"Madame Bovary." Summary of the novel

To the masterpieces of world literature can be attributed a huge number of works. Among them - and Gustave Flaubert's novel, published in 1856, "Madame Bovary." The book has been more than once screened, but no one is able to convey all the thoughts, ideas and feelings that the author has invested in his brainchild.

"Madame Bovary." Summary of the novel

The narrative begins with a description of the young years of Charles Bovary - one of the protagonists of the work. He was clumsy and had poor academic performance in many subjects. However, after graduating from college, Charles was able to study for a doctor. He got a place in Toast, a small town in which, at the insistence of his mother, he found a wife (by the way, much older than him) and bound himself by marriage.

One day, Charles happened to go to a neighboring village to inspect a farmer who broke his leg. There he first saw Emma Ruo. It was a young attractive girl, which was the complete opposite of his wife. And although the fracture of the old Ruo was not at all dangerous, Charles continued to come to the farm - as if to inquire about the patient's health, but in fact, then, to admire Emma.

And then one day Charles's wife dies. After a month of fighting, he decides to ask Emma for a hand. A girl who read hundreds of romance novels and dreamed of a bright feeling for her life, of course, agreed. However, after getting married, Emma realized that in her family life she was not destined to experience what the authors of her favorite books - passions so passionately wrote about.

Soon the young family moves to Ionville. At that moment, Madame Bovary was expecting a child. In Jonvil, the girl met different people, but they all seemed terribly boring to her. However, among them was the one at whose sight her heart began to tremble: Leon Dupuis - a handsome young man with blond hair, as romantic as Emma.

Soon in the family of Bovary was born a girl who was called Bertha. However, the mother does not care about the child at all, and most of the time the baby spends with the wet nurse, while Emma is constantly in the company of Leon. Their relationship was platonic: touches, romantic conversations and meaningful pauses. However, this did not end: Leon soon left Ionville, going to Paris. Madame Bovary suffered terribly.

But very soon their city was visited by Rodolphe Boulanger - a stately and confident man. On Emma, he drew attention instantly and, unlike Charles and Leon, possessing a huge charm and ability to conquer the hearts of women, fascinated her. This time everything was different: very soon they became lovers. Madame Bovary even firmly decided to escape with her lover. However, her dreams could not come true: Rodolphe treasured freedom, and Emma, he had already started to consider a burden, so he found nothing better than to leave Ionville, leaving her only a farewell note.

This time, the woman began to experience brain inflammation, lasting a month and a half. Recovered, Emma behaved as if nothing had happened: she became an exemplary mother and mistress. But one day, while visiting the opera, she again met Leon. Feelings broke out with renewed vigor, and now Madame Bovary did not want to restrain them. They began to arrange meetings in the Rouen hotel once a week.

So Emma and continued to deceive her husband and litter her money until it was discovered that their family is close to bankruptcy, and apart from debts they have nothing. Therefore, having decided to commit suicide, a woman dies in terrible agony, swallowing arsenic.

So Gustave Flaubert finished his novel. Madame Bovary died, but what happened to Charles? Soon, unable to bear the grief that had fallen on him, he also died. Bertha remained an orphan.