RUSS 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Woe From Wit, Romantic Hero, Soubrette
31 May 2017
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Napoleon retreats and is chased to paris. Russian soldiers travel across europe and see the rest of the world. Question of russia changing (not quickly enough) Constantine declines ; nicholas (i) (brother, conservative) assumes. Important who tsar is, because they care about what gets written. Entered university at 11yrs old, degree in philosophy. Saw himself as a musician, then poet. 1875 1st full version published in russia. Repetilov : from the latin meaning repeat. Wants to seem that he"s not part of x society, but acts like them. Parody of the radicals (he trips as he enters) Skalozub : meaning to grit teeth, to grin. Molcharin is playing by the rules of society to move up. Critique from griboedov that a character like molcharin can move up. Material needs are satisfied, but person feels incomplete. Originally : aristocrats (who have no purpose in society) Misfit character (i. e. society, nature, god"s orders)
