Characteristics of Famusov and Chatsky

The comedy "Woe from Wit" denied a great influence on all Russian literature and it occupied not the last place. In this work there is a confrontation between the two heroes - Famusov and Chatsky. This is not just a disjunction between two characters, but a duel between two views of the world, and, one might say, two epochs - "the present age and the century past." Chatsky is a truth-seeking person of broad views. A brief description of Famusov gives a person who depends on public opinion, who is considered established order and rejects everything that goes beyond the rules and traditions established in society and even his own understanding. He is afraid that his reputation and his family's reputation may be shaken, he even fears the possible gossip about him and what is happening in his house. A more detailed description of Famusov will be considered below.

His surname is derived from the Latin word "fama", in translation - rumor or rumor. So, the action of "Sorrow from Wit" begins with the moment when Chatsky comes to the house of the Famusov family, to his beloved Sophia, the daughter of Famusov, whom he has not seen for three years. She, to his extreme and unpleasant surprise, is cold to him. It turns out that her lover is Molchalin, her father's secretary. This is even more striking to Chatsky, for he despises this man deeply for his desire to curry favor with all, lowliness and veneration.

On the share of Famusov fell a hard day. First, his daughter fools his daughter with his fans. Then Chatsky irritates him with his speeches, incomprehensible to him; In the end he There is a suspicion that his guest has gone mad. After that, he tries to convince his daughter with all his might that he should not be involved with the "insane Voltairean". After Chatsky, with his progressive views, is completely incomprehensible to Famusov, a rather limited man. Therefore, he expresses his dissatisfaction with them. All day long he can not understand the intrigues of the youth. First he tries to find out who exactly likes his daughter. Then he warns her against Chatsky - freethinker and "Voltairean".

Characteristics of Famusov given by Griboyedov indicate a person of the highest degree of conservatism, afraid of any changes and public opinion that perceives all the "strange", incomprehensible to his limited consciousness, as immoral and dangerous. He is frightened by the habit of Chatsky to have his own opinion, to reach everything with his own mind, while not being guided by the concepts of others. Therefore, he shows his "aversion" to his "rejection". In addition, the characterization of Famusov as an uneducated person who despises "learning and teaching, the cause of insane opinions," a cruel serf and a close manager in a public place clearly does not do him any credit. He degrades the dignity of his servants, often threatens one of her "reference to the settlement." The attitude towards the service of Famusov is purely bureaucratic. For him the main thing is the ranks, profitable ties and money.

Characterization of Famusov is a direct opposite of the qualities of Chatsky. On this example, the author accurately and with humor reveals the conflict of generations, as well as the conflict of society and individuals who do not share some concepts of this society. In general, the characterization of Famusov and Chatsky is a contrast between the "century of the past" and "the present century".