“Self-torturer” Terence in brief summary

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1. Summary Self-extractor Terentius Self-torturer Although Terence wrote in Latin and for the Roman viewer, his characters carry Greek names and it is assumed that the action often takes place in Hellas. So in this case. Severe old man Menedemos so cursed his son Kliniya for his hobby of a poor neighbor’s girl that he was forced to […]...
2. “Formion” Terence in brief summary Action develops in Athens. Everything begins with the monologue of the slave Lava; the host of his friend Geta, the young Antiphones marries for love and under quite ordinary circumstances. After giving Goethe to return the debt: it took money for a gift to the young. As we can see, the tradition of such gifts […]...
3. “The mother-in-law” Terence in brief summary The young man Pamphil was very partial to the Bacchides. But under the pressure of his parents, reluctantly, he married a neighbor – a respectable Filumen. She loves her young husband. But the heart of that, probably, still belongs to the heterere… An unforeseen event: at death a close relative, and Lachet, the father of […]...
4. “Brothers” Terence in brief summary Eternal theme: late in the evening the father in anxiety awaits the house of a detained son somewhere and mutters to himself that there is no greater unrest than the excitement of the parents… The old man Mikion has no native children. His brother Demei has two sons. One of them, Aeschines, adopted Mikion. He […]...
5. Summary of the Terence Brothers Terentius Brothers Eternal theme: late in the evening the father in anxiety awaits the house of a detained son somewhere and mutters to himself that there is no greater unrest than the excitement of the parents… The old man Mikion has no native children. His brother Demei has two sons. One of them, Aeschines, adopted […]...
6. Summary “The Brothers of Terence” Eternal theme: late in the evening the father in anxiety awaits the house of a detained son somewhere and mutters to himself that there is no greater unrest than the excitement of the parents… The old man Mikion has no native children. His brother Demei has two sons. One of them, Aeschines, adopted Mikion. He […]...
7. Summary Formion Terence Formion Action develops in Athens. Everything begins with the monologue of the slave Lava; the host of his friend Geta, the young Antiphones marries for love and under quite ordinary circumstances. After giving Goethe to return the debt: it took money for a gift to the young. As we can see, the tradition of […]...
8. “Music Lessons” by Petrushevskaya in a short summary In a poorly furnished apartment Gavrilovy returned from prison Ivanov, a roommate of the thirty-eight-year-old Frontier. He says that he wants to see his newly born daughter Galya and live a quiet family life. The Gavrilovs do not believe him. Especially irreconcilably opposed to the drunkard Ivanova, the eldest daughter of Grani, eighteen-year-old Nina. She […]...
9. Summary Wilhelm Hauf of Alexandria Sheikh Ali Banu and his slaves Wilhelm Gauf of Alexandria Sheikh Ali Banu and his slaves Alexandria Sheikh Ali Banu was very rich, but very unhappy man: the Franks took his son Kayram, and the boy had no news, and his wife died of grief. Every year, on the day of Kayram’s abduction, the sheikh cleaned the house as a holiday, […]...
10. Summary of “The Life and Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” Defoe Robinson is the third son in the family. He dreamed of sea voyages, and his parents did not want to listen. But all the same he sailed from Gulya to London on the ship of his friend’s father on September 1, 1651. But on the very first day there was a remorse caused by the […]...
11. A summary of Pushkin’s “Snowstorm” In 1811, Mr.. lived in his estate with his wife and daughter Masha Gavrilovich R. He was hospitable, and many enjoyed his hospitality, and some came for Marya Gavrilovna. But Marya Gavrilovna was in love with the poor army ensign named Vladimir, who was on holiday in his village next door. Young lovers, believing that […]...
12. What does it mean to be a good daughter? To become a good daughter, you need to do very little work. Just try not to upset your parents, to bring them less suffering and unrest. How to achieve this? First, you must always remember that parents are worried about you: they always want to know where you are, what’s with you, whether you are […]...
13. Summary Boasted Warrior Plautus Plaut Bragging warrior In this comedy, the main thing is not the plot, but the hero, the “boastful warrior”. In the old days in Greece there were no professional soldiers, there were militiamen. And then, when the war became a profession, there were dashing mercenaries who went to serve anyone, even to the ends of […]...
14. “Bragging warrior” Plautus in brief summary In this comedy, the main thing is not the plot, but the hero, the “boastful warrior”. In the old days in Greece there were no professional soldiers, there were militiamen. And then, when the war became a profession, there were dashing mercenaries who went to serve anyone, even to the edge of the world, mostly […]...
15. Lesson Music Lessons LS Petrushevskaya Music Lessons In the poorly furnished apartment Gavrilovy returned from prison Ivanov, a roommate of the thirty-eight-year-old Frontier. He says that he wants to see his newly born daughter Galya and live a quiet family life. The Gavrilovs do not believe him. Especially irreconcilably opposed to the drunkard Ivanova, the eldest daughter of […]...
16. Summary of “Grimacing – Menander” This comedy in translation has another name – “The misanthrope.” Her main character, the peasant Kemmon, at the end of his life, became a fan of people and hated the whole world. However, he was probably obese after birth. Because his wife abandoned him for his bad temper. Kemon lives in the village, in Attica, […]...
17. My father A neighbor on the porch Vitaliy Pavlovich long spoiled our lives. His apartment is above us. He is restless, always hurrying somewhere, and, leaving, he forgets to close the water tap. Because of his forgetfulness, our apartment is often “podtaplivalo.” Once we noticed that the neighbor had disappeared somewhere. It turned out that the violator […]...
18. An essay on “What it means to be a good son” What does it mean to be a good son, a good daughter? It means – to bring only peace and peace, joy and happiness into the house, not to bring anxieties, griefs, resentments, shame to the family. Good children – quiet old age, bad children – old age turns into hell. Remember: how do you […]...
19. Summary “Identification” Holmes and I were sitting in his apartment on Baker Street and reasoned that “life is incomparably more bizarre than anything that the human imagination can create.” Looking out the window, he stated that he seemed to see one of his future clients. Soon a doorbell rang. An excited woman entered “in a heavy fur-bearing […]...
20. Brief Summary Menander of Brusga This comedy in translation has another name – “The misanthrope”. Her main character, the peasant Kemmon, at the end of his life, became a fan of people and hated the whole world. However, he was probably obese after birth. Because his wife abandoned him for his bad temper. Kemon lives in the […]...
21. “Sasha” Nekrasov in summary In the family of the steppe landlords, Sasha’s daughter grows like a field flower. Her parents are nice old men, honest in their cordiality, “flattery disgusts them, but arrogance is unknown.” Parents tried in childhood to give their daughter everything that their small means allowed; However, science and books seemed superfluous to them. In the […]...
22. Fars “Married lover” in brief summary Between the husband and wife a quarrel breaks out because of the fact that she suspects him of treason. The angry husband leaves, and the wife complains to the neigbour. She promises her friend to find out whether her fears are justified. They have a ripened plan: when the husband returns home, the wife will […]...
23. “Grimace” Menander in brief summary This comedy in translation has another name – “The misanthrope.” Her main character, the peasant Kemmon, at the end of his life, became a fan of people and hated the whole world. However, he was probably obese after birth. Because his wife abandoned him for his bad temper. Kemon lives in the village, in Attica, […]...
24. Summary of “Iosele – Nightingale” In the Cold Synagogue Mazepovka is sung by the beautiful cantor Shmulik Yampolsky. Once in Mazepovka comes the world famous cantor, and Shmulik, for the first time having heard the singing of a professional, decides to teach the singing of his son Iosele, who has a beautiful treble. Ioselus can not stand studying in a […]...
25. Summary Mother-in-law Terence Beetle Young Pamphil was very partial to the Bacchides. But under the pressure of his parents, reluctantly, he married a neighbor – a respectable Filumen. She loves her young husband. But the heart of that, probably, still belongs to the heterere… An unexpected case: at death the close relative, and Лахет, father of Pamphil, […]...
26. Summary “Geese-swans” Long ago a man and his wife lived. They had two children: the eldest daughter Masha and the younger son Vanya. Once the parents went to the city and punished Masha to look after her brother and not leave the yard. And for the good conduct promised to the guests. But as soon as her […]...
27. Summary “Bragging warrior” In this comedy, the main thing is not the plot, but the hero, the “boastful warrior”. In the old days in Greece there were no professional soldiers, there were militiamen. And then, when the war became a profession, there were dashing mercenaries who went to serve anyone, even to the edge of the world, mostly […]...
28. A brief summary of Aitmanov’s “Mother Field” Memorial Day (the end of summer, the beginning of autumn). The aged Tolgonai comes to the field to pour out his soul. This strong woman has no one to complain about her life. In childhood, during the harvest, Tolgonai was led to the field by the hand and put into the shade under the mop. […]...
29. Summary of “Mad Evdokia” by Aleksin A grief happened in the family. His wife Nadenka lost her sanity, and maybe her life. And the fault was their beloved daughter Olenka, or rather her egoism. When was the mistake made, why did the daughter grow up like this, because all the love of the parents was given to her? Once upon a […]...
30. Summary Buyer and Shoemaker J. de La Fontaine Fertilizer and Shoemaker The rich Fertilizer lives in lush mansions, eats sweetly, drinks deliciously. His treasures are incalculable, he gives banquets and feasts every day. In a word, he should live and rejoice, but the trouble is – the farmer does not manage to get enough sleep. At night he could […]...
31. Summary of “Tamango” Merimee “Tamango” by Prosper Merimee is a story not only about how clever, cruel and heartless the whites bought and secretly transported slaves, but also about how intimidated, disenfranchised, unarmed Negroes managed to capture the ship of slavers, not knowing, however, that with to do next. Receiving huge profits from the sale of “ebony”, White took […]...
32. Summary Natalia, Boyar’s daughter Karamzin Natalia N. Karamzin, boyar daughter The main heroine is Natalia, she lives in pre-Petrine Russia. Her parents: father, boyar Matvey, – a rich man, a faithful adviser to the tsar; Natalia’s mother died and she was brought up by a nanny. The whole way of life of the heroes is regulated by the rules of […]...
33. Summary “Childhood Lewers” Pasternak Zhenya Ljuvers comes from Perm, here her childhood also passed. In the summer, she and her family went to the dacha on the banks of the Kama River. One day, waking up in the middle of the night, Zhenya found out that from the other side of the river lights and strange sounds can be […]...
34. Summary of Uncle Tom’s Cabin G. Beecher-Stowe Uncle Tom’s hut The novel takes place in the early 1850s. in USA. He opens the conversation with the “good” planter Shelby with slave-dealer Gayley, whom he wants to sell his best nigger to Uncle Tom in payment of debts. Speaking about humanism, understood in a very peculiar way, Gayley expresses the point […]...
35. Summary “Thirteenth feat of Hercules” by Iskander Mathematician Kharlampi Diogenovich differed noticeably from his slovenly colleagues. With his appearance in the class, strict discipline was established. The lessons were so quiet that the principal could not believe that the students were in their places, and not at the stadium. Silence reigned as soon as the teacher entered the class, and lasted until […]...
36. Summary “Herman and Dorothea” A poem of nine songs, the action of which takes place in a small German city, during the French bourgeois revolution. Each song of the poem is named after the music of the arts. Everywhere refugees from the border regions of Germany and France. The German family sends Herman’s son with food and clothes to […]...
37. Summary ST Aksakov The Scarlet Flower S. T. Aksakov Alenkiy tsvetochek Once upon a time there was a rich merchant and he had 3 beautiful daughters, and the smaller one was the most beloved of all. He began to gather on commercial matters for the sea. He called his daughters and asked: “What to bring to you as a gift?” The […]...
38. Summary Three girls in blue L. Petrushevskaya Three girls in blue Three women “over thirty” live in the summer with their young sons at the dacha. Svetlana, Tatiana and Ira are second cousins, they bring up their children alone (although Tatyana, the only one of whom, has a husband). Women quarrel, finding out who owns half the dacha, whose son […]...
39. “Zapadnya” E. Zola in the summary The novel takes place in Paris and tells about the life of several heroes for twenty years. 1 Night. A young woman, Gervaise, is waiting for her lodging partner in her wretched room. She is slim, “with delicate features, already battered by the harsh life.” Gervaise limps on one leg. Two sons sleep in a […]...
40. “Leucippus and Clitophon” Tatia in brief summary In the Phoenician city of Sidon, the author meets a young man who tells him an unusual story of his love. A native of Tire, the young man Clitophon was already preparing to marry Kadligon – his daughter’s daughter from a second marriage. But here from the city of Byzantium sails his uncle Sostratus. And […]...