No truly talented poet can write on the same topics, this also applies to the great writer of the century before last, Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov. In his works, the reader can hear the confession of this great man, because all the poems are personal stories that the poet has lived through, his soul and feelings are hidden in them. The main themes and motives of Lermontov’s lyrics relate to the role of the poet, the fate of the people, the poet devotes many poems to his homeland and nature.
Mikhail Yuryevich became almost the only follower of Pushkin, he admired this writer, his civic position, therefore, after the death of Alexander Sergeyevich, he was not afraid to protest against the tsarist regime and support the great poet. The main motives of the lyrics of M. Yu. Lermontov are loneliness and longing, because his talent blossomed during the rout of the noble revolution, when a new generation of fighters had not yet appeared. The poet always believed in the strength of his people, and this helped him to live and create.
The main themes of Lermontov’s lyrics are hatred of autocracy and contempt for the younger generation. The writer despised his contemporaries for narrow thinking, inertness. Even the most intelligent, educated and talented representatives of that era did not know which way to direct their skills, so many of them became “extra people”, indifferent to everything that was happening before their eyes. Mikhail Yuryevich even made civilian lynching over his contemporaries in the poem “Duma”.
The main themes and motives of Lermontov’s lyrics relate to the hated tsarist regime. The poet expressed his first protest in the poem Death of the Poet, in which he calls for revenge for the death of the great writer, whom the existing regime accuses of death. Mikhail Yuryevich shows his attitude to secular persons; he hates intrigue, slander, soullessness and the emptiness of this mob.
In many ways, the main themes and motives of Lermontov’s lyrics relate to the vast homeland of the writer. Poems "Borodino", "Homeland" reveal the true attitude of the poet to his country and people. Mikhail Yuryevich loves Russia with a special love, sincere and pure, he contrasts his feelings with false patriotism of the upper classes, which need only honors, wealth and titles. The poet treats nature with special trepidation, but even more he admires the simple peasants, at the sight of these workers his heart begins to beat joyfully, filled with fun and love.
The main themes and motives of Lermontov’s lyrics also relate to the poet’s mission, his mission in society. They are fully revealed in the poems “Prophet” and “Poet”. The author compares the poet with a dagger, thereby arguing that words can be serious weapons. But the trouble is that in the 19th century this same dagger turned into a golden toy for fun, it is completely harmless and inglorious.
In Lermontov’s poems, despair was never heard, he did not submit to fate. The writer is inherent in the quiet, sad call of a tired man to fight, but nevertheless in most of the works a rebellious spirit is felt. The perfection, musicality and philosophical depth of the poems elevated Lermontov among the most talented poets of the 19th century.