Category: Essays on literatuire

Quite recently in the office of Russian language and literature in one of the albums I saw a picture of my brother, who graduated from school in 2007, and read his last school essay. What wonderful words did he find to express gratitude to the teachers! Here is what Kolya wrote: “Teacher… When you pronounce…

The story “Gobsek”, written in 1830, can be considered the original grain from which the whole giant “Human comedy” of Balzac grows. The image of Gobsek is one of the brightest human types that occur not only in Balzac’s works, but also in modern life. One of the convictions of Gobsek, who had a good…

Art is a sphere of human activity that is addressed to its emotional, aesthetic side of personality. Through auditory and visual images, through associative series and intense mental and mental work, there is a kind of communication with the creator of the work of art and those for whom it was created: the listener, the…

Environmental problems have become one of the most pressing problems of modern society. More and more people are suffering from water and air pollution. Nature also suffers from soil pollution and radioactivity. The reasons for such environmental problems are many. Among them, the increase in the number of cars on the roads, the waste of…

To be or not to be, that’s the question… V. Shakespeare The story of Hamlet, written by Shakespeare in the very beginning of the XVII century, is based on an old legend. She talks about how the young prince Hamlet, pretending to be insane, so as not to seem dangerous to the enemies, avenged his…

What is the direction of Byron’s work in the world literature? What are the main themes of Byron’s work? “Byron’s poetry is a scream of suffering, it’s a complaint, but a proud complaint that gives rather than asks, rather descends than begs,” – wrote about Byron’s poetry VG Belinsky. Like no other, Byron embodied in…

Many adventures were in the life of the heroes of Mark Twain – Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. And in each episode the friendship of the guys was manifested. I want to talk about this episode. One day, Tom was seized with a desire to find a treasure. The most suitable friend for this was…

Did Hamlet defeat evil? This question is difficult to answer unequivocally. On the one hand, we can say that he really won. But at what price was this victory given to him? He lost everything, including life. But could he live after the death of his mother, beloved? Hardly. He would be constantly tormented by…

In the first half of the XIX century. England was shaken by the waves of a powerful Luddite movement, uniting in its ranks artisans, desperately crushed new machines, with the appearance of which they were deprived of work or a significant part of their wages. The government of England, which took care exclusively about the…

Being a disciple and follower of G. Flaubert, Maupassant in his work adhered to the priorities of his teacher, which included the description of everyday life and customs of different strata of society, the formulation of acute issues of modern social and moral life, the study of human psychology, the impeccably polished style. At the…