The poem in the poems "Mtsyri" by Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov was written in 1839. And already in 1840 it was first published in the collection "Lermontov's Poems", which was published during the poet's lifetime. Lermontov prompted the plot of "Mtsyr" a brief retelling of the story he heard when he served in the Caucasus. The poem "Mtsyri" has become a classic example of romantic poetry. It refers to the later Caucasian works of the poet.
A brief retelling. "Mtsyri" (Lermontov)
Once Lermontov, being in exile in the Caucasus in 1837, met a monk on the way and learned from him that he was a highlander, whom General Yermolov had taken as a child as a child. But when the boy fell ill, he left him in the monastery at the brethren. He grew up within the walls of the monastery, but he was not used to monastic life and therefore ran several times to the mountains, as he longed for freedom. And the last attempt to escape led him to illness, and he almost died.
All this story impressed the young Mikhail Yuryevich so much that he immediately started creating the poem “Mtsyri”, a brief retelling of which will be given below.
It is impossible to establish how reliable the fact of the monk’s meeting with the poet is, however, the story described in the poem itself most likely did take place. Indeed, during the Caucasian War, the capture of Russian highlanders' children by the military was quite common.
Short retelling of “Mtsyri” (Lermontov) chapter by chapter
The war in the Caucasus has brought many troubles to the local population. The poor highlander boy was captured by the Russian general, and he was about to take him to him, but on the way the child became very ill. Then the monk who lived in the monastery left a small captive. And since then, the young Mtsyri (translated from Georgian - “novice”) was doomed to live far from their native places. He was wild and intimidated. Feeling a prisoner in captivity, he did not stop yearning for his native places.
A brief retelling of “Mtsyri” by Lermontov continues with the fact that over time this foundling seemed to even get used to captivity, gradually learned a foreign language, he was baptized and even intended to be tonsured as a monk. But before this important event in a severe thunderstorm, a seventeen-year-old boy has a strong desire to run wherever his eyes look. At these moments, he remembered his homeland with its lush fields, snowy cliffs and green hills, remembered his native speech, the village, the faces of his relatives: his father - a courageous fighter in chain mail with brilliant weapons, brave brothers and lovely sisters.
Liberty
Mtsyri spent only three days at large. But it was they who were of great importance to him. It was then that he really lived. He saw the mighty Caucasus mountains, a young Georgian woman, filling a jug with water at the source. He even had to fight a fierce leopard. Mtsyri defeated the leopard, because during the battle he himself felt like a wild beast. In these terrible moments of the struggle, he respected the enemy, who met death without fear. The young man himself was severely wounded, the sharp claws of the beast tore his body severely. But this did not stop him, he still went to find his homeland. A few days later he came to the aul, but then he realized that he had returned to the monastery again, and now all his dreams of seeing his native Caucasus were dispelled in a minute. Desperate, he fell on the sand.
Return to the monastery
The poem "Mtsyri", a brief retelling of which is presented in this article, does not end there. The fugitives are sought, but to no avail. He will be found a little later in the vicinity of the monastery, he will lie in an unconscious state, wounded and exhausted, as if he had been in a terrible battle. In the monastery he will come to his senses, but being exhausted, he will not touch the food. Realizing that he was unable to escape, Mtsyri obviously wants to bring the days of his demise closer. He does not answer the questions of the monastery brethren. Now he can only bitterly regret that his body will be buried in a foreign land.
Bitter farewell
However, the path to the troubled and rebellious soul of a guy is found by an old monk who once baptized him. Realizing that Mtsyri did not have to live long, he wants to profess a young man. And then the highlander, young and unbroken by spirit, colorfully and vividly talks about those three days that he spent in the wild. He claims that he would trade heaven and eternity for two minutes in the Caucasus Mountains, where he ran carefree as a child. Mtsyri asks the old man to be buried in the garden under the acacia, from where his native Caucasus is visible, so that he can fall asleep with eternal rest.
Analysis
A brief retelling of the Mtsyri chapters on this can be considered completed. Analyzing it, you begin to see in Mtsiri Lermontov himself, who very well reveals the theme of human freedom, firm will, determination, deeply blended with the harmony and beauty of Caucasian nature. He, together with his love of freedom, merges with nature and enjoys its splendor.
Even a brief retelling of the poem "Mtsyri" can not leave anyone indifferent. However, the original accurately conveys the whole deep, passionate and emotional atmosphere of the plot. The time described in it is, as it were, generalized, since Lermontov, thus, showed the philosophy of life itself by its own understanding. The poem will focus on the values of life that the poet sees in human dignity, freedom and active actions to achieve his goals.
Conclusion
This work could reveal to us the personality of the author himself, because his hero Mtsyri is very close to him in terms of worldview and spirit. The poem "Mtsyri", a brief retelling of which is given above, describes everything quite well.
Of course, this work of M. Yu. Lermontov took a worthy place in romantic poetry. It is as if the whole life of the poet is described in him, capturing from the first lines and spilling into the stormy and rapid streams of life, soul and heart.