Characteristics of the characters. "Thunderstorm" Ostrovsky A.N.

Ostrovsky did not in vain name his work "The Thunderstorm", because before people feared the elements, associated it with the punishment of heaven. Thunder and lightning instilled a superstitious fear and primitive horror. The writer described in his play about the inhabitants of the provincial town, which are conditionally divided into two groups: "the dark kingdom" - rich merchants exploiting the poor, and "victims" - those who suffer the arbitrariness of the tyrants. More details about people's lives will tell the characteristics of the characters. The storm reveals the true feelings of the characters in the play.

Characteristics of the Wild

Savel Prokofich Wild is a typical tyrant. He is a rich merchant, who is not governed. He tortured his relatives, from his insults home run to the attics and closets. The merchant is rude to the servants, it is impossible to please him, he will certainly find something to cling to. You can not beg for Wild's entreaties, because he is very greedy. Savel Prokofich an ignorant person, a supporter of the patriarchal system, does not want to know the modern world. The foolishness of the merchant is evidenced by his conversation with Kuligin, from which it becomes clear that Dikoi does not know what a thunderstorm is. The characterization of the heroes of the "dark kingdom", unfortunately, does not end there.

Description Kabanihis

Marfa Ignatyevna Kabanova is the embodiment of the patriarchal way of life. A wealthy merchant, a widow, she constantly insists on observing all the traditions of her ancestors and herself must strictly follow them. Kabanikha brought everyone to despair - this is the characteristic of the heroes. "Thunderstorm" is a play that reveals the mores of a patriarchal society. A woman gives alms to beggars, goes to church, but does not give life to both her children and her daughter-in-law. The heroine wanted to preserve the old way of life, so she kept her family at bay, taught her son, daughter, daughter-in-law.

Characteristics of Catherine

In the patriarchal world, one can preserve humanity, a belief in goodness - this is shown by the characterization of the heroes. "Thunderstorm" is a play in which there is a confrontation between the new and the old world, only the characters of the work defend their point of view in different ways. Katerina is happy to remember her childhood, because she grew up in love and understanding. She belongs to the patriarchal world and up to a certain point it suited her, even that the parents themselves decided her fate and were married. But Caterina does not like the role of the humiliated daughter-in-law, she does not understand how one can constantly live in fear and captivity.

The main character of the play is gradually changing, a strong personality awakens in her, able to make her choice, which is manifested in her love for Boris. Catherine was ruined by her surroundings, the lack of hope pushed suicide, because she could not live in the Kabanihi home prison.

The attitude of the Kabaniha children to the patriarchal world

Varvara is a strong person who does not want to live according to the laws of the patriarchal world, but she is not going to openly resist the mother's will. She was maimed by the Kabanikhi house, because it was here that the girl learned to lie, to cunning, to do what her heart desires, but carefully hide the traces of her misdeeds. To show the ability of some people to adapt to different conditions, wrote his play Ostrovsky. The storm (the characterization of the characters shows what impact Varvara struck mother, having escaped from the house) brought everyone to clean water, during the bad weather residents of the town showed their true guises.

Tikhon is a weak person, the embodiment of the completion of the patriarchal way of life. He loves his wife, but can not find the strength to protect her from the mother's tyranny. It was Kabaniha that led him to drunkenness, and destroyed family happiness with his moral teachings. Tikhon does not support the ancient order, but sees no reason to go against his mother, missing her words. Only after the death of his wife, the hero decides to revolt against the Kabanikha, accusing her of killing Katerina. To understand the worldview of each character and its relation to the patriarchal world allows characterization of the characters. "Thunderstorm" is a play with a tragic end, but a belief in a better future.