Composition on the topic: Why Mtsyri remembers three blessed days in the poem Mtsyri, Lermontov. What does a young man regret before death?
First option.
1. What moment did Mtsyri choose for his escape?
2. What is described at the very beginning of the poem?
3. How many days did Mtsyra's absence last in the monastery?
4. What oath did Mtsyri make to himself before escaping?
5. What gave Mtsyri the confidence that he could be “in the land of his fathers, not one of the last daredevils”?
6. At what point did Mtsyri realize that he “would never lay a trace to his homeland”?
7. From which episode of the poem is the following fragment taken: “Suddenly - a voice - a slight noise of steps ... Instantly hiding between the bushes, Embraced by involuntary trembling, I raised a timid look And began to listen eagerly ... "?
8. Why doesn't Mtsyri thank the monk for saving him from death?
Second option.
1. How is the word "Mtsyri" translated?
2. Who addresses Mtsyri with the following words: “... My child, Stay here with me: In the water there is a free life And cold and peace”?
3. How does the poem end?
4. What events filled the days of Mtsyra's escape?
5. With what thought does Mtsyri want to fall asleep forever?
6. What kind of passion does Mtsyri say: “I knew only one thought power, One - but a fiery passion ...”?
7. What conclusions does Mtsyri come to, comparing his fate with the fate of the monk who saved him?
8. Why did Mtsyri, suffering from hunger, not seek shelter in the sakla?
Third option.
1. How did the fight between Mtsyri and the leopard end?
2. For what purpose did Mtsyri plan his escape?
3. What word is missing: “And I was terrible at that moment: How ....... deserted, angry and wild.
4. Did Mtsyri regret his decision to flee the monastery? Why?
5. At what point does Mtsyri exclaim: “Oh, as a brother, I would be glad to embrace the storm!”?
6. How did Mtsyri's escape end?
7. How did the six-year-old Mtsyri endure the suffering of a serious illness?
8. From which episode is the following fragment taken: “It seemed that I forgot the words of people - and that terrible cry was born in my chest, As if from childhood my tongue was not used to a different sound ...”?
The fourth option.
1. How does Mtsyri feel about his imminent inevitable death?
2. What words are missing in the following phrase: “Alas! - in a few minutes Between the steep and dark rocks, Where I played as a child, I would ...... .. and ......... exchanged!
3. What is the main part of the poem?
4. At what point in his wanderings did Mtsyri “weep without shame”?
5. What makes Mtsyri sad before death?
6. From what episode of the poem is the following fragment taken: “I wanted to get up, everything spun in front of me with speed; I wanted to scream - the language was dry, Silent and motionless was ... "?
7. Why does Mtsyri describe his fight with the leopard in such detail?
8. How did Mtsyri end up in the monastery?
The poem "Mtsyri" was written by M. Yu. Lermontov in 1839. She became one of the best examples of romanticism, so popular in the literature of that time. In it, the author described the hero, ideal for his perception, with personal qualities similar to him. Mtsyri is a young novice who spent most life within the walls of the hated monastery.
Just like Lermontov, he is proud, freedom-loving, attached to the nature of the Caucasus. He has no obvious reason to despise the monastery, since the monks were always kind to him and even saved him from death in his childhood. The old monk who came out of it is especially fond of him. However, Mtsyra had an unfulfilled dream from childhood. He would like to see his relatives, hug his father and mother, embrace his native lands with love.
This dream never left him. One fine day, he nevertheless escaped from the monastery and spent three whole days in the bosom of nature, which became for him the best period of his life. Despite the bad weather, difficult and unusual conditions for him, meeting with a wild beast, confessing before his death, he spoke only about these three blessed days.
His goal was not fully achieved, as he never got to native land, but he managed to stay in unity with the nature of the Caucasus, which he dearly loved. On the way, he met a young, beautiful Georgian woman, whose voice remained forever in his heart. He had to overcome the dense forest, rivers and mountains. Faced with a leopard in an unequal fight, he won, but received multiple injuries.
When Mtsyri woke up, he again found himself in the monastery. Several chapters at the end of the poem are devoted to his sincere confession, in which he tells. That he does not regret at all that he spent these three days in unity with nature. He even asks to bury his body in the garden, closer to the grass, trees and flowers, and most importantly, facing his native village. These three days, full of freedom, allowed the hero to fully reveal himself.
Lermontov wrote the poem "Mtsyri" in 1839. Already in 1840, it was published in the collection Poems of M. Lermontov. The idea of the work "Mtsyri" appears to the poet at the age of 17, when he is going to write notes of a young monk. During his first exile to the Caucasus in 1837, Lermontov hears a story that forms the basis of the poem. In Mtskheta, he meets a lonely monk who told him about his life. He is a highlander who was captured by General Yermolov as a child and left in a monastery. Subsequently, the monk tried to escape many times, and one of the attempts led him to a long illness. This romantic story, apparently, formed the basis of the poem.
To get a more complete impression of the work of Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich, we suggest that you read the summary of "Mtsyri" chapter by chapter.
main characters
Mtsyri- a young mountaineer, brought up in a monastery and preparing to take the tonsure. He kept the memory of his native Caucasus and is going to run away to his homeland, but when this attempt fails, he dies of longing. Before death, he confesses, and in this confession rebellious notes, bitterness and regret about the failed escape sound. According to Lermontov himself, "mtsyri" in Georgian means "novice", or, in the second sense, "alien", "foreigner". Thus, the hero is deprived of his own name.
Other characters
General– brings a sick child to a monastery and leaves him there.
old monk- cured and raised Mtsyri, later listens to his last confession.
Georgian girl- Mtsyri meets her during his wanderings, she becomes his brief love.
The poem is preceded by an epigraph - "Eating, tasting little honey, and now I die," chosen by Lermontov from the Bible. These lines symbolically emphasize the ban violated by Mtsyri and the desire to get more out of life.
Chapter 1
At the confluence of two rivers, the Aragva and the Kura, a monastery has long stood. Now it is destroyed. There was only one old watchman left, who sweeps the dust from the stoves. They contain the memory of how the Georgian king gave his power to Russia, and now Georgia lives "beyond friendly bayonets."
Chapter 2
One day a Russian general passes by the monastery. He has a six-year-old highlander child with him, he is sick, and he has to be left behind. The child grows unsociable, yearns. However, one of the holy fathers takes care of him, educates him and prepares him for the tonsure. Shortly before taking vows, Mtsyri disappears, he is found three days later and brought to the monastery. The young man dies, and the monk comes to him in order to confess.
Chapters 3-5
“I lived a little, and lived in captivity,” - this is how Mtsyri begins his confession. Then he reproaches the monk: why did he save and raise him, if he had to grow up away from his relatives, not knowing either his father or mother and languishing with constant longing? He is young, hungry for love and life. The monk was also young, but he had a life - and Mtsyri is deprived of it.
Chapters 6-7
The young man talks about what he saw in the wild: fields, open spaces and in the distance - the Caucasus. The sight of the Caucasus reminds him of his home, his father, his sisters who sang over his cradle, the river by which he played as a child on the golden sand, of all peaceful life. First, he remembers his native village, old people sitting on the doorstep, then long daggers and other weapons. Here, before the inner gaze of the hero, his own father appears. He is dressed in chain mail and clutches a gun. This vision awakens in the hero longing for what he is deprived of.
Chapter 8
A long time ago, Mtsyri conceived this escape, having promised himself at least once to look at the free world. And this wish came true: in the three days of escape, according to him, he saw more than in his life in the monastery. His first impression is a thunderstorm, in which he feels a kindred, rebellious soul. He is "like a brother, / He would be glad to hug the storm." He follows the play of the elements, trying to catch the lightning with his hand. At this point, Mtsyri interrupts his confession and sadly asks the monk: could the monastery give him anything like that?
Chapters 9-13
The storm subsides, and Mtsyri runs on. He himself does not know where he is going, because among people he feels like a stranger. Nature is what is close and understandable to him, the young man understands the voice of the stream and sits by it for a long time, admiring the surroundings. The vault of heaven around him is so pure and deep that, according to the young man, one could discern the flight of an angel on it. Nature, trees, bushes, stones - all this is talking among themselves about the "secrets of heaven and earth", and these speeches are understandable to Mtsyri, a child of nature. Everything thought over by the stream has already disappeared without a trace, and in human speech there are no words to tell his thoughts at that time. But still, Mtsyri would like to tell them again: then he would again feel alive, at least mentally.
He could sit like this forever, but noon comes and he begins to be thirsty. The young man goes down to the stream. It is dangerous, but “free youth is strong, / And death seemed not terrible!”.
Then a magical voice is heard by the stream - this is the singing of a Georgian girl who went down to fetch water. She walks lightly, throwing back her veil, sometimes slipping on the stones and laughing at her own awkwardness. The young man can see her face and chest, golden in the sun, and most importantly, her eyes. Her eyes are black and their darkness is "full of the secrets of love." Mtsyri is spellbound. He breaks off his story: the monk would not understand it anyway.
Chapters 14-15
Waking up in the middle of the night, Mtsyri continues on his way, wanting to get to his native country. He goes forward, focusing on the mountains visible in the distance, but soon loses his way. Around the endless forest. Brought up in captivity, Mtsyri has long lost the natural sense of direction inherent in every highlander.
Chapters 16-19
A "powerful leopard" appears in the forest, and Mtsyri attacks him. The young man's heart flared up with a thirst for battle, he is sure that "he could be in the land of his fathers / Not one of the last daring ones." The fierce fight lasts for a long time - wounds are still visible on Mtsyra's chest. However, he emerges victorious.
Chapters 20-23
The young man got out of the forest and for a long time could not understand where he had come. Gradually, he begins to guess with horror: he returned to the monastery. bell ringing confirms the guess. So Mtsyri understands that he is no longer destined to see his native land, and blames himself for this: “The prison has its seal on me / Left ...”. An attack of despair replaces the dying delirium. Mtsyri seems to be lying on the river bottom, and fish are playing around him. One of them speaks to him and persuades him to stay here, at the bottom, where there is "cold and peace." She will call her sisters, and together they will cheer him up with a dance. Mtsyri listens to these sweet speeches for a long time before completely forgetting. Then the monks find him.
Chapters 24-26
Confession is over, and death approaches. Mtsyri tells his confessor that with early years he is engulfed in flame - the desire of the will, and this fire burned him. Before his death, only one thing saddens him: his body will not remain in his native land. And the story of his torments will remain unknown to people. Perhaps, Mtsyri thinks, paradise awaits him, but the thought of this is not joyful.
"Alas! - for a few minutes
Between steep and dark rocks,
Where I played as a child
I would trade heaven and eternity…”
He asks before his death to take him out into the garden so that he can once again see the Caucasus, admire the radiance of the blue sky and the beauty of flowering acacias. A cool breeze will remind him of the gentle hand of a friend or brother, wiping his dying sweat from his forehead, the sound of the wind will seem like a song about a “sweet country”. The thought of his native country will calm him down and “with this thought I will fall asleep, / And I won’t curse anyone!…””.
Conclusion
As you can see, in the poem "Mtsyri" a number of motives characteristic of Lermontov's work are raised: the motive of loneliness, love for the motherland and rebellion against the usual foundations. The poet strives to create a classic romantic hero, a passionate and rebellious soul. The verse itself in Mtsyri, according to critics, sounds jerky, like a falling sword. Enhances romantic motives and the place where events unfold - the Caucasus, a country of liberty. Thanks to the artistic originality of the work and the relevance of the problems depicted in it, the poem "Mtsyri" is interesting to read today. So after reading brief retelling"Mtsyri" Lermontov, we advise you to get acquainted with full text poems.
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Literary quiz
based on the work of M.Yu. Lermontov
"Mtsyri".
The class is divided into 4 teams, each of which has the text of the poem "Mtsyri" in their hands. Answers are accepted only in the form of quotes. If quoting is from memory, the team is awarded 2 points, if from the text - 1 point. The accuracy and speed of responses are evaluated. Readiness for an answer is signaled by a raised balloon.
- What does the poet say about the location of the monastery?
“Where, merging, they make noise,
Hugging like two sisters
Jets of Aragva and Kura,
There was a monastery...
- At what age did the boy enter the monastery?
“He seemed to be about six years old…”
- What event was Mtsyri preparing for?
“Already wanted in the color of years
Take a monastic vow...
- Under what circumstances was the escape from the monastery made?
“And at the hour of the night, a terrible hour,
When the storm scared you
When, crowding at the altar,
You lay prostrate on the ground
I ran…"
- Where and in what condition was the fugitive found?
“He was found in the steppe without feelings
And again brought to the monastery ... "
- What oath did Mtsyri make to himself as a child?
"Although for a moment someday
my burning chest
Press with longing to the chest of another,
Though unfamiliar, but dear ... "
- Is Mtsyri afraid of death?
“The grave does not scare me:
There, they say, suffering sleeps
In cold eternal silence
But I'm sorry to part with my life ... "
- What memories did Mtsyri visit during his stay at large?
- How long was Mtsyri absent from the monastery? What did he say he was doing at that time?
"Do you want to know what I did
At will? Lived - and my life
Without these three blessed days
It would be sadder and gloomier
Your powerless old age.
- How does Mtsyri describe nature after the rain?
- How does the young man describe the young Georgian woman he met?
12. How and why did Mtsyri get lost?
"But soon in the depths of the forest
Lost in sight of the mountains
And then he began to stray from the path ... "
- Why did the lost young man not want the help of people?
"I was a stranger to them forever."
- What animal did the young man meet? How does Mtsyri describe him?
“That was the eternal guest of the desert -
Mighty leopard ... "
- What weapon was used to defeat the leopard?
"My reliable bitch is like an ax,
His mighty forehead was cut ... "
- With what and why does Mtsyri compare himself?
“Such is the prison flower: he grew up alone
And he is pale between the damp plates ... "
- What does a young man regret before death?
“There is only one thing that makes me sad:
My corpse is cold and dumb
It will not smolder in the native land ... "
- What is Mtsyra's last request?
"You led me to move
In our garden, in the place where they bloomed
White acacia two bushes ... "
- What seems sweeter to Mtsyra than the coming paradise?
"… for a few minutes
Between steep and dark rocks,
Where I played as a child
I would trade heaven and eternity."
- How does Mtsyri feel about death and people? Does he blame anyone for the way his life has turned out?
And with this thought I will fall asleep
And I won't curse anyone."
