The image of Masha (A.S. Pushkin’s novel “The Captain’s Daughter.”)
Masha Mironova- daughter of the commandant of the Belogorsk fortress. She is an ordinary Russian girl: “chubby, ruddy, with light brown hair combed smoothly behind the ears.” Timid and sensitive, she was afraid even of a gun shot. In many ways, her timidity and embarrassment are caused by the fact that she lives a rather secluded life. From the words of Vasilisa Egorovna, we learn about the girl’s unenviable fate: “The girl is of marriageable age, but what is her dowry?” Shvabrin wooes her. But Masha refuses Shvabrin’s offer to become his wife. She cannot accept marriage to an unloved person. A marriage of convenience is unthinkable for her, even if she finds herself in the most difficult situation.
Masha sincerely fell in love with Peter Grinev, but she would never agree to get married without the blessing of the groom's parents.
A bitter fate awaits the girl ahead: her parents were executed, and she was hidden in her house by the priest. But Shvabrin took Masha by force and put him under lock and key, forcing her to marry him. When the long-awaited salvation finally comes in the person of Pugachev, the girl is overcome by conflicting feelings: she sees before her the murderer of her parents and at the same time her savior. Instead of words of gratitude, she covered her face with both hands and fell unconscious.
Pugachev released Peter and Masha, and Grinev sent her to her parents, who received the girl well.
The character of Masha Mironova is clearly revealed after Grinev’s arrest. She was very worried because she knew the real reason arrest and considered herself guilty of Grinev’s misfortunes. Masha goes to St. Petersburg. She is determined to achieve the release of her loved one, no matter the cost.
Having met the empress by chance, but not yet knowing who this woman is, Masha openly tells her her story. It is in this meeting that the character of a modest and timid Russian girl without any education is truly revealed, who, however, found in herself enough strength, fortitude and unyielding determination to defend the truth and achieve the acquittal of her innocent fiancé.
Soon she was called to the court, where the release of Pyotr Andreevich was announced.
The image of Masha Mironova was dear and close to the author. She personifies the ideal of a woman - with a pure, albeit slightly naive soul, a kind, sympathetic heart, faithful and capable of sincere love, for which she is ready to make any sacrifices and do the most daring things.
The image of Katerina (play by A. N. Ostrovsky “The Thunderstorm”)
For the main character of Ostrovsky’s play “The Thunderstorm,” Katerina, truth and a deep sense of duty are above all else in life.
As a child, Katerina was surrounded by beauty and harmony; she lived among mother's love and fragrant nature. She lived with her mother in the village, went to wash herself, listened to the stories of the wanderers, then sat down to do some work, and so the whole day passed. The girl did not receive a good education. Katerina had magical dreams in which she flew under the clouds. Strongly contrasts with such a quiet one, happy life the act of a six-year-old girl, when Katya, offended by something, ran away from home on the Volga in the evening, got into a boat and pushed off from the shore!...
We see that Katerina grew up as a happy, romantic, but limited girl. She was very devout and passionately loving. She loved everything and everyone around her: nature, the sun, the church, her home with wanderers, the beggars whom she helped. But the most important thing about Katya is that she lived in her dreams, apart from the rest of the world. From everything that existed, she chose only that which did not contradict her nature; the rest she did not want to notice and did not notice. That’s why the girl saw angels in the sky, and for her the church was not an oppressive and oppressive force, but a place where everything is light, where you can dream. We can say that Katerina was naive and kind, brought up in a completely religious spirit. But if she encountered something on her way... contradicted her ideals, she turned into a rebellious and stubborn nature and defended herself from that stranger, stranger, who boldly disturbed her soul. This was the case with the boat. After marriage, Katya's life changed a lot. From a free, joyful, sublime world in which she felt united with nature, the girl found herself in a life full of deception, cruelty and desolation.
Katerina did not marry Tikhon of her own free will: she did not love anyone at all and she did not care who she married. The fact is that the girl was robbed of her former life, which she created for herself. Katerina no longer feels such delight from visiting church; she cannot do her usual activities. Sad, anxious thoughts do not allow her to calmly admire nature. Katya can only endure as long as she can and dream, but she can no longer live with her thoughts, because cruel reality returns her to earth, to where there is humiliation and suffering. Katerina tries to find her happiness in love for Tikhon, but sincere manifestations of this love are stopped by Kabanikha: “Why are you hanging around your neck, shameless one? It’s not your lover you’re saying goodbye to.” Katerina has a strong sense of external humility and duty, which is why she forces herself to love her unloved husband. Tikhon himself, because of his mother’s tyranny, cannot truly love his wife, although he probably wants to. And when he, leaving for a while, leaves Katya to walk around to his heart's content, the girl becomes completely lonely.
Why did Katerina fall in love with Boris? Probably the reason was that she lacked something pure in the stuffy atmosphere of Kabanikha’s house. And love for Boris was this pure, did not allow Katerina to completely wither away, somehow supported her.
She went on a date with Boris because she felt like a person with pride and basic rights. It was a rebellion against submission to fate, against lawlessness. Katerina knew that she was committing a sin, but she also knew that it was still impossible to live any longer. She sacrificed the purity of her conscience to freedom and Boris.
And by this step, Katya already felt the approaching end and wanted to be satisfied with love, knowing that there would be no other opportunity. On their first date, Katerina told Boris: “You ruined me.” Sin hangs like a heavy stone on her heart. Katerina is terribly afraid of the approaching thunderstorm, considering it a punishment for what she did. Katerina has been afraid of thunderstorms ever since she started thinking about Boris. For her pure soul, even the thought of loving to a stranger- sin. Katya cannot live any longer with her sin, and she considers repentance to be the only way to at least partially get rid of it. She confesses everything to her husband and Kabanikha. Katya fears God, but her God lives in her, God is her conscience. The girl is tormented by two questions: how will she return home and look into the eyes of the husband she cheated on, and how will she live with a stain on her conscience. Katerina sees death as the only way out of this situation.
Haunted by her sin, Katerina leaves this life to save her soul.
The poor, innocent “bird imprisoned in a cage” could not withstand the captivity - Katerina committed suicide. The girl still managed to “take off”, she stepped from the high bank into the Volga, “spread her wings” and boldly went to the bottom.
By her action, Katerina resists the “dark kingdom.”
And from his story young man it didn't turn out very well good opinion about the captain's daughter. He saw her in the captain's house. Pushkin describes her portrait on the pages “ The captain's daughter": "a girl of about eighteen, chubby, ruddy, with light brown hair, combed smoothly behind her ears, which were on fire." The girl’s burning ears betrayed her first feeling, and at the same time, embarrassment, which she did not notice, being under the influence of Shvabrin’s words that Masha was “a complete fool.” At the first meeting, she did not make any impression on him.
On the same day, Grinev learned from the captain’s wife that Masha was homeless. The captain's wife did not look at the young man as a potential groom, and Pyotr Andreevich was too young for matchmaking. I talked to him about the dowry simply because my soul ached for my daughter, and there was no one in the fortress to talk to.
Maria Ivanovna grew up in the Belogorsk fortress. Her entire social circle consisted of her parents, Palashka, priests, and disabled soldiers. In such conditions it is not difficult to remain undeveloped and limited. But getting to know Masha better, Grinev saw in her a prudent and sensitive girl. Masha was modest and virtuous. Despite the absence of suitors, she did not throw herself on the neck of the first Shvabrin she met, although he was an enviable groom for a dowry-free woman. With some inner instinct she discerned his dark soul. She told Grinev that Shvabrin was wooing her with touching, almost childlike naivety. “Alexey Ivanovich, of course, is a smart man, has a good family name, and has a fortune; but when I think that it will be necessary to kiss him under the aisle in front of everyone... No way! not for any well-being!”
So much chastity and virtue in this one phrase.
Unlike her energetic and active mother, Masha was timid and afraid of loud shots. But she was hardworking. Every time Grinev found her doing some kind of homework.
Waking up after being wounded, Grinev learned that Masha had been caring for him during all the days of his unconsciousness. He was so touched by her presence near his bed, by her tender, timid kiss, that he decided to propose to her. To which Masha replied that she would marry him only with the blessing of his parents. This speaks of her high, pure nature, her beautiful soul.
We remember that in the story the commandant described Masha as a complete coward. However, left alone, without parents “in the enemy camp,” she showed real courage and perseverance. She was ready for any hardship, even death, just not to marry Shvabrin, whom she hated.
When Grinev, with the assistance of Grinev, freed Masha and sent her along with her to her father’s estate, his parents received Captain Mironov’s daughter with all their provincial cordiality. They liked Masha for her modesty and virtue. Mother, without any doubt, appreciated her hard work and thriftiness.
But from a completely different side, the image of Masha Mironova opens up to us after receiving the news of Pyotr Andreevich’s imprisonment; the whole family hoped that this was a misunderstanding, and that it would soon be resolved. It was not resolved. From Prince B.'s letter, the Grinevs and Masha learned that Pyotr Andreevich had been declared a rebel and a traitor. This news almost killed my father. And Masha said that she had to go to St. Petersburg.
This fragile girl, afraid of gun shots in the fortress, decided to go, accompanied by Savelich and Palashka, to an unfamiliar, distant capital to protect her beloved and restore justice.
Fate favored her. She met with the empress and told about Grinev’s misadventures. The girl’s modesty and courage captivated the Empress; she believed Masha.
Maria Mironova - main character the story of A. S. Pushkin “The Captain’s Daughter” and - her main mystery. Unremarkable, simple, modest, without any talents, alas - ugly - a village girl suddenly becomes the title character of the latest major work Pushkin, in which he reveals himself as a deep thinker, philosopher, historian. What is the reason for such an amazing literary role?
In the story, events associated with Masha take little time: we see her when meeting with Grinev, at the bedside of the wounded Grinev, on the ramparts of the fortress, at the moment when main character picks up a girl from Belogorskaya on a date with the empress. In all episodes except the last one, her role is companion. She is the heroine of a minor love affair, the meaning of which in the 19th century was defined as “luring the reader” to tell him about the main thing. Only at the moment of meeting with Catherine II, Masha’s request becomes fateful for Grinev.
Why does Pushkin call the novel (this is the genre of the work, according to some critics) “The Captain's Daughter”, read - “Masha Mironova”? What author's idea does this almost fabulous, ideal and therefore completely inconspicuous heroine express?
Characteristics of the heroine
(Masha "Illustration by artist Dmitrieva G.S.)
Masha is truly a fairy-tale heroine. She is endowed with all the textbook virtues - modest, bashful, always does “the right thing,” honors her parents and the husband (man) she loves. Nothing betrays a deep intelligence in her, because the heroine speaks and acts according to written laws, instilled in every peasant girl from birth.
Probably, to deepen the impression of insignificance, Pushkin also makes Masha ugly. Her portrait on her first date with Grinev is eloquent: “... about eighteen years old, chubby, ruddy, with light brown hair, smoothly combed behind her ears, which were on fire.” These are the words of Grinev himself, but if a man sees a beauty, what he will remember are not at all flaming ears and a round face.
(Iya Arepina as Masha from the film "The Captain's Daughter" 1958, USSR)
Since childhood, Masha’s social circle has been narrow and closed: parents, village girls, old soldiers (“disabled”). Suddenly, Shvabrin, a young officer who was expelled from St. Petersburg to the “darkness” for a duel, appears in the fortress. As it turns out, before Grinev’s arrival he was courting Masha and even wooing her, but to no avail.
The girl did not rush to him out of melancholy and desolation, and in this act there is a manifestation of Masha’s intelligence, even wisdom. Shvabrin turned out to be “rotten” in his essence: vengeful and petty (he denigrated the girl in front of Grinev, calling him “a complete fool”), cowardly and unfaithful (he broke his oath, betrayed his comrades, going over to Pugachev’s side), cruel - he forced Masha to cohabitate, locking him in closet.
(from the lines of the novel: " Masha sobbed, clinging to my chest")
Masha’s wisdom lies in the fact that she chooses Grinev as her heart - a worthy, noble man. In love, the heroine does not flirt, does not play: “She, without any affectation, confessed to me her heartfelt inclination...”. In this act there is deep respect for the man, a guarantee of future purity of the relationship, when the wife will not deceive or hide anything.
But Grinev’s father resolutely forbids even thinking about marriage. And if Peter is ready to marry Masha without his father’s blessing, then she categorically refuses: “No, Peter Andreich,” Masha answered, “I will not marry you without the blessing of your parents. Without their blessing you will not be happy. Let us submit to the will of God..."
This is not fear, not stupidity. This is extreme respect for traditions, parents, the piety on which the world rests, the family, in which the only thing true happiness is possible. And this act also speaks of Masha’s maximalism: all or nothing. This is the property of natures that are not simple, not limited, but passionate, harboring a lot of strength and desires in the soul.
1 essay option:
A. S. Pushkin's story "The Captain's Daughter" depicts many bright and original characters - courageous, decisive, fair. However, what most attracted my attention was Masha Mironova, the main character of the work, the daughter of Captain Mironov.
Masha's life takes place in the Belogorsk fortress, whose commandant is her father. The portrait of the girl is unremarkable: she is about eighteen years old, she is “chubby, ruddy, with light brown hair, smoothly combed behind her ears.” Her mother considers her a “coward,” and the evil Shvabrin characterizes the girl as “a complete fool.”
However, further acquaintance shows that Masha has many advantages: she is a welcoming, sincere, sweet, “prudent and sensitive” girl. Her even character and friendliness cannot leave others indifferent.
Finding herself in a critical situation, Masha reveals a new side. She shows incredible resilience and fortitude when she finds herself in the hands of the hated Shvabrin. Neither force nor threats can break a defenseless girl; she is ready to die rather than agree to marry an unloved person. Left without parents and separated from her fiancé, Masha decides to fight for her happiness alone.
Having learned about the arrest of Pyotr Grinev and his accusation of treason and betrayal, she goes to St. Petersburg with the intention of submitting a petition to the empress. Confident of her beloved’s innocence, she so simply and sincerely talks about his relationship with the rebel leader Pugachev that she wins over Ekaterina P. “By personal order” Grinev is released from prison, in addition, the empress undertakes to arrange the condition of the orphaned Masha.
I believe that Masha Mironova is one of the best heroines in Russian literature. She harmoniously combines tenderness and willpower, femininity and determination, sensuality and intelligence. Getting to know this girl evokes sincere sympathy and affection. I really want to become like Masha, because I consider her the ideal woman.
Essay version 2
In the story “The Captain's Daughter” Pushkin drew vivid images. By describing the actions of the heroes, their attitude towards others, their appearance, conveying thoughts and feelings, the writer creates in us a clear idea of their characters, that is, of their internal qualities.
One of the characters in the work is Masha Mironova, the daughter of the commandant of the Belogorsk fortress. During the first meeting with her, we see an ordinary Russian girl: “chubby, ruddy, with light brown hair, smoothly combed behind the ears.” Timid and sensitive, she was afraid even of a gun shot. In many ways, her timidity and embarrassment were caused by her lifestyle: she lived rather secluded, even lonely.
From the words of Vasilisa Yegorovna, we learn about the unenviable fate of the girl: “The girl is of marriageable age, but what is her dowry? a fine comb, a broom, and an altyn of money... something to go to the bathhouse with. Okay, if you can find it kind person; Otherwise you’ll sit as an eternal bride among the girls.” But Masha refuses Shvabrin’s offer to become his wife. Her pure, open soul cannot accept marriage to an unloved person: “Alexey Ivanovich, of course, is an intelligent man, has a good family name, and has a fortune; but when I think that it will be necessary to kiss him under the aisle in front of everyone... No way! not for any well-being!” A marriage of convenience is unthinkable for her, even if she finds herself in the most difficult situation. Masha sincerely fell in love with Peter Grinev. And she does not hide her feelings, openly giving him an answer to his explanation: “She, without any affectation, admitted to Grinev her heartfelt inclination and said that her parents would be glad of her happiness.” However, she never agrees to get married without the blessing of the groom's parents. It was not easy for Masha to distance herself from Pyotr Andreevich. Her feelings were still as strong, but pride, honor and dignity did not allow her to do otherwise after she learned of his parents’ disagreement with this marriage.
A bitter fate awaits the girl ahead: her parents were executed, and she was hidden in her house by the priest. But Shvabrin took Masha by force and put him under lock and key, forcing her to marry him. When the long-awaited salvation finally comes in the person of Pugachev, the girl is overcome by conflicting feelings: she sees before her the murderer of her parents and at the same time her savior. Instead of words of gratitude, “she covered her face with both hands and fell unconscious.”
Pugachev released Peter and Masha, and Grinev sent her to her parents, who received the girl well: “They saw the grace of God in the fact that they had the opportunity to shelter and caress a poor orphan. Soon they became sincerely attached to her, because it was impossible to recognize her and not love her.”
The character of Masha Mironova is clearly revealed after Grinev’s arrest. She was very worried, because she knew the real reason for the arrest and considered herself guilty of Grinev’s misfortunes: “She hid her tears and suffering from everyone and meanwhile constantly thought about ways to save him.” Having told Grinev’s parents that “her entire future fate depends on this journey, that
She goes to seek protection and help from strong people, as the daughter of a man who suffered for his loyalty,” Masha goes to St. Petersburg. She is determined to achieve the release of her loved one, no matter the cost. Having met the empress by chance, but not yet knowing who this woman is, Masha openly tells her her story and the reasons for Grinev’s action: “I know everything, I’ll tell you everything. For me alone, he was exposed to everything that befell him.” It is in this meeting that the character of a modest and timid Russian girl without any education is truly revealed, who, however, found in herself enough strength, fortitude and unyielding determination to defend the truth and achieve the acquittal of her innocent fiancé. Soon she was called to the court, where the release of Pyotr Andreevich was announced.
After reading the work, we understand that the image of Masha Mironova was dear and close to the author. She personifies, along with Tatyana Larina, Pushkin's ideal of a woman - with a pure, albeit slightly naive soul, a kind, sympathetic heart, faithful and capable of sincere love, for which she is ready to make any sacrifices and perform the most daring acts.
Essay option 3:
The novel "The Captain's Daughter" is mature and one of best works A.S. Pushkin. The novel creates a disgrace of events on the eve and during the peasant war led by Pugachev. At the beginning of the work, we are presented with a timid, timid girl, about whom her mother says that she is a “coward.” Over time, the character of M. Ivanovna is revealed. She is capable of deep and sincere love. She is ready to give up personal happiness, because there is no blessing from her parents . “No, P. Andreich,” answered Masha, “I will not marry you without the blessing of your parents. Without them, you will not be happy. Let us submit to the will of God. From the captain’s daughter, she becomes Shvabrin’s captive. But she is ready to die, just not to become a wife A. Ivanovich. Grinev is put on trial as a traitor. Only she can prove his innocence. Marya Ivanovna finds the strength and determination to drive through the Empress’s courtyard. And we see that this girl has enough determination, resourcefulness and intelligence to save Grinev. Thus, the character of this girl gradually changes. She grows into a brave and decisive heroine. That is why the novel was named after her “The Captain's Daughter”
Masha Mironova is the daughter of the commandant of the Belogorsk fortress. This is an ordinary Russian girl, “chubby, ruddy, with light brown hair.” By nature she was cowardly: she was afraid even of a gun shot. Masha lived rather secluded and lonely; there were no suitors in their village. Her mother, Vasilisa Egorovna, spoke about her: “Masha; a girl of marriageable age, and what is her dowry? - a fine comb, a broom, and an altyn of money, with which to go to the bathhouse. It’s good if there is a kind person; otherwise sit in the girls as an eternal bride."
Having met Grinev, Masha fell in love with him. After Shvabrin’s quarrel with Grinev, she talked about Shvabrin’s offer to become his wife. Masha, naturally, refused this proposal: “Alexei Ivanovich, of course, is a smart man, and has a good family name, and has a fortune; but when I think about it, it will be necessary to kiss him under the aisle in front of everyone. No way! Not for any well-being.” !" Masha, who did not dream of fabulous wealth, did not want to marry for convenience.
In a duel with Shvabrin, Grinev was seriously wounded and lay unconscious for several days. All these days Masha looked after him. Having come to his senses, Grinev confesses his love to her, after which “she, without any affectation, confessed to Grinev her heartfelt inclination and said that her parents would be glad of her happiness.” But Masha did not want to get married without the blessing of his parents. Grinev did not receive a blessing, and Masha immediately moved away from him, although it was very difficult for her to do this, since her feelings still remained strong.
After the capture of the fortress by Pugachev, Masha’s parents were executed, and she was hidden in her house by the priest. Shvabrin, intimidating the priest and priest, took Masha and put her under lock and key, forcing her to marry him. Fortunately, she manages to send a letter to Grinev asking for release: “God was pleased to suddenly deprive me of my father and mother: I have neither relatives nor patrons on earth. I come running to you, knowing that you always wished me well and that you will help everyone.” ready to help people..."
Grinev did not leave her in difficult times and came with Pugachev. Masha had a conversation with Pugachev, from which he learned that Shvabrin was not her husband. She said: “He is not my husband. I will never be his wife! I decided better to die, and I will die if they don’t deliver me.” After these words, Pugachev understood everything: “Come out, red maiden; I will give you freedom.” Masha saw in front of her a man who was the killer of her parents, and, at the same time, her savior. And instead of words of gratitude, “she covered her face with both hands and fell unconscious.”
Pugachev released Grinev and Masha, saying: “Take your beauty; take her wherever you want, and God give you love and advice!” They went to Grinev’s parents, but along the way Grinev stayed to fight in another fortress, and Masha and Savelich continued on their way. Grinev’s parents received Masha well: “they saw the grace of God in the fact that they had the opportunity to shelter and caress a poor orphan. Soon they sincerely became attached to her, because it was impossible not to recognize her and not love her.” Grinev’s love for Masha no longer seemed like an “empty whim” to his parents; they only wanted their son to marry the captain’s daughter.
Soon Grinev was arrested. Masha was very worried, because she knew the real reason for the arrest and considered herself guilty of Grinev’s misfortunes. “She hid her tears and suffering from everyone and meanwhile constantly thought about ways to save him.”
Masha got ready to go to St. Petersburg, telling Grinev’s parents that “her entire future fate depends on this journey, that she is going to seek protection and help from strong people as the daughter of a man who suffered for his fidelity.” In Tsarskoe Selo, while walking through the garden, she met and talked with a noble lady. Masha told her about Grinev, and the lady promised to help by talking with the empress. Soon Masha was called to the palace. In the palace, she recognized the empress as the same lady with whom she had spoken in the garden. The Empress announced to her the release of Grinev, saying: “I am indebted to the daughter of Captain Mironov.”
In Masha’s meeting with the Empress, the character of the captain’s daughter is truly revealed - a simple Russian girl, cowardly by nature, without any education, who at the right moment found in herself enough strength, fortitude and unyielding determination to achieve the acquittal of her innocent fiancé .
