Questions and Answers to Stendhal’s novel “The Red and the Black”

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1. The ambiguity of the title of the novel “The Red and the Black” by Stendhal The novel “Red and Black” is a social and psychological novel in which the life path of the main character – a young man of the generation of the twenties of the 19th century, Julien Sorel – is traced. What is the novel “Red and Black”? And why “red” and “black”? The title of the […]...
2. The symbolism of the title of the novel “The Red and the Black” by Stendhal A chervonium is a love, And chorny – then the magazine… D. Pavlychko Since the advent of the novel Stendhal more than 150 years have passed. The novel was read by millions of people in many languages. Many books written about Stendhal’s writings have been written, but so far literary critics can not come to […]...
3. Conflict of Stendhal’s novel “Red and Black” With whom did his struggles leak? With yourself, with yourself… B. Pasternak In the center of Stendhal’s novel is the fate of the descendant of the lower classes, who is trying to break his way into a higher society, to fame and fortune. The author traces the whole path of the hero in detail, from […]...
4. “Life is a difficult and difficult craft, and you need to make an effort to learn.” What would you like to learn? It is difficult not to agree with this finished thought of the great Frenchman Balzac, but in each craft there are its basics, without the comprehension of which something more serious will simply not open. After reading Stendhal’s novel “The Red and the Black,” I had the impression that Julien Sorel was trying to master […]...
5. “Red and black” F. Stendhal as a socio-psychological novel The main reason for this definition of the genre specificity of the work is that in it these social processes and collisions are refracted through the prism of the consciousness and reactions of the central hero, his inner struggle and, finally, his dramatic fate. This hero, commoner “with a strikingly peculiar face,” refers to the […]...
6. “Here they are, these rich people…” Under Napoleon, a young man like Julien Sorel could quickly make a brilliant career. But the political winds at the moment when we meet with the young hero of Stendhal, blowing in a different direction. Julien Sorel repeatedly makes sure of this. “One day, walking alone in the seminar garden, he heard a conversation between […]...
7. Conquest of Hearts Strictly all Stendhal experiences his hero in love. It is in love Zhyulen Sorel, despite all attempts to turn this feeling into an instrument of ambitious designs, nature is revealed as a selfless, passionate and tender, without the rest is given to the natural sense, by force of circumstances from time to time to hide […]...
8. Female images of the novel “Red and Black” by F. Stendhal Interesting and original are the images of Madame de Renal and Matilda de la Mole. In the moral and psychological plan of the novel they act as these poles, between which the brief life of Julien Sorel flashed. It is the love for these two women that reflects the different facets of the character’s character. […]...
9. “Red and black” F. Stendhal as a socio-political novel The Bourbon monarchy, renovated by the occupation forces, was a noble monarchy, that is, political power belonged to the nobility. However, the bourgeoisie already reigned in the economy and was preparing to take political power into its hands, which happened, only Stendhal completed the novel. This re-victory – after the revolution of the late XVIII […]...
10. “I deserve to die, gentlemen of the jury” Julien’s shot at Madame de Renal put an end to Julien Sorel’s agonizing attempts to reach a compromise between “red” and “black”. The price of insight is life. He committed a double crime – a shot sounded in the church – an unheard-of sacrilege. Thus, Julien Sorel deliberately sentenced himself to death. Everything returns to […]...
11. The inner struggle of the protagonist and his insight Young and ambitious Julien Sorel seeks to make a career in a brutal, hostile society. To achieve this goal, he has no means and possibilities, except hypocrisy, whose “art” he is compelled to master in order to adapt to the hated environment. Constantly feeling surrounded by enemies, Julien closely monitors each step, acts all the […]...
12. What attracted Julien Sorel in Bonaparte? Studying literature, we saw that many of the heroes of Russian writers were very sympathetic to such an ambiguous figure as Napoleon. Through sympathy for him, even the fascination with it went to such heroes of Russian literature as Onegin, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, Rodion Raskolnikov. And each of them was able to choose, hear, consider […]...
13. Features of poetry and style of the novel “Red and Black” F. Stendhal In the disclosure of all the processes and vicissitudes taking place in the soul of Julien Sorel, with special expressiveness was the psychology of Stendhal, who achieved unusual subtlety and insight. And it is psychology that is the fundamental feature of the poetics of the novel “Red and Black”. Novel Stendhal’s “Red and Black” is […]...
14. “I was completely consumed by countless battles…” I was ambitious and I’m not going to Repent of this; I then acted so, As our time demands. Stendhal. Red and black The novel “Red and Black” was written by Stendhal in 1830. The protagonist of the novel is the gifted, beautiful and young son of the carpenter Julien Sorel. A great influence on […]...
15. Questions and answers to the story of S. Zweig “Irrevocable Moment” Estimate the author’s reasoning by which he begins a miniature: “Destiny draws attention to the powerful and powerful: for years she slavishly persuades her chosen one – Caesar, Alexander, Napoleon, for she loves nature spontaneous, like herself – an incomprehensible element.” What do you agree with and disagree with in this reasoning? Many readers do […]...
16. Julien Sorel, his character and his destiny The novel “Red and Black” is a true narrative about the society of the Restoration period in France. This is a socio-psychological novel, based on the conflict between the individual and society. The path of the main character Julien Sorel leads to the idea that in the era of Napoleon, he could become a hero, […]...
17. Questions and answers to the novel by Charles Dickens “The Life of David Copperfield, told by himself” What is the main theme of the novel? “David Copperfield” is a novel about the formation of personality, about the fate of a young man entering life. Can we call Dickens’s novel an autobiographical work? The novel is written in the first person, and on its pages many events from the author’s life were reflected, […]...
18. Summary Red and Black Stendal Stendhal Red and black Monsieur de Renal, the mayor of the French town of Verrieres in the Franche-Comte district, a man who is smug and vain, informs his wife about the decision to take the tutor to the house. There is no special need for a tutor, just a local rich man, Mr. Valno, this […]...
19. The nature and the fate of Julien Sorel I loved the truth… And where is she? .. Everywhere one thing Hypocrisy or at least charlatanry, Even the most virtuous, even the most Great! Stendhal The subtitle of the novel “Red and Black” by Stendhal is “The Chronicle of the 19th Century.” In fact, the novel can be considered a chronicle of timelessness, which […]...
20. “Red and black” Stendhal in brief Monsieur de Renal, the mayor of the French town of Verrieres in the Franche-Comte district, a man who is smug and vain, informs his wife about the decision to take the tutor to the house. There is no special need for a tutor, just a local rich man, Mr. Valno, this vulgar screamer, always rivaling […]...
21. The symbolic capacity of the title of the novel On the manuscript of the completed novel, published under the name “Red and Black,” Stendhal first wrote “Julien Sorel”. And this shows that the writer primarily intended to offer the reader an artistic history of life and death of a young man of low birth who is forced to fight for his existence in the […]...
22. Questions and answers to the novel by V. Scott “Ivanhoe” How can you explain that the name of the historical novel is dedicated to the fictional character of knight-crusader Ivanhoe? Walter Scott is considered the ancestor of the historical novel. Historical prose presupposes not only a story about the facts of the past, but also a vivid, lively image of them. In the historical novel, […]...
23. Hypocrisy – “this is my only weapon” The world outlook and personal destiny of Julien Sorel have developed in close dependence on the historical events that took place in France. From the past, he borrows his code of honor, which should be strictly enforced. In this code the requests of the plebeian ambitious can be looked through, but Julien Sorel will never […]...
24. “That’s what this… young man” Julien Sorel – the protagonist of the novel – a nineteen-year-old youth, generously gifted by nature with mental abilities and an ardent heart. He is a son of a plebeian by origin. His father is a former peasant. To the beginning of the story, the old man Sorel is the owner of the sawmill. He […]...
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26. The life of Julien Sorel in the theological seminary in Besançon In the spiritual quest of Julien Sorel, several stages can be distinguished: life in Verrieres in his family, and then a tutor in the family of the mayor of M. de Renal; stay in the Besançon theological seminary; Paris, the mansion of the Marquis de La Mole; crime and remorse in prison. The most difficult […]...
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