"Princess Mary", a summary of the story from the novel by M. Yu. Lermontov "The Hero of Our Time"

The largest story in the novel, published in 1840, which Lermontov wrote - "Princess Mary". The writer uses the form of a journal, a diary, in order to reveal to the reader the character of the protagonist, all of its inconsistency and complexity. The main participant in the thick of events tells about what is happening. He does not justify himself and does not blame anyone, he just reveals his soul.

"Princess Mary", a brief summary of the journal (for 11, 13, 16, 21 May)

Pyatigorsk

In Pyatigorsk at the source Pechorin meets a peculiar secular society, composed of the capital's nobility at the time of treatment on the waters. Here he unexpectedly meets a familiar cadet, a former colleague, wounded in the leg. Grushnitsky did not like Pechorin because of his empty posturing, he tried to impress the young ladies, it was important to prophesy foolishness in French.

About Grushnitsky, who passed by the ladies, said that these were the Ligovskys, the princess and her daughter Mary. As soon as the princess came closer, Grushnitsky with pathos spoke one of his empty phrases. Turning, the girl held his serious long look on him. Later, the hero witnessed how the Princess secretly handed Grushnitsky a glass, which he tried to lift from the ground, leaning on a crutch. The Junker was delighted. Pechorin envied the young man, but confessed to this only himself, since he liked to annoy enthusiasts. All his life Pechorin passionately contradicted not only others, but even his heart or his intellect.

Dr. Werner, an old friend, shared the secular news, saying that he had seen Ligovsky's newly arrived relative-a young pretty blonde with a painful look, with a mole on her right cheek. Pechorin, this lady was familiar.

Pechorin, from boredom, provoked Grushnitsky and angered the princess. In the cave at the well, he accidentally met the blonde Vera mentioned by the doctor, with whom he once had a passionate affair. She reproached him for having never received anything from the relationship with him, other than suffering, and asked her to take care of Princess Ligovskaya in order to divert the attention of her second old and jealous husband from their renewed romance. Pechorin writes in the magazine that he never became a slave to his beloved woman, but on the contrary subordinated her to his will.

Grushnitsky brags about what happens at Ligovsky and says that the princess hates Pechorin, to which he responds that if he wants, tomorrow he will win her favor.

"Princess Mary" a summary of the journal (for 22, 23, 29 May )

Pyatigorsk

At a ball at the restaurant, Pechorin witnessed how one of the ladies, envious of the beauty and grace of the princess, asked her chevalier, dragoon officer, to teach "this prenesnuyu girl". Pechorin invited the princess to a waltz tour and during the dance asked for an apology for his behavior. After the waltz, the princess, at the instigation of the dragoon captain, not quite sober master in a crude and degrading tone intended to invite to the mazurka. Pechorin stood up for the defense of the young lady, pushed back the offender, saying that she had already been invited.

Princess Ligovskaya thanked the young man and invited them to come to their house. Pechorin began to visit the Ligovsky - on the one hand, for the sake of relations with Vera, and on the other - from the sports interest to test their irresistibility on a young, inexperienced girl. Faith passionately jealous Pechorin to Princess Mary and asks to swear that he will never marry her, and even invites you to a long-awaited appointment at night.

"Princess Mary" a brief summary of the magazine (for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 June)

Kislovodsk

Grushnitsky, too, is jealous of a former friend to the princess, a newly-minted officer joined the party of ill-wishers Pechorin led by a dragoon captain, who planned to teach him a lesson, summoning him to a duel and not loading pistols.

Descending from the balcony of the Faith, he was seized by Grushnitsky and the captain, had to fight back and fled. Later Grushnitsky was summoned by him to a duel for gossip about the princess, since the rejected cavalier thought that Pechorin was with Mary.

"Princess Mary" a summary of the journal (for June 16)

Kislovodsk

The duel ended in favor of Pechorin. Grushnitsky was killed, and faith was taken away by a jealous husband. After reading a note of his beloved woman, Pechorin, in an attempt to catch up with her, drives the horse and remains alone, tirelessly tormented by love. Princess Ligovskaya tries to help a single daughter, save her from the suffering of unrequited love. She tells Pechorin that she is ready to give her daughter for him, because she cares not about wealth, but about the happiness of the only child. In conversation with the princess Pechorin explained that he can not marry her and submit to any of her worst views about him. After the princess said that she hated him, he thanked him and left. Soon he left Kislovodsk for good.

It is very difficult, after reading the summary ("Princess Mary"), to understand why Lermontov's contemporaries called this novel strange. Every generation of new readers tries to solve its riddles, but for this it is necessary to read the novel entirely.