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The plot of the story “The Captain's Daughter” is based on the events of the late 17th century. A wave of rebellions swept across Russia under the command of the impostor Pugachev. The hero of Pushkin's work is the young nobleman Pyotr Grinev. What does Shvabrin have in common with the main character?

In order to find similar traits in these heroes, a comparative description should be given. What Grinev and Shvabrin have in common can be understood already from the chapter where their meeting is told.

Attitude towards people

Grinev is seventeen years old. He is the son of a landowner, an adherent of old traditions. At the beginning of the work, Grinev is shown as an open but frivolous teenager. Peter was greatly influenced by his tutor, a frivolous man and not the best teacher. However, the Frenchman taught his ward several fencing lessons, which later saved his life.

Already at the beginning of the story, the reader sees that the main character is a kind and sympathetic person. Suffice it to recall the scene of the meeting with Pugachev. An unknown man helped Grinev get out to the inn. Peter thanked his savior by giving him a hare sheepskin coat. It is difficult to say what Grinev and Shvabrin have in common. Indeed, for the latter, his attitude towards people is determined by prudence. Shvabrin is a vengeful, evil person. At first, Peter is glad to meet the young nobleman, but he soon becomes disappointed in his new friend.

Masha Mironova

Alexey is insidious and vile. He speaks disgustingly about the inhabitants of the fortress, including Masha, who refused to marry him. What do Grinev and Shvabrin have in common? They are both in love with the captain's daughter. True, they express their feelings in different ways.

Shvabrin is trying in every possible way to denigrate the failed bride. He calls her a fool, and after reading a poem dedicated to the captain’s daughter, he spreads dirty gossip about her. Masha, according to Alexey, is ready to reciprocate whoever gives her a gift. Grinev does not allow himself to speak badly about people. He is a real nobleman.

Peter stands up for the girl’s honor and challenges Alexei to a duel. Next, the author depicts a scene that answers the question of what Grinev and Shvabrin have in common. One thing in common is the ability to fencing. Otherwise, these heroes are complete opposites. Shvabrin strikes the enemy when he turns around at the servant’s cry. Stabbing in the back is a tactic typical of Alexei.

But let's return to the main character of Pushkin's story. Grinev loves Masha, and this feeling is mutual. But if the girl’s heart belonged to another person, his attitude towards her would not change. This is a noble man, acting in any situation as his officer’s duty tells him. Shvabrin, having gone over to Pugachev’s side, made Masha his captive. What Grinev and Shvabrin have in common in relation to the main character is stated above. This is love. However, in the chapters where the capture of the fortress is told, Alexei is depicted in such an unsightly form that the reader has doubts whether this person is capable of love. Love is a selfless feeling, and Shvabrin always strives for profit.

Attitude to the Fatherland

The events that take place after the capture of the fortress reveal the characteristics of the heroes to the maximum. Shvabrin without hesitation goes over to the side of the rebels. He is so afraid of death that he instantly forgets about the oath he took to the empress. Grinev manages to follow his father’s instructions even at a critical moment. Peter refuses to swear allegiance to the rebel, while honestly telling Pugachev about his duty to the Fatherland.

Oddly enough, the robber Emelyan feels sympathy for the young nobleman. And it’s not even that Peter once gave him a sheepskin coat and treated him to wine. Pugachev sees that in front of him is not a coward, but a man with strong convictions. Even an impostor, who has many deaths on his conscience, respects an officer who did not back down from his words in moments of mortal danger.

For Shvabrin, nothing is sacred. He betrays his homeland and renounces his officer rank. But he is very vindictive. Finding himself under arrest, Shvabrin tries in every possible way to slander Grinev. Masha saves Peter from execution.

What do the heroes of Grinev and Shvabrin have in common?

These images have more differences than similarities. It is impossible to make a general description of Grinev and Shvabrin. Both the first and the second have noble origins. Both Grinev and Shvabrin are officers. But a defector, a coward, a traitor cannot be called a nobleman. A nobleman is one for whom a sense of duty is above all. This is someone who knows neither self-interest, nor cowardice, nor vindictiveness. The classic image of a Russian nobleman is Pyotr Grinev. Shvabrin is the antipode of the main character of Pushkin's story.

Pavel Grinev was born into the family of a retired prime minister and the daughter of a nobleman. The father always wanted to see a military man in his child and enrolled him in the Semenovsky regiment as a sergeant long before his birth.

Shvabrin also grew up in a noble family, but he had no example of military behavior. Therefore, the sense of honor was poorly developed in this person.

Grinev received a good upbringing and education. First in the person of Uncle Savelich, who taught him worldly wisdom and Russian literacy. Then the Frenchman Beaupré.

The main characters have different attitudes towards service and military honor. Grinev treats his service responsibly and remains faithful to his empress to the end, showing devotion to the oath. Shvabrin treated military service irresponsibly, immediately going over to Pugachev’s side.

The characters' attitudes towards women and the feeling of love are also different. Grinev sincerely loved Masha and opened up to her about his feelings. Shvabrin's love is unique. Having feelings for the heroine, he speaks unflatteringly about Maria’s mother. And Masha is afraid of Shvabrin because of his cunning and arrogance.

Pushkin's main characters reveal their characters, primarily in relation to Pugachev's rebellion.

Grinev remains an officer to the end. Raised in an officer's family, he does not lose his honor and dignity in difficult times. Loyal to his Fatherland, oath and military duty. He believes that a young officer who violated his oath is a criminal.

Shvabrin was deprived of these high principles and became a supporter of the rebel not because of ideological convictions, but for selfish purposes.

Lesson equipment:

multimedia projector, screen, slide presentation “Pushkin”, handouts: table “Comparative characteristics of Grinev and Shvabrin”, dictionary entries for the word “honor” according to the explanatory dictionary of the Russian language by S.I. Ozhegov and according to the explanatory dictionary of the living Great Russian language V.I. Dalia.

Leading tasks:

1. Find out the meaning of the word "honor".
2. Mini-essay “What does the word “Honor” mean in my understanding?”

Lesson objectives:

educational:

• generalize, systematize knowledge in the image of Pyotr Grinev;
• trace the development of Pyotr Andreevich’s character;
• teaching comparative characteristics of heroes;
• introduce the concepts of “duty” and “honor”;
• give an idea of ​​the continuity of Pushkin’s traditions in Russian literature;

developing:

• develop students’ ability to analyze text;

Develop inference abilities;

• develop skills in working with dictionaries;

raising:

• to cultivate a sense of honor and self-worth, loyalty to one’s word, selflessness in love and friendship, self-sacrifice;
• include students in philosophical search;

Cultivate a love for works of art.

Vocabulary work:

Honor, dignity, oath, loyalty to the word, self-sacrifice.

During the classes.

Take care of your honor from a young age.

Proverb.

I. Organizational moment. Announcement of the lesson topic, goals, epigraph.

- Hello, sit down.

– Today we are conducting a lesson, the topic of which is “Comparative characteristics of Grinev and Shvabrin. The theme of honor, courage and nobility using the example of the development of the character of Pyotr Grinev.” Open your literature notebooks and write down today's date and topic. As the epigraph of our lesson today, I took the proverb “Take care of your honor from a young age,” which became the epigraph of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin’s work “The Captain’s Daughter.”

– In today’s lesson we will try to generalize and systematize knowledge in the image of Pyotr Grinev, in the course of work we will see the changes that occur in the hero’s soul under the influence of meetings with different people.

II. Teacher's opening speech.

170 years ago at A.S. Pushkin, the idea of ​​a story arose... “The Captain’s Daughter” by A. S. Pushkin was completed on October 19, 1836, three months before the tragic death of the poet. The last great work, written over three years... Naturally, you need to take a closer look at it, look more closely at its characters, try to understand its “super task”, its meaning.

In March 1833, while working on the history of the Pugachev rebellion, Pushkin, among archival documents, finds investigative materials on the case of a young officer captured by Pugachev and pardoned by him. Almost incredible, but at the same time reliable events surpassed any fiction.

Pushkin goes into all the details of the officer’s fate, already loving him as his hero.

Pushkin plans to write the work in the fall, but in early August he writes a preface to it. This preface will later be rejected by the author himself, and “The Captain's Daughter” will begin immediately from the first chapter.

The preface is remarkable if only because it contains that unique intonation, which is, perhaps, the main charm of “The Captain's Daughter.” The father tells the story of his life to his son, apparently a boy of about ten years old. “My dear friend, Petrusha!” - the story begins with these words. Not an edifying lesson, but a home tradition.

So, on Friday, August 4, 1833, Pushkin drafted the preface. It seems that the correct definitions of the truly wonderful qualities of heroes have been found. But Pushkin suddenly sees that both aversion to the base and fear of causing misfortune are a consequence of some more important and comprehensive qualities. On August 5, the author returns to the manuscript and makes an edit: “... keep in your heart... the wonderful qualities that I noticed in you: kindness and nobility.”

The preface becomes a blessing for heroes setting off on a long journey towards the unknown. Their sweet images have not yet appeared on paper, but they have already settled in the soul. Many more months will pass before the story moves like a spring river. And then the captain’s daughter, dear Masha Mironova, the ardent and desperate Pyotr Grinev, the ever-caring Arkhip Savelyevich, whom at first, in the drafts, Pushkin called Stepan, will forever enter our hearts.

And the lights of the Belogorsk fortress will forever be visible in the blizzard weather, where the kind old Mironovs are waiting for us. Where no one is afraid of any “adversaries,” but Ivan Ignatich cleans the cast-iron cannon for the sake of order... Having finished the work, the old lieutenant sits down in the warming place, on last year’s withered grass and, smiling, peers at the road... “Have a good journey and God bless you!..”

The short preface to “The Captain's Daughter” is worth remembering not only among literary critics: in addition to purely artistic merits and details necessary for understanding the story, there is also something very important for us, readers. Obviously, this is the moral firmness of Pushkin’s narrator, confidence in the distinction between good and evil.

III. Discussion of what you read.

− Who is the narrator in the story by A.S. Pushkin's "The Captain's Daughter"?(Peter Andreevich Grinev.)

− How does the narrator appear at the very beginning of the story?(A minor. Petrusha Grinev is idle, climbs the dovecote, neglects his studies. His mother spoils him. - Remember the description of this hero, later in literature we will meet a similar hero in the comedy by D.I. Fonvizin “The Minor” - the image of Mitrofanushka.

Young, inexperienced and naive, he passionately wants to grow up, but to do this he often chooses the wrong ways: playing billiards, drinking, being insolent with Savelich. But at heart he is kind and is ashamed of the bad deeds that he commits out of inexperience.)

− One of the objectives of our lesson today is to trace the development of the main character’s character. Let's remember how the hero's growing up began. When, from what moment did Petrusha’s fate change? What events and people influenced the fate of Grinev. As a result of what, from Petrusha he becomes Pyotr Andreevich Grinev?

- So, when, from what moment did Petrusha’s fate change?(From the moment his father decided to send him to military service.)

− What words of encouragement does the father give to his son, which later became key not only in this story, but also in literature in general?(“Farewell, son. Serve faithfully to whom you pledge allegiance; obey your superiors; don’t chase their affection; don’t ask for service; don’t talk yourself out of service; and remember the proverb: take care of your dress again, but take care of your honor from a young age.” - You can also draw a parallel with an episode from L. N. Tolstoy’s novel “War and Peace”, Andrei Bolkonsky’s departure to war.)

- How do you understand your father’s words?(He talks about duty, honor, nobility, loyalty to the word.)

− How did Petrusha begin his independent life?(From playing billiards, losing one hundred rubles to Zurin.)

- Why do travelers get caught in a snowstorm, who saves them?(Because of Petrusha’s stubbornness, youthful maximalism. He is saved by a counselor who shows the way.)

- How did Petrusha thank his savior?(Give him a rabbit sheepskin coat.)

- How did Savelich react to Grinev’s actions?(He was dissatisfied, indignant at the loss, grumbles and objects; he believed that Petrusha was not aware of his actions.)

− How do you evaluate the behavior of Pyotr Andreevich?(I behaved wrongly with Savelich, but it is the duty of an honest man to be responsible for his actions, so he did the right thing by repaying the debt to Zurin and giving the sheepskin coat to the savior.)

− Remember these milestones in the development of Pyotr Grinev. A little later we will build a scheme for the development of the character of the main character. And another hero of the story will help us understand Petrusha better. Which one do you think?(That's right, Alexey Ivanovich Shvabrin.)

− What do you learn about Shvabrin and from whom?(From Vasilisa Egorovna. Shvabrin was transferred to the Belogorsk fortress for a duel. He caused the death of a person.)

IV. Drawing up a table “Comparative characteristics of Grinev and Shvabrin.”

− To better understand the character of the main character, we will draw up a comparative table of the actions of Grinev and Shvabrin, which we will fill out during the discussion. Let's see how the actions of one and the other relate to the concepts of honor, courage and nobility.

− What can we identify in common between Grinev and Shvabrin?(Both nobles, officers, serve in the Belogorsk fortress, are in love with Masha Mironova.)

Comparative characteristics of Grinev and Shvabrin

General. Both nobles, officers, serve in the Belogorsk fortress, are in love with Masha Mironova.

Miscellaneous.

1) - Let's start with what this fortress is, is it what the hero imagined? How was the service in the fortress? Who was really the commander in it? What kind of atmosphere reigned in the family of Captain Mironov? In the garrison?(The Belogorsk fortress did not at all resemble a fortress in the full sense of the word. Most likely, it was a simple village. Vasilisa Egorovna can be called the commander. A warm family atmosphere reigns in the Belogorsk fortress, soldiers and commanders treat each other with warmth, there is no officialdom. All The fortress is like a big family. Peter fell in love with these people, not wanting anything else for himself.)

How was Petrusha received in the Mironov family?(Warmly, showed concern.)

– Pushkin writes with warmth and tenderness about the relationships of these people, and here one of the ideas dearest to Pushkin is carried out - the family thought. Pay attention to the words of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky: “Everything we have is from Pushkin.” Why did Dostoevsky say that? Because Pushkin’s work contains traditions that will subsequently be developed in Russian literature of the 19th century. In particular, family thought will become one of the main thoughts in the work of L.N. Tolstoy, for example, in the epic novel “War and Peace” (the Bolkonsky and Rostov families).

– Which of the inhabitants of the fortress stands out sharply from the general circle? How?(Alexey Ivanovich Shvabrin. He is the only one of the inhabitants of the fortress who speaks French, his conversation is sharp and entertaining. He is educated, served in St. Petersburg in the guard, transferred to the Belogorsk fortress for a duel.)

- Why did Shvabrin, who Grinev liked at first, gradually begin to dislike him? (He speaks poorly about the family of Captain Mironov, slanderes Ivan Ignatich, and puts Masha in a bad light. All these people became dear to Grinev, and he was unpleasant to hear bad things about them.)

2) – What causes a duel? (Grinev composed a poem dedicated to Masha. He brings him to Shvabrin's court, sincerely considering him his friend, expecting praise. But Shvabrin’s dirty hints infuriated Grinev. He stood up for the girl’s honor, as the duty of a nobleman, a knight told him to do so. Shvabrin, trying to turn Grinev away from Masha, achieves the exact opposite - Petrusha looked at Masha in a new way. A conversation with Masha and her admission that Shvabrin was wooing her, but she refused, completed the matter - Peter fell in love.)

− How does Grinev behave during a duel?(He fights honestly, bravely, defending the girl’s honor.)

- How does Shvabrin act?(Inflicts a treacherous blow on the defenseless Grinev when he turned towards Savelich’s voice.)

− I would like to note that A.S. Pushkin does not give detailed characteristics to his heroes; we can judge their character by their actions.

3) – Now let’s watch an excerpt from the movie “The Captain’s Daughter”. Pay attention to how Grinev and Shvabrin behave.

4) – After being wounded, Masha takes care of Grinev, which brings them even closer together. What is Grinev going to do? (Write a letter to your parents, ask for their blessing to marry Masha.)

– What answer do they get?(Refusal.)

– How is Masha behaving? Is she ready to fight for her love?(No. She believes that marriage will not bring them anything good without parental blessing. She is ready to part with Petrusha.)

– How does Shvabrin feel about Masha?(He describes Masha as a “complete fool” and slanderes her. With the arrival of Pugachev, he keeps him locked up and starves him. And at the last moment he gives it to Pugachev.)

– How does Grinev behave after the suppression of the riot during the investigation?(He doesn’t mention her name during the investigation, not wanting to involve Masha in the proceedings.)

5) – How does Grinev behave with Pugachev?(Grinev refuses to swear allegiance to the impostor: “Listen, I’ll tell you the whole truth. Judge, can I recognize you as a sovereign? You are a smart man: you yourself would see that I am deceitful. I am a court nobleman; I swore allegiance to the Empress: I will not serve you "I can. If you really wish me well, then let me go to Orenburg."

The noble Grinev honestly admits that he does not consider Pugachev a tsar. And Pugachev, the impostor, very menacingly declared: “I am a great sovereign... So you don’t believe that I was Emperor Pyotr Fedorovich?” Although the robber himself does not believe, according to the author, in the success of his enterprise: this is confirmed by the Kalmyk fairy tale about the eagle: “It’s better to get drunk with living blood, and then what God will give!” Before this he says: “My street is narrow; I have little will... at the first failure, they will ransom their neck with my head.” It seems to us that Pushkin treats Pugachev with sympathy, a man who deceives people, but he himself understands this and is still very intolerant of liars: “And you dared to deceive me! Do you know, you slacker, what you deserve?” - he says to Shvabrin.)

– How does Shvabrin behave with Pugachev?(This is a man for whom the concepts of honor and dignity do not exist. He is full of vanity, cowardice. For him, nothing is sacred. Slanders Grinev: accuses him of collaborating with Pugachev, of treason. He himself breaks the oath and goes over to Pugachev’s side in the Belogorsk fortress, Shvabrin prepared for treason in advance: immediately after the attack we see him with his hair cut in a circle and in a Cossack caftan.)

In the life of every person there is an intersection of two roads, and at the crossroads there is a stone with the inscription: “If you walk through life with honor, you will die. If you go against honor, you will live.” Pushkin's antihero has already made his choice. It was during the Pugachev rebellion that Shvabrin’s baseness of feelings, dishonor, and spiritual nihilism manifested themselves.

– What conclusion can we draw? (Grinev and Shvabrin are antipodes.)

V. Drawing up a diagram of the main character’s growing up.

- Now let’s draw in our notebooks a diagram of the main character’s growing up.

− What do you think is the starting point to start with?(Payment of debt for loss, then gratitude for salvation).

6) Self-sacrifice for the good name of Masha Mironova.

5) Risks his life to save Masha, does not leave Savelich in trouble.

4) Refusal to swear allegiance to the rebel.

3) A duel for the girl’s honor.

2) Gratitude for salvation.

1) Payment of debt for loss.

– So, we see that Grinev’s character is given in development. And again we turn to the words of F.M. Dostoevsky: “We have everything from Pushkin.” The tradition of depicting a hero in development received a powerful continuation in Russian literature. Heroes of L.N. Tolstoy, whom we will meet again, are depicted by the writer as always looking for their way, restless. This is Andrei Bolkonsky, Pierre Bezukhov. These are the ones who have become readers’ favorite heroes. And on the contrary, wanting to show the baseness of someone’s soul, Tolstoy emphasized the immobility and lack of spiritual development of the hero. In this we see a continuation of Pushkin’s traditions.

VI. The concept of honor. Working with dictionaries.

- In today's lesson we use the word “honor” quite often. It is in the epigraph, found in our conversation. How does young Petrusha Grinev understand the word “honor” at first? In order for us to understand this, let’s find out the meaning of this word using the dictionary of S.I. Ozhegov and the dictionary V.I. Dalia.(The anticipatory task was given to the students in advance. They found out the meaning of the word using dictionaries.)

A matter of honor, a duty of honor.

The honor of the family, the honor of the uniform.

3. Chastity, purity. Maiden's honor.

4. Honor, respect. Give honor.

3. High rank, rank.

– In what meaning does Petrusha understand the word “honor” at the beginning of the novel? (In the fourth meaning in Ozhegov and in the second, third, fourth, fifth in Dahl.)

- We see that Petrusha Grinev perceives such a concept as honor superficially; it has not yet been formed in him.

- And at the end of the story?(Peter Andreevich Grinev is a fully formed personality with stable concepts and ideas about honor, nobility, and courage.)

VII. Homework survey.

- What do you mean by “honor”? (Homework from previous lesson. Students' answers.)

VIII. Final words from the teacher. Summing up the lesson.

− Alexey Ivanovich Shvabrin is the complete opposite of Pyotr Andreevich Grinev. Grinev will lie in the name of saving another person, but in other cases, even if it is unprofitable or even dangerous for him to be honest, he will not go against his honor. When Petrusha lost a hundred rubles to Zurin, the “thrifty” Savelich advised Grinev to lie: “Write to this robber that we don’t even have that kind of money.” But Grinev refuses such advice: “Stop lying...” And he always chooses honor and dignity between honor and deception. The young officer did not tarnish his honor even in those cases when he could easily have paid for it with his head.

In today's lesson, together with the characters of the story by A.S. Pushkin, we come to the conclusion that the most important thing for a person in all life circumstances is to maintain kindness and nobility. It’s not for nothing that the author took the Russian proverb “Take care of your honor from a young age!” as the epigraph to his story. You have proven that Grinev’s nobility was manifested in the fulfillment of duty, in his honesty and devotion, in respect for his beloved girl, in responsibility for her fate, in self-esteem.

And the whole story, like a confession, is addressed to a new generation, in it the narrator confesses his sins and surrenders himself to human judgment.

A.S. Pushkin the prose writer, Pushkin the psychologist encourages us to reflect on such issues as loyalty to one’s word, selflessness in love and friendship, self-sacrifice, a sense of honor and self-worth. I think that after this lesson you will also think about these concepts. I really want to believe that when you grow up, you will be people of honor, duty, and filled with self-esteem.

“The Captain's Daughter” teaches us the ability to delve into what we ourselves have experienced, into the merits of our own destiny - such as it has developed.

Russian thinker V. Rozanov said: “Love your fairy tale. The tale of your life. Everyone’s life is a fairy tale, told once in this world.”

IX. Homework.

Prepare messages for groups:

Group 1 – “The image of Pugachev in the story “The Captain's Daughter”.

Group 3 – “The narrator’s attitude to the people’s war.”

And in conclusion, I would like to address you with lines from the no less amazing work of A.S. Pushkin “Eugene Onegin”:

Whoever you are, oh my reader,

Friend, foe, I want to be with you

To part now as friends.

Sorry. Why would you follow me

Here I did not look in careless stanzas,

Are they rebellious memories?

Is it a rest from work,

Living pictures or sharp words,

Or grammatical errors,

God grant that in this book you

2. Behavior during a duel

3. Behavior during the capture of the fortress by the Pugachevites

4. Attitude towards Masha Mironova

5. Behavior with Pugachev

Application

Application

Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language S.I. Ozhegova:

1. Moral qualities of a person and his principles worthy of respect and pride.A matter of honor, a duty of honor.

2. Good untarnished reputation, good name.The honor of the family, the honor of the uniform.

3. Chastity, purity. Maiden's honor.

4. Honor, respect. Give honor.

“Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language” by V.I. Dalia:

1. Internal, moral dignity of a person, valor, honesty, nobility of soul, clear conscience.

2. Conditional, secular, worldly nobility, often false, imaginary.

3. High rank, rank.

4. External proof of difference, a sign of superiority.

5. Showing respect and honor.

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announcement:

In the novel by A. S. Pushkin “The Captain's Daughter” two opposing characters are depicted: the noble Pyotr Grinev and the dishonest Alexey Shvabrin. The story of their relationship is one of the main plot points of The Captain's Daughter and reveals in detail the problem of protecting honor in the novel.

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Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin’s novel “The Captain’s Daughter” is dedicated to the problem of protecting and preserving honor. To explore this topic, the author portrays two opposing characters: the young officer Pyotr Grinev and Alexey Shvabrin, exiled to the Belogorsk fortress for a duel.

Young Pyotr Grinev appears in the novel as an infantile, poorly educated nobleman, not ready for adult life, but in every possible way wanting to break out into this adult life. The time spent in the Belogorsk fortress and in the battles near Orenburg changes his character and fate. He not only develops all his best noble qualities, but also finds true love, as a result remaining an honest man.

In contrast, the author from the very beginning portrays Alexei Shvabrin as a man who has clearly crossed the line between honor and dishonor. According to Vasilisa Egorovna, Alexey Ivanovich “was discharged from the guard for murder and does not believe in God.” Pushkin endows his hero not only with a bad character and a penchant for dishonest acts, but also symbolically paints a portrait of a man with a “swarthy face and distinctly ugly,” but at the same time “excessively lively.”

Perhaps it is Shvabrin’s liveliness that attracts Grinev. The young nobleman is also very interesting to Shvabrin, for whom the Belogorsk fortress is an exile, a disastrous place in which he does not see people. Shvabrin’s interest in Grinev is explained by the desire to “finally see a human face” after five years of being in the hopeless steppe wilderness. Grinev feels sympathy for Shvabrin and spends a lot of time with him, but gradually his feelings for Maria Mironova begin to take hold of him. This not only alienates Grinev from Shvabrin, but also provokes a duel between them. Grinev wants to take revenge on Shvabrin for slandering his beloved, whom Shvabrin takes revenge on for rejecting him.

During all subsequent events, Shvabrin increasingly shows his dishonor and, as a result, turns into the ultimate villain. All the traits most disgusting to Grinev awaken in him: a slanderer, a traitor, who forcibly wants to marry Maria to himself. He and Grinev are no longer friends or even comrades in arms; Shvabrin not only becomes disgusted by Grinev, they become on opposite sides in the Pugachev uprising. Even entering into relations with Pugachev, Grinev cannot go all the way, he cannot betray his noble honor. For Shvabrin, honor is initially not so important, so it costs him nothing to run over to the other side and then slander honest Grinev.

Grinev and Shvabrin are two opposites that diverge as quickly as they attract. These heroes choose different paths, but the outcome still turns out to be successful precisely for honest Grinev, who was pardoned by the empress and lived a long, happy life, unlike Shvabrin, who disappeared unknown to the sound of chains in the prison corridors.

Even more essays on the topic: “Relationships between Grinev and Shvabrin”:

The historical story “The Captain's Daughter” is the last work of A.S. Pushkin, written in prose. This work reflects all the most important themes of Pushkin’s creativity of the late period - the place of the “little” person in historical events, moral choice in harsh social circumstances, law and mercy, people and power, “family thought.” One of the central moral problems of the story is the problem of honor and dishonor. The resolution of this issue can be traced primarily through the fates of Grinev and Shvabrin.

These are young officers. Both serve in the Belogorsk fortress. Grinev and Shvabrin are nobles, close in age, education, and mental development. Grinev describes the impression the young lieutenant made on him: “Shvabrin was very intelligent. His conversation was witty and entertaining. With great joy he described to me the commandant’s family, his society and the region where fate had brought me.” However, the heroes did not become friends. One of the reasons for the hostility is Masha Mironova. It was in the relationship with the captain's daughter that the moral qualities of the heroes were revealed. Grinev and Shvabrin turned out to be antipodes. The attitude towards honor and duty finally separated Grinev and Shvabrin during the Pugachev rebellion.

Pyotr Andreevich is distinguished by kindness, gentleness, conscientiousness, and sensitivity. It is no coincidence that Grinev immediately became “native” to the Mironovs, and Masha fell in love with him deeply and selflessly. The girl confesses to Grinev: “... until your grave, you will remain alone in my heart.” Shvabrin, on the contrary, makes a repulsive impression on others. The moral flaw is already evident in his appearance: he was short in stature, with a “very ugly face.” Masha, like Grinev, is unpleasant about Shvabrin, the girl is scared off by his evil tongue: “... he is such a mocker.” She senses a dangerous person in the lieutenant: “I am very disgusted with him, but it’s strange: I would never want him to dislike me the same way. That would worry me with fear.” Subsequently, having become a prisoner of Shvabrin, she is ready to die, but not submit to him. For Vasilisa Egorovna, Shvabrin is a “murderer,” and the disabled Ivan Ignatich admits: “I’m not a fan of him myself.”

Grinev is honest, open, straightforward. He lives and acts at the behest of his heart, and his heart is freely subordinate to the laws of noble honor, the code of Russian chivalry, and a sense of duty. These laws are unchanged for him. Grinev is a man of his word. He promised to thank the random guide and did this, despite Savelich’s desperate resistance. Grinev could not give half a ruble for vodka, but gave the counselor his rabbit sheepskin coat. The law of honor forces the young man to pay a huge billiard debt to the hussar Zurin, who played not too honestly. Grinev is noble and ready to fight a duel with Shvabrin, who insulted the honor of Masha Mironova.

Grinev is consistently honest, and Shvabrin commits immoral acts one after another. This envious, evil, vengeful person is accustomed to acting with deceit and deceit. Shvabrin deliberately described Grineva Masha as “a complete fool” and hid from him his matchmaking with the captain’s daughter. Grinev soon understood the reasons for Shvabrin’s deliberate slander, with which he persecuted Masha: “He probably noticed our mutual inclination and tried to distract us from each other.”

Shvabrin is ready to get rid of his opponent by any means necessary. Insulting Masha, he skillfully infuriates Grinev and provokes a challenge to a duel, not considering the inexperienced Grinev a dangerous opponent. The lieutenant planned murder. This man stops at nothing. He is used to having all his wishes come true. According to Vasilisa Egorovna, Shvabrin was “transferred to the Belogorosky fortress for murder”, for the fact that in a duel he “stabbed a lieutenant, and even in front of two witnesses.” During the duel of officers, Grinev, unexpectedly for Shvabrin, turned out to be a skilled fencer, but, taking advantage of the favorable moment for him, Shvabrin wounded Grinev.

Grinev is generous, and Shvabrin is low. After the duel, the young officer forgave the “unfortunate rival,” but he continued to insidiously take revenge on Grinev and wrote a denunciation to his parents. Shvabrin constantly commits immoral acts. But the main crime in the chain of his constant baseness is going over to Pugachev’s side not for ideological, but for selfish reasons. Pushkin shows how in historical trials all the qualities of nature are fully manifested in a person. The vile beginning in Shvabrin makes him a complete scoundrel. Grinev's openness and honesty attracted Pugachev to him and saved his life. The hero’s high moral potential was revealed during the most difficult tests of the strength of his convictions. Grinev several times had to choose between honor and dishonor, and in fact between life and death.

After Pugachev “pardoned” Grinev, he had to kiss his hand, that is, recognize him as the king. In the chapter “The Uninvited Guest,” Pugachev himself arranges a “test of compromise,” trying to get a promise from Grinev to “at least not fight” against him. In all these cases, the hero, risking his life, shows firmness and intransigence.

Shvabrin has no moral principles. He saves his life by breaking his oath. Grinev was amazed to see “among the elders Shvabrin, with his hair cut in a circle and wearing a Cossack caftan.” This terrible man continues to relentlessly pursue Masha Mironova. Shvabrin is fanatically obsessed with the desire to achieve not love, but at least obedience from the captain's daughter. Grinev assesses Shvabrin’s actions: “I looked with disgust at the nobleman lying at the feet of the runaway Cossack.”

The author's position coincides with the views of the narrator. This is evidenced by the epigraph to the story: “Take care of your honor from a young age.” Grinev remained faithful to duty and honor. He said the most important words to Pugachev: “Just don’t demand what is contrary to my honor and Christian conscience.” Shvabrin violated both his noble and human duties.

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The story “The Captain's Daughter” by A. Pushkin attracts the reader not only with interesting historical facts, but also with bright, memorable images of the characters.

Young officers Pyotr Grinev and Alexey Shvabrin are characters whose characters and views are completely opposite. This is evidenced by how differently they behave in everyday life, in critical situations, and in love. And if you feel sympathy for Grinev from the very first pages of the story, then meeting Shvabrin evokes contempt and disgust.

The portrait of Shvabrin is as follows: “... a young officer of short stature, with a dark and distinctly ugly face.” His appearance matches his nature - evil, cowardly, hypocritical. Shvabrin is capable of dishonest acts; it costs him nothing to slander or betray a person for his own benefit. This person cares most about his “selfish” interest.

Having failed to achieve the love of Masha Mironova, he not only seeks to stand in her way to happiness, but also tries, with the help of threats and force, to force the girl to marry him. Saving his life, Shvabrin is one of the first to swear allegiance to the impostor Pugachev, and when this is revealed and he appears in court, he perjures himself against Grinev in order to at least take revenge on him for all his failures.

In the image of Pyotr Grinev, all the best features of the noble class were embodied. He is honest, brave, courageous, fair, knows how to keep his word, loves his fatherland and is devoted to his duty. Most of all, the young man is liked by his sincerity and straightforwardness. He is alien to arrogance and sycophancy. Having managed to win the love of Marya Ivanovna, Grinev reveals himself not only as a gentle and devoted admirer. Above all, he puts her honor, her name, and is ready not only to defend them with a sword in hand, but also to go into exile for Masha’s sake.

With his positive character qualities, Grinev even conquered the robber Pugachev, who helped him free Masha from the hands of Shvabrin and wanted to be imprisoned by his father at their wedding.

I am sure that in our time many would like to be like Pyotr Grinev, while they would never want to meet Shvabrin.

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Alexey Ivanovich Shvabrin is not only a negative character, but also the opposite of Pyotr Andreevich Grinev, the narrator on whose behalf the narration in “The Captain's Daughter” is told.

Grinev and Shvabrin are not the only characters in the story who are in one way or another compared to each other: similar “pairs” are formed by almost all the main characters of the work: Empress Catherine - false emperor Pugachev, Masha Mironova - her mother Vasilisa Egorovna - which allows us to say about comparison as one of the most important compositional techniques used by the author in the story.

It is interesting, however, that not all of the named heroes are absolutely opposed to each other. Thus, Masha Mironova, rather, is compared with her mother and displays as much devotion to her chosen one and courage in the fight for him as captain Mironova, who was not afraid of the villains and accepted death with her husband. The contrast between the “couple” Ekaterina and Pugachev is not as clear as it seems at first glance.

These hostile and warring characters have many similar traits and similar actions. Both are capable of cruelty and of showing mercy and justice. In the name of Catherine, supporters of Pugachev (a mutilated Bashkir with his tongue cut out) are brutally persecuted and brutally tortured, and Pugachev commits atrocities and executions together with his comrades. On the other hand, both Pugachev and Ekaterina show mercy towards Grinev, saving him and Marya Ivanovna from trouble and ultimately arranging their happiness.

And only between Grinev and Shvabrin nothing but antagonism is revealed. It is already indicated in the names with which the author calls his heroes. Grinev bears the name Peter, he is the namesake of the great emperor, for whom Pushkin, of course, had the most enthusiastic feelings. Shvabrin is given the name of the traitor to his father's cause - Tsarevich Alexei. This, of course, does not mean at all that every character in Pushkin’s work who bears one of these names should be correlated in the reader’s mind with the named historical figures. But in the context of the story, where the problem of honor and dishonor, devotion and betrayal is so important, such a coincidence seems no coincidence.

It is known how seriously Pushkin took the concept of family noble honor, what is commonly called roots. It is no coincidence, of course, that this is why the story tells in such detail and detail about the childhood of Petrusha Grinev, about his family, in which the traditions of centuries-old noble upbringing are sacredly preserved. And even though these “habits of dear old times” are described not without irony, it is obvious that the author’s irony is full of warmth and understanding. And in the end, it was the thought of the impossibility of disgracing the honor of the clan and family that did not allow Grinev to commit betrayal against his beloved girl and violate the officer’s oath.

Shvabrin is a man without a family, without a tribe. We know nothing about his origin, about his parents. Nothing is said about his childhood or upbringing. Behind him, it seems, there is no spiritual and moral baggage that supports Grinev. Apparently, no one gave Shvabrin the simple and wise instruction: “Take care of your honor from a young age.” And therefore he easily neglects it to save his own life and simply for his personal well-being. At the same time, we note that Shvabrin is an avid duelist: it is known that he was transferred to the Belogorsk fortress for some kind of “villainy,” probably for a duel. He challenges Grinev to a duel, and in a situation where he himself is entirely to blame: he insulted Maria Ivanovna, vilely slandering her in front of the lover Pyotr Andreevich.

It is important that none of the honest heroes approve of duels in the story: neither Captain Mironov, who reminded Grinev that “duels are formally prohibited in the military article,” nor Vasilisa Yegorovna, who considered them “murder” and “murder,” nor Savelich. Grinev accepts the challenge, defending the honor of his beloved girl, while Shvabrin - from the fact that he was rightly called a liar and a scoundrel. Thus, in his addiction to duels, Shvabrin turns out to be a defender of superficial, falsely understood honor, a zealot not for the spirit, but for the letter of the law, only for its external observance. This once again proves that he has no idea of ​​true honor.

For Shvabrin, nothing is sacred at all: no love, no friendship, no duty. Moreover, we understand that neglecting these concepts is commonplace for him. From the words of Vasilisa Yegorovna, we learn that Shvabrin “does not believe in God,” that he was “discharged from the guard for murder.” Not every duel and not every officer was dismissed from the guard. Obviously, some ugly, vile story was connected with that duel. And, therefore, what happened in the Belogorsk fortress and subsequently was not an accident, not a consequence of momentary weakness, not just cowardice, which is ultimately excusable under certain circumstances. Shvabrin came to his final fall naturally.

He lived without faith, without moral ideals. He himself was incapable of love, and neglected the feelings of others. After all, he knew that he was disgusted with Masha, but, despite this, he harassed her, stopping at nothing. The advice he gives to Grinev regarding Marya Ivanovna reveals him as a vulgar (“... if you want Masha Mironova to come to you at dusk, then instead of tender poems, give her a pair of earrings”), Shvabrin is not only mean, but also cunning. After the duel, fearing new troubles, he acts out a scene of sincere repentance in front of Grinev. Subsequent events show that the simple-minded Grinev was in vain to believe the liar. At the first opportunity, Shvabrin takes vile revenge on Grinev by betraying Marya Ivanovna to Pugacheva. And here the villain and criminal, the peasant Pugachev, shows a nobility incomprehensible to Shvabrin: he, to Shvabrin’s indescribable anger, lets Grinev and Masha Mironova go with God, forcing Shvabrin to give them “a pass to all outposts and fortresses under his control. Shvabrin, completely destroyed, stood dumbfounded”...

The last time we see Shvabrin is when he, arrested for his connection with Pugachev, shackled in chains, makes a last attempt to slander and destroy Grinev. He had changed greatly in appearance: “his hair, recently pitch black, had turned completely grey,” but his soul was still black: he uttered his accusations, albeit in a “weak but bold voice” - so great was his anger and hatred of his opponent’s happiness.

Shvabrin will end his life as ingloriously as he lived: loved by no one and loved by no one, serving no one and nothing, but only adapting all his life. He is like a tumbleweed, a plant without a root, a man without a clan, without a tribe, he did not live, but rolled down,
until he fell into the abyss...

After reading the story by A.S. Pushkin’s “The Captain’s Daughter”, you understand that the ideological content of this work is very multifaceted. One of the problems that worries the author is the contrast between the concepts of honor and dishonor, which is very clearly reflected in the constant comparison of two heroes: Grinev and Shvabrin and their ideas about honor. These heroes are young, both of noble origin. The author emphasizes a certain similarity in the characters of the young people. But what then prevented them from becoming friends and overcoming all the hardships of military service together?

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Grinev and Shvabrin. Comparative characteristics.

After reading the story by A.S. Pushkin’s “The Captain’s Daughter”, you understand that the ideological content of this work is very multifaceted. One of the problems that worries the author is the contrast between the concepts of honor and dishonor, which is very clearly reflected in the constant comparison of two heroes: Grinev and Shvabrin and their ideas about honor. These heroes are young, both of noble origin. The author emphasizes a certain similarity in the characters of the young people. But what then prevented them from becoming friends and overcoming all the hardships of military service together?

In my opinion, the reason is in upbringing. Pyotr Andreevich never experienced loneliness, did not need anything, he was lucky with his parents. In addition, from childhood Grinev was brought up in an environment of high morality.

On the first pages of the story, Pushkin, through the mouth of Savelich, introduces readers to the spiritual attitudes of the Grinev family: “It seems that neither the father nor the grandfather were drunkards; there’s nothing to say about mother…” With these words, the old servant brings up his ward Petrusha, who got drunk for the first time and behaved unsightly.

And before leaving for service, Grinev receives a behest from his father: “Take care of your dress again, and take care of your honor from a young age.” This folk proverb is also an epigraph to the work. The entire subsequent history of Grinev represents the fulfillment, despite all the difficulties and mistakes, of this paternal covenant.

But honor is a broadly understood term. If for Grinev the father, honor is, first of all, the honor of a nobleman and an officer, then Grinev the son, without abandoning this understanding, was able to expand the concept of honor to its human and civil meaning. The young man seemed to combine the kind, loving heart of his mother with honesty, directness, courage - qualities that are inherent in his father.

Shvabrin, on the contrary, was deprived of parental affection and care from an early age. He didn’t know what a child’s happiness, a child’s laughter meant, but he understood perfectly well what tears and grief were. The childhood of both heroes had a huge influence on the formation of their character, conscience and morality. Grinev became a kind, brave, sympathetic and reliable person, and Alexey became a typical careerist, deceitful, cynical, and treacherous. Pushkin reveals these qualities of his characters to readers not immediately, but gradually, forcing them to analyze every action of young people.

The heroes are also brought together by the fact that they do not end up in the Belogorsk fortress of their own free will. Grinev - at the insistence of his father, who decided that his son needed to “pull the strap and smell the gunpowder...”. And Shvabrin ended up in this outback, perhaps because of the high-profile story associated with the duel. It is known that, at one time, for a nobleman a duel was a way to defend his honor. And Shvabrin, at the beginning of the story, seems to be a man of honor. Although from the point of view of an ordinary person, for example, Vasilisa Yegorovna, a duel is “murder.” This assessment casts doubt on Shvabrin’s nobility.

Grinev acted honorably for the first time, returning the gambling debt, although in that situation Savelich tried to persuade him to evade payment. But nobility prevailed.

This same quality was also manifested in the generous gift to the unknown “peasant” who showed the way during a snowstorm and who later played a decisive role in the entire subsequent fate of Pyotr Andreevich. And how, risking everything, he rushed to the rescue of the captured Savelich.

Tests awaited Grinev in the fortress, where he served and by his behavior proved loyalty to his father’s covenants, did not betray what he considered his duty and his honor.

The complete opposite of the honest and straightforward Grinev is his rival Alexey Ivanovich Shvabrin.The author characterizes Shvabrin as a cynical, empty person, capable of slandering a girl only because she refused to reciprocate his feelings. Shvabrin commits a number of vile acts that characterize him as a low person, capable of treason, cowardice, and betrayal. He is a selfish and ungrateful person. For the sake of his personal goals, Shvabrin is ready to commit any dishonorable act. He slanderes Masha Mironova and casts a shadow on her mother. He inflicts a treacherous blow on Grinev in a duel and, in addition, writes a false denunciation of him to Grinev’s father. And Shvabrin goes over to Pugachev’s side not out of ideological convictions: he expects to save his life, hopes to make a career with him if Pugachev succeeds, and most importantly, he wants, having dealt with his rival, to forcefully marry a girl who does not love him.

But the moral qualities of some heroes and the baseness of others were especially clearly demonstrated during the riot. For example, Captain Mironov and his wife chose to die rather than surrender to the mercy of the rebels. Grinev does the same, not wanting to swear allegiance to Pugachev, but was pardoned. It seems to me that the author made it clear to the reader that Pugachev showed generosity towards the young officer not only out of a feeling of gratitude for the old favor. He equally, it seemed to me, appreciated Grinev as a man of honor. The leader of the uprising himself was not alien to the concepts of honor. In addition, Grinev and Masha, thanks to him, found each other forever.

Shvabrin, too, turned out to be powerless in carrying out his selfish plans, since Pugachev not only did not support him, but also clearly made it clear that he was dishonest and therefore not a rival to Grinev.

I think you can judge a person by his actions in difficult times. For the heroes, an important life test was the capture of the Belogorsk fortress by Pugachev. Shvabrin saves his life. We see him “with his hair cut in a circle, in a Cossack caftan, among the rebels.” And during the execution, he whispers something in Pugachev’s ear. Grinev is ready to share the fate of Captain Mironov. He refuses to kiss the impostor’s hand because he is ready to “prefer a cruel execution to such humiliation...”.

These two characters also have different attitudes towards Masha. Grinev admires and respects Masha, even writes poetry in her honor. Shvabrin, on the contrary, confuses the girl’s name with dirt, saying “if you want Masha Mironova to come to you at dusk, then instead of tender poems, give her a pair of earrings...”. Shvabrin slanderes not only this girl, but also her relatives. For example, when he says “as if Ivan Ignatich was in an inappropriate relationship with Vasilisa Egorovna...”. It becomes clear that Shvabrin actually does not love Masha. When Grinev rushed to free Marya Ivanovna, he saw her “pale, thin, with disheveled hair, in a peasant dress...” The look of the girl eloquently speaks of what she had to endure through the fault of Shvabrin, who tortured her, kept her in captivity and threatened her all the time hand her over to the rebels.

If we compare the main characters, of course, Grinev will command more respect, because, despite his youth, he behaves with dignity, remains true to himself, does not disgrace the honorable name of his father, and protects his beloved.

A.S. Pushkin also has an ambivalent attitude towards his heroes: the patriot Grinev is the antipode to the traitor and scoundrel Shvabrin. I believe that Alexey, after going over to the side of the rebels, is generally unworthy of the officer rank and the honor of wearing shoulder straps.

I support the author's position in relation to the main characters. It seems to me that the confrontation between Pyotr Andreevich Grinev and Alexei Shvabrin is a confrontation between loyalty and betrayal, love and hatred, good and evil. In my opinion, Grinev is the ideal officer that the Russian army lacked in the nineteenth century.

Unfortunately, now there are very few people like Pyotr Grinev, honest, kind and selfless. Modern society has almost lost these qualities. And I really want the proverb “take care of your honor from a young age” to have the meaning of a life talisman for everyone, helping to overcome the harsh trials of life.