Once Pushkin was told by one of his friendsa fascinating story about the fate of an impoverished nobleman who, having lost his estate, became the leader of a gang of robbers. But taking this story as a basis, the writer created a story not only adventure, but also extremely romantic. And that's why there was a touching female image. Characteristics of Masha Troyekurova includes features typical of other heroines of the great Russian writer. However, being, according to the plot of the work, the daughter of a cruel tyrant and tyrant, this heroine also has individual traits.
The tale begins with a verya colorful image of Masha's father. Self-esteem, vanity and impunity breed cruelty in his character. Troekurov is afraid, he is pleased with everything. In addition, he shows all kinds of vices, characteristic more for a person with little education. Doubtful entertainment and permissiveness of the father - this is what the main character of the work sees from an early age. And this, of course, can not but affect her temper. Characteristics of Masha Troyekurova - stealth and hardness. Although, like the daughters of a wealthy nobleman, the constituents of her image are also refinement, education and love of French novels.
Vladimir Dubrovsky and Masha Troyekurova werefamiliar in early childhood. But when Vladimir was eight years old, he was sent to study in Petersburg. Masha's father's house never left. Yet their fates have something in common. They both grew up without a mother. And they both experienced inner loneliness from a young age. She is in her parents' house, where her father at the same time appeased and frightened her with her indomitable temper. He is far from his native estate.
On their return from St. Petersburg, they already hada huge social abyss. Characteristic Masha Troyekurova is reduced to a gentle image of the daughter of a rich nobleman. The fate of Dubrovsky folds under the influence of heavy blows of fate. Resentment, anger and a desire to take revenge guide all his actions until he meets Masha.
The image of Masha Troyekurova is revealed beforereader in chapter VIII. By the time of the events, about which the author tells, the heroine turned seventeen. She is pretty, her father loves her, she is proud of her. But from the waywardness, characteristic for Troekurov, even the beloved daughter suffers. Although he pleases every whim of her, but at times frightens him with cruel treatment.
Masha does not have girlfriends. She grew up in seclusion.These circumstances form the main features of her character, namely: secrecy, restraint, isolation. Among the guests of Troyekurov, men predominated. Daughters and wives of neighbors rarely visited the estate of the master, the owner of a peculiar disposition. His favorite occupation was hunting. Masha, meanwhile, had no choice but to indulge in disorderly reading of the works of European novelists.
The fate of the main character is a logical continuationthe fate of his father. Pushkin, creating this image, relied on literary traditions created by Schiller. However, the Russian character only in general terms resembles Schiller's bandits. The fate of Dubrovsky is unusual. But the circumstances that influenced it are quite commonplace for Russia at that time.
Characteristics of Masha Troyekurova - romantic anddreaminess. And it's not surprising, because she is very young, alone, and at her disposal is a huge library. Reading novels leaves a trail in her soul. And the appearance of the fearless, but unhappy young man who "went out to plunder the road" through the fault of her father gives rise to a real strong feeling in her heart. This feeling can even overcome the fear of the parent. The love story of Dubrovsky and Masha Troyekurova is a sad story of the children of two warring families. In it there is a resemblance to the tragedy of Shakespeare. And, although the outcome is not so sad, as the completion of the play "Romeo and Juliet", boundless sadness is in Pushkin's story. Dubrovsky is not only a man without a future. He is the one who could not complete the revenge plan, which he had been carrying for a long time. Love stopped it. But he also lost it.
The love story of Dubrovsky and Masha Troekurovabegins at a time when no one knows that under the guise of a teacher there is none other than the notorious robber who frightens the entire district with his robberies. Raised in the spirit of noble prejudice, Masha does not pay attention to the Frenchman. He is like a servant or a craftsman for her. However, the incident, witnessed by both the master and his guests, and Masha herself, changed her attitude towards the teacher and gave birth to a feeling in her romantic soul. Since then, Dubrovsky and Masha Troyekurova began to spend more time together. Daughter Troyekurova fell in love, to herself in this without recognizing and not knowing who she really is the object of her lusts.
The image of Masha Troyekurova acquires new features fromthe moment when the father announces to her about the marriage of the old prince. A few months before this event, an explanation had occurred between Masha and Dubrovsky. Deforge appointed her a meeting in the garden. At this meeting the heroine of the Pushkin story went, not suspecting what a terrible secret her lover would reveal to her.
Troyekurov's attitude towards Masha was affectionate and loving.He idolized her. But at the same time there was a brutal power in this respect, which, however, guided all the feelings of Kirill Petrovich. It can be said that the father experienced tenderness and gentleness towards his daughter only as long as everything went according to his plan. But the appearance of the hated bridegroom awakened in the girl a character trait, which she hitherto did not reveal: tenacity, determination and the desire to resist the whims of the father. The fate of Masha Troyekurova, undoubtedly, was formed unhappily. She became the wife of an unpleasant person. Until the last moment, she was waiting for Dubrovsky. But when, during the return of the newlyweds from the church, the prince's carriage was overtaken by a gang headed by her lover, Masha renounced. The young princess refused him and her love. The reason is the oath that was given at the altar.
In Masha's act, an unusual andhard hardness. This property of character displays the image of Pushkin's heroine beyond the framework of general literary traditions and makes him a unique Russian character. The heroine of the story "Dubrovsky" does not choose the lesser of two evils. To become a wife of a robber is much worse than living with an unloved elderly prince. The choice of Maria Kirilovna is also not guided by the desire for suffering, which will be caused by eternal separation from her beloved. Her decision is due to a sense of duty inherent in Pushkin's heroines, but not a characteristic feature of women's images of European literature.
