“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Shakespeare in brief

The action takes place in Athens. The ruler of Athens bears the name of Theseus, one of the most popular heroes of ancient traditions about the conquest by the Greeks of the warlike tribe of women – Amazons. On the queen of this tribe, Ippolite, and Theseus marries. The play, apparently, was created for the … Read more

“Birthmark” Sholokhov in brief

On the table lie cartridges, a ram’s bone, a field map, a brief, a bridle, a crust of bread. At the table sits Nikolka Koshevoy, squadron commander, he fills out the questionnaire. “A rusty sheet says sparingly: Nikolai Koshevoi, squadron commander, a surveyor, a member of the RCYM, age 18 years.” He looked like a … Read more

Summary Bedřich Smetana. Libusia

LIBUSHE The solemn performance in three acts (six paintings) Libretto by J. Wenzig Characters: Libusche, Czech Princess Přemysl from Stadz Soprano Baritone Tenor Bass Bass Baritone Soprano Contralto Hrishoch from Otava Shtaglav from Radbuza } Brothers Lutobor from the Dobraslav Hills, their uncle Radovan from the Stone Bridge Krasava, daughter of Luthorb Radmila, sister of … Read more

“Berenice” Racine in brief summary

The source of the tragedy was the life of the emperor Titus in the book of the Roman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquill’s The Life of the Twelve Caesars. The emperor Titus wants to marry the Palestinian queen Berenice, but the Roman laws forbid marriage with an unmarried woman, and the people may not approve of … Read more

Summary of Chekhov’s “Chameleon”

In this article, you will not read the whole of Chekhov’s work, but only a summary of it. “Chameleon” is a witty story, small in volume, so you might want to read it completely. So, let’s begin. Anton Chekhov. “Chameleon”. Summary On the market square is Ochumelov – a police overseer. A policeman steps after … Read more

Summary: The Song of Roland

The mighty emperor of the Franks, the great Karl (the very Karl, in whose name the word “king” occurs), has been fighting the Moors in beautiful Spain for seven long years. He has won many of the Spanish castles from the wicked. His faithful army broke all the towers and conquered all the hail. Only … Read more

“Innocent” Brocha in brief summary

I. A young man, no older than twenty, without a hat, slightly drunk, wandered into the bar to drink beer. At the next table two people are talking, a man’s, almost boyish voice and the voice of a woman, thoracic, motherly. The young man is too lazy to turn his head in their direction, he … Read more

“Sleeping over the golden cloud” Pristavina in brief

From the orphanage it was planned to send two older children to the Caucasus, but they immediately dissolved into space. And twins Kuzminy, in the orphanage Kuzmenshi, on the contrary, said that they would go. The fact is that a week before this they had undergone a dig under the bread cutter. They dreamed once … Read more

Summary The Mother of Man

VA Zakrutkin The Mother of Man In September 1941, Hitler’s troops advanced far into the depths of Soviet territory. Many areas of Ukraine and Belarus were occupied. Remained on the territory occupied by the Germans and lost in the steppes of hamlets, where the young woman Maria, her husband Ivan and their son Vasyatka lived … Read more