of Masha

Note also another important episode from Dubrovsky - the wedding. Young people go to Arbatovo, but suddenly the coach on the road is surrounded, and the man in the half-mask opens the doors. The prince hurts him. They grab him and want to kill him, but Dubrovsky tells them not to touch him. The young man loses consciousness.

Dubrovsky hides in the woods with a bandit band. Once the soldiers come, but the robbers win. After that, Dubrovsky speaks of his decision to leave the gang. He disappears. It is rumored to be somewhere abroad.