Your attention - a brief summary of "Mtsyri" Lermontov. The poem tells about the tragic story of a highlander boy who was captured by a Russian general. While the military was taking the child with him, the baby became very ill. The monks of the monastery, near which the general was driving, took pity on the little mountaineer and left him to live, where he grew up. So young Mtsyri lived away from his homeland. This life seemed to him the life of a prisoner, the boy frantically missed his native side.
"Mtsyri" Lermontov summary (freedom)
Gradually, Mtsyri learned a foreign language, he seems ready to accept other customs, he was about to be ordained a monk. And at this moment, on the eve of his initiation, a strong spiritual impulse awakens in the minds of a seventeen-year-old youth, which forces him to flee the monastery. Having picked up the right moment, Mtsyri escapes. He runs without taking the road, he is overwhelmed by a sense of will, the young man recalls his childhood, native speech, his relatives. The boy is surrounded by beautiful Caucasian nature, sees a beautiful Georgian woman who fills a jug with water at the spring, admires her beauty and, in conclusion, fights with a powerful leopard that inflicts wounds on him.
"Mtsyri" summary (return to the monastery)
The fugitive is sought by the whole monastery, but after 3 days completely strangers find it in the vicinity of the monastery of Mtskheta. (Mtskheta is the ancient capital of Georgia, located at the confluence of the rivers Argava and Kura). Mtsyri lay without feelings and was brought to the monastery. Already within the familiar walls, the young man regains consciousness. He is very exhausted, but still refuses food. Mtsyri realizes that his escape was unsuccessful. This kills in him the desire to live, the thirst with which he looked at his native land, one day dreaming of breaking free from captivity. He does not answer anyone's questions, silently meeting his demise. Chernets, who baptized a young man, decides to profess Mtsyri. The boy in paints tells about three days spent in the wild.
"Mtsyri" summary (tormenting the hero)
Only one gnaws at the soul of Mtsyri. While still young, he promised himself that someday he would leave the walls of the monastery and find a way to his native land. He seems to be going in the right direction - east, but in the end he just makes a big circle, returning to the place where he started his escape from. He cannot fully accept his fate: although people around went out and raised him, they belong to a different culture, and therefore Mtsyri cannot call this land his home. The young man tells the monk that in his soul he always strove for freedom. Mtsyri blames Chernets for his salvation, it seems to him that it is better to die than to live as a slave and an orphan.
“Mtsyri” summary (last request of the hero)
Dying, Mtsyri asks to transfer him to one of the corners of the monastery garden, from where the mountains of his native land are visible. Leaving this world, he wants to at least see the closest to his soul. The young man does not regret the perfect act. On the contrary, he is proud of him. In the wild, he lived the way his ancestors lived - in harmony with the wild.
"Mtsyri" summary (conclusion)
Mtsyri is a romantic hero striving for freedom, with a fierce passion who wants to get to his native land. And although he dies in a monastery, away from his native places, the young man will still achieve his goal, but in a different world.