The comedy “Woe from Wit” is the most famous work of Alexander Griboedov. In it, he revealed many interesting and important topics, gave an assessment to his contemporaries. The author associates himself with the main character - Alexander Chatsky, it is in his remarks that the writer’s thoughts sound. The main ideas are most often heard in the monologues of the character. They play a very large role in the ideological sense of comedy. Six monologues are represented in the entire work, and each of them characterizes the hero from a new perspective and develops the plot.
One sane person for 25 fools
Analysis of Chatsky’s monologue “Who are the judges?” shows how this passage differs from ordinary speeches of heroes. The statement of the main character goes far beyond the framework of the situation in which he finds himself, and it is intended not for the "Famus" society, but for the reader. This monologue is almost the most important in the whole work, because it expresses the development of social conflict, and the ideological meaning of the whole comedy appears.
The writer created a certain speech situation in which this passage is explained from a psychological point of view as a “counterattack”. But the analysis of Chatsky’s monologue “Who are the judges?” says that in his ideological and artistic role he is much "wider." Alexander Andreevich could limit himself to stinging remarks and fight them off from his opponents. Chatsky wished to deliver a detailed, accusatory speech. “And who are the judges?” - asks the main character from Skalozub and Famusov, but his replica mainly concerns not them, but the whole “Famus society”.
"Laughter through tears"
The only rational person in the entire work is Alexander Andreevich alone, fools surround him from all sides, and this is the trouble of the protagonist. Analysis of Chatsky’s monologue “Who are the judges?” shows that Alexander Andreevich cannot find a common language not with individuals, but with the entire conservative society. The protagonist’s remarks do not make him funny, a comical situation, rather, Skalozub creates his reaction to Chatsky’s response. The reader sympathizes with Alexander Andreevich, in this case the comedy is already turning into drama.
Opposition to society
An analysis of Chatsky’s monologue shows how difficult it is for a person to take root in a society in which other moods and ideas reign. Griboedov in his comedy warned readers about the changes that took place in the circles of the Decembrists. If earlier freethinkers could calmly deliver their speeches at balls, now the reaction of a conservative society has intensified. Decembrists conspire, rebuild the activities of societies in accordance with the new rules.
Analysis of Chatsky’s monologue “Who are the judges?” shows that such a speech could be made only at closed meetings of secret societies in the circle of like-minded people, and not in the master’s drawing room. Unfortunately, Alexander Andreevich is unaware of this, since he has wandered and stayed far from his homeland in recent years. He does not know the mood prevailing in society, he does not know about the reaction of the authorities and the environment to such bold speeches, so he gives his monologue to fools who do not want and cannot understand him.