In the satirical comedy by A. S. Griboedov “Woe from Wit”, the guests gathered in the house of Barin Pavel Afanasevich Famusov turned out to be heroes with common characteristics. Expanding the theme of “Famusov: a citation characteristic” and analyzing the image of the owner of the house of Famusov, it is worth noting that practically every word uttered speaks in defense of the “century of fear and humility”. He is a lover of teaching young people and wants her to take an example from the older generation, which always preferred flattery and cringing. These qualities, according to him, have always helped to move up the career ladder, which means to get rich, but there was no need to wish for more.
Uncle Famusova
He always with great pleasure recalls his late uncle Maxim Petrovich Famusov, whose quote characteristic reads something like this: “I ate either on gold or silver, but if I had to serve up, I was bent over.” For Famusov, he is a role model, because at one time his uncle was a wealthy nobleman who lived during the reign of Catherine the Great. Famusov enthusiastically talks about how Maxim Petrovich used the embarrassment that happened to him at a reception at the Empress’s palace, playing a funny jester, and thus gained Catherine’s favorable attention. After which he became the most revered and respected nobleman in the court.
For Famusov, that high state rank that he held was not something important, he did not even try to understand the essence of the matter, he signed papers, not reading how he himself said: “It is signed, so off your shoulders.” Daughter Sofya notes that her father is "obese, restless, quick ...".
Uncle Griboedova
If we study more deeply the topic “Quotation characteristic:“ Woe from Wit, ”Famusov,” the prototype of the hero Famusov for the writer Griboedov was his own uncle, Alexei Fedorovich. In his passage, “The Character of My Uncle,” the author notes that the character of uncle literally reigned 20 years ago. Griboedov calls this limitation the times of vices and courtesies, believing that outside there was a knighthood in morals, and in the hearts - a complete emptiness of feelings.
But here the similarity of uncle with Famusov was revealed only in a few features - domestic and psychological. Famusov’s image contains a lot of typical things; he identifies a large number of representatives of the aristocratic Moscow nobility. At that time, there were many duels, while many had some kind of passion, for example, to deceive a man into cards, a woman in love, and subordinates often built meannesses to their superiors, making promises and not keeping them.
The author further explains that, in simple terms, everyone was dishonorable in his soul and deceitful in his tongue. And he adds: "It seems that this is not now, and perhaps it is." But he ranks his uncle precisely in that era. He says about him that his uncle could fight like a lion with the Turks under the command of Suvorov, and then in the front palaces of St. Petersburg he cringed at random people, and in retirement he lived on gossip.
Famusov - a typical representative of his society
But, as was said before, the Famus service does not burn, but is more afraid of the accumulation of papers. Further developing the theme of “Famusov: a citation characteristic”, it should be noted that the life of this state official is filled with nothing more than attending various receptions, dinner parties, dinners, christenings and name days. Yes, and at the service of Famusov he surrounds himself with relatives to help them climb the career ladder and it is not so important whether he is a specialist in this field or not, the main thing is then to “please the little man” and present him in time for the order.
Famusov: a citation
Famusov appreciates people by their ranks and wealth, and for Sophia he is looking for a suitable person, telling her: “He who is poor, you are not a couple.” In his opinion, the groom is the one who has at least a couple of thousand souls. And the maid Lisa observes that her father would like a son-in-law with ranks and stars.
In a dispute with Chatsky, Famusov draws his conclusions, consisting in the fact that "learning is the plague." He says: "To take books would be to burn." Famusov’s personal qualities and enlightenment do not interest Famusov, nobility and financial situation are important to him, while his opponent Chatsky sharply criticizes the outdated conservative views of Moscow society, which sooner or later will lead to a dead end.