The most famous quotes from woe. Quotes from the book “Woe from Wit”

Posted by A.A. Bestuzhev: “I’m not talking about poetry, half of it should become a proverb.”

Many of Griboedov’s aphorisms have entered everyday speech:

We use popular expressions without thinking about their authorship.

Of course, quotes from “Woe from Wit” gained popularity not only thanks to Griboedov’s talent. After the coup of 1917, the accusatory play was included in school programs and theater repertoires.

Griboyedov's catchphrases given below are correlated with the characters in the play. Their characteristics were obtained through catchphrases. There are eighty proverbs in total.

The most popular, and therefore most appropriate proverbs for a given person are included in the headings.

Lisa - Pass us away from all sorrows and lordly anger and lordly love

Famusov - That's it, you are all proud!

She can't sleep from French books,
And the Russians make it hard for me to sleep.

And all the Kuznetsky Most, and the eternal French.

No other sample is needed
When your father's example is in your eyes.

Terrible century! Don't know what to start!

Oh! Mother, don’t finish the blow!
Anyone who is poor is not a match for you.

He fell painfully, but got up well.

What a commission, Creator,
To be a father to an adult daughter!

Don't read like a sexton
And with feeling, with sense, with arrangement.

Philosophize - your mind will spin.

What kind of aces live and die in Moscow!

Brother, don’t mismanage your property,
And, most importantly, go ahead and serve.

That's it, you are all proud!

My custom is this:
Signed, off your shoulders.

You shouldn’t be in Moscow, you shouldn’t live with people;
To the village, to my aunt, to the wilderness, to Saratov.

He wants to preach freedom!

When I have employees, strangers are very rare;
More and more sisters, sisters-in-law, children.

Well, how can you not please your loved one!..

You behaved correctly:
You've been a colonel for a long time, but you've only recently served.

They will argue, make some noise, and... disperse.

Here you go! great misfortune
What will a man drink too much?
Learning is the plague, learning is the cause.

Once evil is stopped:
Take all the books and burn them.

Bah! All familiar faces!

What does he say? and speaks as he writes!

Oh! My God! what will he say
Princess Marya Aleksevna!

Sofia - The hero of not my novel

Chatsky - Who are the judges?

It's barely light on my feet! and I am at your feet.

And here is the reward for your exploits!

Oh! tell love the end
Who will go away for three years?

Where is better? (Sofia)
Where we are not. (Chatsky)

When you wander, you return home,
And the smoke of the Fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us!

More in number, cheaper in price?

A confusion of languages ​​still prevails:
French with Nizhny Novgorod?

The legend is fresh, but hard to believe.

Tell me to go into the fire: I’ll go as if for dinner.

I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening.

However, he will reach the known degrees,
After all, nowadays they love the dumb.

Who serves the cause, not individuals...

When I'm busy, I hide from fun,
When I'm fooling around, I'm fooling around
And mix these two crafts
There are many masters, I am not one of them.

The houses are new, but the prejudices are old.

Who are the judges?

The women shouted: hurray!
And they threw caps into the air!

But to have children,
Who lacked intelligence?

Ranks are given by people,
And people can be deceived.

Blessed is he who believes, he is warm in the world!

For mercy's sake, you and I are not guys,
Why are other people's opinions only sacred?

It won't be good to hear such praise.

No! I'm dissatisfied with Moscow.

Despite reason, despite the elements.

At least we could borrow some from the Chinese
Their ignorance of foreigners is wise.

Listen! lie, but know when to stop.

Get out of Moscow! I don't go here anymore.
I’m running, I won’t look back, I’ll go looking around the world,
Where is there a corner for an offended feeling!..
Carriage for me, carriage!

Skalozub - In my opinion, the fire contributed a lot to her decoration

Molchalin - Ah! evil tongues are worse than a gun

Khlestova – Calendars all lie

Repetilov – A look and something

Princess - He is a chemist, he is a botanist

Chinov doesn’t want to know! He's a chemist, he's a botanist...

Catchphrases in the Comedy “Woe from Wit” by Griboedov

WOE FROM MIND - the title of the comedy contains significant meaning of interpretation. Griboyedov poses a riddle for his contemporaries and future generations. Why does the hero experience bitter disappointment and “a million torments”? Why didn’t society understand him, didn’t recognize him? Because his mind was considered dangerous, generating new ideas that were unacceptable by the world, as unnecessary, inconvenient, impractical and even dangerous for a given society. This is a treatise on what the mind is, what is reasonable, what is true.

THE THEME OF “MIND” IN THE PLAY “WOE FROM MIND”:

1. A MIND HUNGRY FOR KNOWLEDGE - Chatsky’s phrase. For him this is the highest value.
2. LEARNING IS THE PLAGUE, LEARNING IS THE REASON... Famusov contrasts the mind with the foundations of the feudal nobility.
3. AH, IF SOMEONE LOVES WHOM, WHY WOULD YOU SEEK AND GO SO FAR? - Sophia with sentimental sensitivity.
4. LEARNING WILL NOT FOOL ME - for Skalozub, the main thing is iron discipline.
5. THE MIND IS NOT IN LORD WITH THE HEART - Chatsky’s phrase. He is torn by contradictions, alienation from people, loneliness.
6. A MILLION TORRENCE - Chatsky’s phrase. Chatsky's approach to the last fatal point to which his honest service to the truth, the laws of reason, led him.

CHATSKY'S CAPITAL PHRASES IN THE PLAY:

1. A LITTLE LIGHT - ALREADY ON YOUR FEET! AND I AM AT YOUR FEET (d.1 yavl.7)
2. BLESSED IS HE WHO BELIEVES, HIS WARMTH IN THE LIGHT! (d.1 yavl.7)
3. WHERE IS THAT INNOCENT AGE (v.1 yav.7)
4. AND IN WHICH WILL YOU NOT FIND STAINS? (d.1 yavl.7)
5. AND THE SMOKE OF THE FATHERLAND IS SWEET AND PLEASANT TO US! (d.1 yavl.7)
6. TAKE USE OF A MINUTE (item 1, yav.7)
7. BUT HOWEVER, HE WILL REACH THE DEGREES OF FAMOUS, BECAUSE NOW THEY LOVE THE MUTUAL (Part 1, Rev. 7)
8. I HURRY TO YOU, BREAKING YOUR HEAD (D.1, 7)
9. AND STILL I LOVE YOU WITHOUT MEMORY (d.1 yavl.7)
10. THE MIND IS NOT IN LORD WITH THE HEART (Part 1, Rev. 7)
11. TELL ME INTO THE FIRE: I WILL GO AS TO DINNER (Part 1, Rev. 7)
12. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SERVE, SERVING IS SICKING (Part 2 Yavl. 2)
13. AND EXACTLY THE LIGHT BEGAN TO GO STUPID (Part 2, Rev. 2)
14. THE PRESENT CENTURY AND THE PAST CENTURY (Part 2, Rev. 2)
15. TRADING IS FRESH, BUT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVED (Part 2, Rev. 2)
16. WHO ARE THE JUDGES? (d.2 yavl.5)
17. HERE ARE OUR STRICT CONFIDENTS AND JUDGES! (d.2 yavl.5)
18. MIND HUNGRY FOR KNOWLEDGE (Part 2, Rev. 5)
19. I’M GOING INTO THE NOSE, BUT IT’S FUNNY FOR SHE (Part 3, Episode 1)
20. I AM STRANGE; WHO IS NOT STRANGE? (d.3 yavl.1)
21. I WOULDN’T WISH IT ON A PERSONAL ENEMY (Detail 3, Rev. 1)
22. HERO...NOT MY NOVEL (v.3 yv.1)
23. I AM NOT A READER OF STUPIDITY (v.3 yav.3)
24. VILLAGE - PARADISE IN SUMMER (no. 3 yav. 6)
25. THEY SCALE HERE, AND THERE THEY THANK YOU (D.3 YAN.9)
26. A MILLION OF TORMENTS (d.3 yavl.22)
27. DESPITE REASON, DESPITE THE ELEMENTS (d.3, yav.22)
28. LISTEN! LIE, BUT KNOW THE MINIMUM (v.4 yav.4)
29. THERE IS SOMETHING TO COME INTO DESPAIR FROM (v.4 yav.4)
30. AND HERE IS PUBLIC OPINION (d.4 yv.10)
31. DIRECTORY HOUR IS APPROPRIATE (D.4 Jan.10)
32. THE SILENT PEOPLE ARE BLESSED IN THE LIGHT! (d.4 yavl.13)
33. DREAMS OUT OF SIGHT - AND THE VEIL FALLS (D.4 Yavl.14)
34. WHERE DESTINY TOOK ME! (d.4 yavl.14)
35. I DON’T GO HERE ANYMORE (4th January 14)
36. WHERE THERE IS A CORNER FOR THE INSULTED FEELINGS! (d.4 yavl.14)
37. CARRIAGE FOR ME, CARRIAGE! (d.4 yavl.14)

FAMUSOV'S CAPITAL PHRASES IN THE PLAY:

1. AND NOTHING BUT MISTAKES AND THE WIND ON THE MIND (v.1, iv.2)
2. SEE, WHAT WANTS YOU HAVE! (v.1 yavl.2)
3. AND IN READING THE PROCESS IS NOT GREAT... (Part 1, Rev. 2)
4. I’M THRUGGING LIKE A MAN (English 1, Rev. 4)
5. NO OTHER EXAMPLE IS NEEDED WHEN THE EXAMPLE OF THE FATHER IS IN THE EYES (Part 1, Rev. 4)
6. MONAS ARE KNOWN FOR BEHAVIOR! (d.1 yavl.4)
7. TERRIBLE AGE (v.1 yav.4)
8. THESE LANGUAGES WERE GIVEN TO US! (d.1 yavl.4)
9. WHO IS POOR IS NOT A MATCH FOR YOU! (d.1 yavl.4)
10. DREAMS ARE STRANGE, BUT IN WARNING THERE ARE STRANGER (Part 1, Rev. 4)
11. GET THE NONSANE OUT OF YOUR HEAD (Part 1, Rev. 4)
12. WHERE THERE ARE MIRACLES, THERE ARE FEW STOCKS (Part 1, Rev. 4)
13. MY CUSTOM IS: SIGNED, SO OFF YOUR SHOULDERS (Part 1, Rev. 4)
14. WELL YOU MADE A JOKE! (d.1 yavl.9)
15. LEADING ME INTO DOUBT (Part 1, Rev. 9)
16. PETRUSHKA, YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH NEW NEWS (item 2, phenomenon 1)
17. WITH FEELING, WITH PRESENTATION, WITH ARRANGEMENT (item 2, yav.1)
18. YOU WOULD LEARN FROM YOUR ELDERERS (d.2 yavl.2)
19. HE FALLED HURTY, WAS UP HEALTHY (v.2 yavl.2)
20. WHAT SAYS! AND SPEAKS LIKE HE WRITES! (d.2 yavl.2)
21. HE DOESN’T RECOGNIZE THE AUTHORITIES! (d.2 yavl.2)
22. APPROACH TO CAPITAL CAPITALS FOR A SHOT (no. 2 yav. 2)
23. I CAN’T TOLERATE DEBERTY (part 2, phenomenon 2)
24. BEYOND YOUR YEARS AND AN ENVIABLE CHINK, NOT A GENERAL TODAY TOMORROW (no. 2 yav. 3)
25. AND THESE VIRAL IDEAS ARE THROWED (Part 2, Rev. 3)
26. GOD BLESS YOU HEALTH AND THE CHANCE OF GENERAL (d.2 yavl.5)
27. AND FRATE, ADMIT THAT THERE IS HARDLY ANYWHERE THAT CAPITAL IS FOUND LIKE MOSCOW (2nd ep.5)
28. VOOKS, FRATE, EXCELLENT MANNER (v.2 yav.5)
29. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN LAWS (Part 2, yav.5)
30. ACCORDING TO THE FATHER AND THE SON HONOR (v.2 yav.5)
31. ALL MOSCOW PEOPLE HAVE A SPECIAL IMPRINT (item 2, item 5)
32. AND THE LADIES? - SOMEONE, TRY, MASTER (d.2 yavl.5)
33. GOD GIVE PATIENCE, BECAUSE I MYSELF WAS MARRIED (2nd episode 5)
34. TIE A Knot IN YOUR MEMORY (Part 2, Rev. 5)
35. LEARNING IS THE PLAGUE, LEARNING IS THE REASON (Jan. 3, 21)
36. NOT AT YOUR PLATE (d.3 yavl.22)
37. BA! ALL FAMILIAR PERSONS (d.4 yavl.14)
38 BETTER HALF (d.4 yavl.14)

SOPHIA'S CAPITAL PHRASES IN THE PLAY:

1. WHO IS BORN IN POVERTY (Part 1, Rev. 4)
2. WHO WILLS, LIKELY JUDGES (Part 1, Rev. 5)
3. GET AWAY WITH YOUR HAND (item 1, yav.5)
4. DESTINY SEEMED TO BE CAREFUL FOR US (Part 1, Rev. 5)
5. AND WORTH AWAITS FROM AROUND THE CORNER (Part 1, Rev. 5)
6. HE DIDN’T SPEAK A CLEVER WORD (Part 1, Rev. 5)
7. I DON’T CARE WHAT’S FOR HIM, WHAT’S IN THE WATER (Part 1, Rev. 5)
8. FROM THE DEEPTH OF THE SOUL HE WILL BREATH (Part 1, Rev. 5)
9. AND DOESN’T TAKE MY EYES AWAY (Part 1, Rev. 5)
10. AH, BATYUSHKA, A DREAM IN YOUR HAND (v.1 yavl.10)
11. HAPPY HOURS DO NOT WATCH (Part 1, Episode 3)

LIZA'S CAPITAL PHRASES IN THE PLAY:

1. YOU NEED AN EYE AND AN EYE (v.1 yavl.1)
2. AND FEAR DOES NOT TAKE THEM! (d.1 yavl.1)
3. AH, DAMNED CUPID! (d.1 yavl.1)
4. BOTH LORD’S ANGER AND LORD’S LOVE (Part 1, Rev. 2)
5. GIRLS HAVE THE MORNING DREAM SO THIN (Part 1, Rev. 2)
6. NOW IT’S NO TIME TO LAUGH (Part 1, Rev. 5)
7. SIN IS NOT A TROUBLE, RUMOR IS NOT GOOD (Part 1, Rev. 5)
8. AND THE GOLDEN BAG AND TAGS FOR GENERALS (Part 1, Rev. 5)
9. WHERE IS IT WEARED? IN WHAT AREAS? (d.1 yavl.5)
10. HE IS NOT IN HIS MIND (v.3, 14)
11. LIKE AN EYE SOIL (4th episode 11)
12. LOVE IS ON THE SHORE FOR TOMORROW (no. 4 yav. 11)

MOLCHALIN'S CAPITAL PHRASES IN THE PLAY:

1. AH, EVIL TONGUES ARE MORE TERRIBLE than a PISTOL (v.2 yavl.2)
2. I DON’T DARE ADVICE YOU (D.2 YAN.11)
3. AT MY AGE I SHOULD NOT DARE TO HAVE MY JUDGMENT (d.3 yav.3)
4. WE OFTEN FIND PROTECTION WHERE WE DO NOT MARK (no. 3 yav. 3)
5. I DON’T SEE A CRIME HERE (item 3, appearance 3)

CAPITAL PHRASES OF SKALOTUB IN THE PLAY:

1. HER AND I DID NOT SERVE TOGETHER (Part 2, Rev. 5)
2. I ONLY WOULD GET TO BE A GENERAL (Part 2, Episode 5)
3. MARRY? I AM NOT AT ALL AGAINST (v.2 yav.5)
4. YOU WILL NOT FOOL ME WITH LEARNING (Part 4, Rev. 5)

catchphrases from Griboyedov's comedy Woe from Wit from Act 2 and received the best answer

Answer from Master of Illusions[guru]
Statements are quoted in the order of their appearance in the text of the comedy “Woe from Wit”.
“Woe from Wit”, Act I – catchphrases, aphorisms, quotes:
1. “...Pass us beyond all sorrows
And lordly anger, and lordly love.” (Lisa, phenomenon 2)
2. “Happy people don’t watch the clock.” (Sofia, phenomenon 3)
3. “And all the Kuznetsky Bridge, and the eternal French,
From there fashion comes to us, both authors and muses:
Destroyers of pockets and hearts!
When the Creator will deliver us
From their hats! caps! and stilettos! and pins!
And book and biscuit shops! ” (Famusov, phenomenon 4)
4. “No other model is needed,
When your father’s example is in your eyes.” (Famusov, phenomenon 4)
5. “Blessed is he who believes, he has warmth in the world! ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 6)
6. “Where is better? ” (Sofia) “Where we are not.” (Chatsky, phenomenon 6)
7. “Will you get tired of living with them, and in whom you won’t find any stains?
When you wander, you return home,
And the smoke of the Fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us! ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 6)
8. “However, he will reach the known degrees,
After all, nowadays they love the dumb.” (Chatsky, phenomenon 6)
“Woe from Wit”, Act II – catchphrases, aphorisms, quotes:
9. “I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening.” (Chatsky, phenomenon 2)
10. “The legend is fresh, but hard to believe.” (Chatsky, phenomenon 2)
11. “Is this the same thing? take some bread and salt:
Whoever wants to come to us is welcome;
The door is open for the invited and the uninvited,
Especially from foreign ones;
Whether an honest person or not,
It’s all the same for us, dinner is ready for everyone.” (Famusov about Muscovites, phenomenon 6)
12. “The houses are new, but the prejudices are old.
Rejoice, they won’t destroy you
Neither their years, nor fashion, nor fires.” (Chatsky about Moscow, phenomenon 5)
13. “Who are the judges? ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 5)
14. “Where, show us, are the fatherlands,
Which ones should we take as models?
Aren't these the ones who are rich in robbery?
They found protection from court in friends, in kinship,
Magnificent building chambers,
Where they indulge in feasts and extravagance...” (Chatsky, phenomenon 5)
15. “And who in Moscow didn’t have their mouths clamped
Lunches, dinners and dances? ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 5)
16. “... evil tongues are worse than a pistol! ” (Molchalin, phenomenon 11)
“Woe from Wit”, Act III – catchphrases, aphorisms, quotes:
17. “I’m strange, but who isn’t?
The one who is like all fools...” (Chatsky, phenomenon 1)
18. “Ranks are given by people,
And people can be deceived.” (Chatsky, phenomenon 3)
19. “The girls have been evil for a whole century, God will forgive her.” (Princess, phenomenon 8)
20. “Ah, France! There is no better region in the world! –
The two princesses, sisters, decided, repeating
A lesson that was taught to them from childhood.
Where to go from the princesses! –
I sent wishes away
Humble, yet out loud,
May the Lord destroy this unclean spirit
Empty, slavish, blind imitation...” (Chatsky, phenomenon 22)
“Woe from Wit”, Act IV – catchphrases, aphorisms, quotes:
21. “Oh! if someone penetrated people:
What's worse about them? soul or language? ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 10)
22. “Fools believed, they passed on to others,
The old women instantly sound the alarm -
And here is public opinion! ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 10)
23. “Ah! How to comprehend the game of fate?
A persecutor of people with a soul, a scourge! –
Silent people are blissful in the world! ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 13)
24. “To the village, to my aunt, to the wilderness, to Saratov...” (Famusov, phenomenon 14)
25. “The husband is a boy, the husband is a Servant, of the wife’s pages -
The high ideal of all Moscow men. ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 14)
26. “So! I have completely sobered up
Dreams out of sight - and the veil fell..." (Chatsky, phenomenon 14)
27. “You are right: he will come out of the fire unharmed,
Who will have time to spend a day with you,
Breathe the air alone
And his sanity will survive.
Get out of Moscow! I don't go here anymore.
I’m running, I won’t look back, I’ll go looking around the world,
Where is there a corner for the offended? .
Carriage for me, carriage! ” (Chatsky, phenomenon 14)

Posted by A.A. Bestuzhev: “I’m not talking about poetry, half of it should become a proverb.”

Many of Griboedov’s aphorisms have entered everyday speech:

We use popular expressions without thinking about their authorship.

Of course, quotes from “Woe from Wit” gained popularity not only thanks to Griboedov’s talent. After the coup of 1917, the accusatory play was included in school programs and theater repertoires.

Griboyedov's catchphrases given below are correlated with the characters in the play. Their characteristics were obtained through catchphrases. There are eighty proverbs in total.

The most popular, and therefore most appropriate proverbs for a given person are included in the headings.

Lisa - Pass us away from all sorrows and lordly anger and lordly love

Famusov - That's it, you are all proud!

She can't sleep from French books,
And the Russians make it hard for me to sleep.

And all the Kuznetsky Most, and the eternal French.

No other sample is needed
When your father's example is in your eyes.

Terrible century! Don't know what to start!

Oh! Mother, don’t finish the blow!
Anyone who is poor is not a match for you.

He fell painfully, but got up well.

What a commission, Creator,
To be a father to an adult daughter!

Don't read like a sexton
And with feeling, with sense, with arrangement.

Philosophize - your mind will spin.

What kind of aces live and die in Moscow!

Brother, don’t mismanage your property,
And, most importantly, go ahead and serve.

That's it, you are all proud!

My custom is this:
Signed, off your shoulders.

You shouldn’t be in Moscow, you shouldn’t live with people;
To the village, to my aunt, to the wilderness, to Saratov.

He wants to preach freedom!

When I have employees, strangers are very rare;
More and more sisters, sisters-in-law, children.

Well, how can you not please your loved one!..

You behaved correctly:
You've been a colonel for a long time, but you've only recently served.

They will argue, make some noise, and... disperse.

Here you go! great misfortune
What will a man drink too much?
Learning is the plague, learning is the cause.

Once evil is stopped:
Take all the books and burn them.

Bah! All familiar faces!

What does he say? and speaks as he writes!

Oh! My God! what will he say
Princess Marya Aleksevna!

Sofia - The hero of not my novel

Chatsky - Who are the judges?

It's barely light on my feet! and I am at your feet.

And here is the reward for your exploits!

Oh! tell love the end
Who will go away for three years?

Where is better? (Sofia)
Where we are not. (Chatsky)

When you wander, you return home,
And the smoke of the Fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us!

More in number, cheaper in price?

A confusion of languages ​​still prevails:
French with Nizhny Novgorod?

The legend is fresh, but hard to believe.

Tell me to go into the fire: I’ll go as if for dinner.

I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening.

However, he will reach the known degrees,
After all, nowadays they love the dumb.

Who serves the cause, not individuals...

When I'm busy, I hide from fun,
When I'm fooling around, I'm fooling around
And mix these two crafts
There are many masters, I am not one of them.

The houses are new, but the prejudices are old.

Who are the judges?

The women shouted: hurray!
And they threw caps into the air!

But to have children,
Who lacked intelligence?

Ranks are given by people,
And people can be deceived.

Blessed is he who believes, he is warm in the world!

For mercy's sake, you and I are not guys,
Why are other people's opinions only sacred?

It won't be good to hear such praise.

No! I'm dissatisfied with Moscow.

Despite reason, despite the elements.

At least we could borrow some from the Chinese
Their ignorance of foreigners is wise.

Listen! lie, but know when to stop.

Get out of Moscow! I don't go here anymore.
I’m running, I won’t look back, I’ll go looking around the world,
Where is there a corner for an offended feeling!..
Carriage for me, carriage!

Skalozub - In my opinion, the fire contributed a lot to her decoration

Molchalin - Ah! evil tongues are worse than a gun

Khlestova – Calendars all lie

Repetilov – A look and something

Princess - He is a chemist, he is a botanist

Chinov doesn’t want to know! He's a chemist, he's a botanist...

Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov is the author of a wonderful comedy that everyone knows from school. Most of all, the catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit” are remembered. While reading a work, they are perceived easily and are stored in memory for a long time. Catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit” are always filled with psychologism and acute problems. A person many years after reading a comedy can remember them. This article examines quotes from “Woe from Wit” and explains their meaning.

The characters of Alexander Griboedov are probably known to everyone: Famusov, Sofya, Chatsky, Lisa, Molchalin, Skalozub, etc. Each of them has its own individual character. Chatsky stands out among others in comedy. He is the only one who wants to live by his own laws and often finds himself misunderstood by society. Most of all, Chatsky’s quotes are remembered. “Woe from Wit” is the greatest monument of Russian literature, which to this day causes numerous disputes and discussions.

“The houses are new, but the prejudices are old”

The meaning of this statement is that society often lives based on old dogmas and ideas. If decisions are made on the basis of previous beliefs, it means that to some young people they will seem blasphemous, wrong, humiliating to the individual, and not allowing her to fully express her essence. Catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit,” like this one, make it possible to trace the destructive effect of the old foundations and the previous system.

Chatsky with this expression emphasizes his incomprehensibility, isolation from a world in which hypocrisy and pretense flourish.

“I’d be glad to serve, but it’s sickening to be served”

Perhaps the reader is most familiar with Chatsky’s statements. Quotes from the comedy “Woe from Wit” are replete with openness and sincerity. Chatsky expresses his own position very clearly and does not intend to hide his opinion on this or that issue. Most of all, the hero is disgusted by hypocrisy and profitable helpfulness towards seniors. At every opportunity, Chatsky gives truthful comments that can be considered the words of a truly sane person. Catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit,” like this one, mark unhealthy relationships within society itself at the beginning of the 19th century, where deception, flattery, unkind glances, and discussions behind one’s back flourish.

“Where, tell us, are the fathers of the Fatherland whom we should take as models?”

Chatsky continuously searches for the truth in this world. He wants to see next to him a reliable friend, ally, responsible and honest person. Instead, he is faced with an unsightly reality that makes him completely disillusioned with people. He often observes the older generation, old enough to be his fathers, but does not find a true example to follow. The young man does not want to be like Famusov, who simply wasted his life, or anyone else from his circle. The tragedy is that no one understands Chatsky, he feels lonely and lost among this “masquerade” that society plays. This statement sounds both as a statement of fact and as a bitter regret. Perhaps other catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit” do not sink into the soul as much as this one. What is actually depicted here is the irreconcilable, almost revolutionary essence of the main character himself.

"Evil tongues are worse than a gun"

These words are spoken by the character Molchalin. He gives the impression of a quiet, predictable, flexible person who is ready to please others under any circumstances. But Molchalin is not as simple as it seems. He clearly understands the benefits of his behavior and, when the opportunity arises, adapts to the changing conditions of social life. Helpful and always ready to obey, he does not notice how every day he loses himself more and more, rejects his dreams (if he ever had them), and gets lost. At the same time, Molchalin is very afraid that other people (perhaps even those around him) will at some point betray him, turn away, or in a certain way laugh at his clumsiness.

“Ranks are given by people, but people can be deceived”

Chatsky is deeply outraged by the way in which high ranks are obtained in this society. All that is required of a person is to be attentive and helpful towards his immediate superior. Attitude to work, abilities and talents, high aspirations - all this, according to his observation, has absolutely no meaning. The conclusions that the young man draws are very sad and disappointing. He simply does not know how it is possible to continue to exist freely in a society that rejects everything true and correct.

Quotes from “Woe from Wit” are filled with vivid emotionality. When you read the work for the first time, you involuntarily begin to sympathize with the main character, together with him you are amazed at the unhealthy Famus society and worry about the general outcome of events.

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Comedy Pygmalion. Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion" Eliza visits Professor Higgins

Pygmalion (full title: Pygmalion: A Fantasy Novel in Five Acts, English Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts) is a play written by Bernard...

Talleyrand Charles - biography, facts from life, photographs, background information The Great French Revolution
Talleyrand Charles - biography, facts from life, photographs, background information The Great French Revolution

Talleyrand Charles (fully Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord; Taleyrand-Périgord), French politician and statesman, diplomat,...

Practical work with a moving star map
Practical work with a moving star map