Onegin and Lensky's attitude to friendship. Can Onegin and Lensky be called friends? (School essays). Several interesting essays

It is worth following how the relationship between Onegin and Lensky is revealed in the novel. First, Pushkin talks about how fragile the motives of their friendship are:

So people (I am the first to repent)
There's nothing to do, friends.

Lensky's ideas about friendship are sublime and romantic. Onegin looked at friendship more soberly and coldly. But at the same time, Onegin is contrasted with selfish egoists who consider “everyone to be zeros, and themselves to be ones.”

Undoubtedly, Onegin distinguished Lensky not only from the Petushkovs and Buyanovs, but also from his high-society friends. Onegin very soon comprehended the peculiarities of Lensky’s nature and managed to intelligently and humanely approach the naive but noble young man.

The aphorism that concludes Onegin’s thoughts reveals him to be an intelligent, observant and humane person. But did Eugene always follow what is expressed in these reflections? Let us dwell on the dialogues between Lensky and Onegin. The conversation between friends that begins the chapter is remarkable for its lively ease. Their characters are visible in every line of Lensky and Onegin. Lensky's speech is full of pompous emotions:

I hate your fashionable world;
I prefer the home circle...

Onegin’s speech is simple and full of lazy, friendly irony:
Where? These are poets for me!
Oh, listen, Lensky; yes it is impossible
Well? you're going: it's a pity. I want to see this Phyllida. ..

Even more typical is the conversation of friends returning from the Larins. Expressing his desire to be introduced by Larin, Onegin motivated him by the fact that he wanted to “see... this Phyllida,” i.e. beloved Lensky. It is quite natural to expect that after meeting her he will talk to Lensky about the object of his love and express his opinion about Olga. Of course, the poet in love had no doubt that this opinion would be favorable. And now the friends were left alone. But Onegin is silent and yawns. Penekia himself begins a conversation with him. In his words one can feel a restless desire to find out Onegin’s opinion, although Vladimir does not dare to directly ask a question about Olga. He is embarrassed by his friend's absent-mindedness and some gloominess. Onegin never answers his friend’s hidden question and indifferently says that Vladimir is least interested in him. In the very order of the objects that Onegin touches, one senses cold absent-mindedness, disdain for Olga, for Lensky’s feelings, and then an interesting detail: Onegin nevertheless begins a conversation about the sisters, but the first name he mentions is Tatyana:

Tell me: which one is Tatyana?

But how can this be? Onegin went to see Olga, and did not even notice which of the sisters was Olga and which was Tatyana. This is weird. But what is the reason for this strangeness? Maybe it's all about Onegin's cold absent-mindedness. During the visit, he was introduced to both the dear old lady Larina and her daughters, but was not attentive enough to immediately remember whose names were. But at the same time, he perfectly understood the comparative merits of the Larin sisters. Maybe he’s asking on purpose to annoy Pensky? A quick glance is enough for Onegin to evaluate a person. But his interest in people is dulled; absent-mindedness, cold, boredom, and blues constantly take over. And in a state of this blues, he, hardly with intention, rather simply obeying a feeling of unaccountable irritation, cruelly offends his enthusiastic friend.

“Are you really in love with the smaller one?” Olga has no life in her features.”

Lensky's reaction is quite understandable:
Vladimir answered dryly
And then he was silent the whole way.
A further quarrel with Lensky is natural; it was prepared by similar clashes and was inevitably bound to break out, since Onegin had already casually joked about “timid, tender love” more than once before the fateful ball at the Larins’.
However, in Chapter V, Pushkin paints another picture of a friendly meeting between Lensky and Onegin. In this scene, their friendship is emphasized in every possible way: it is manifested both in the fact that Lensky opens his heart to Onegin [“talked about Olga again”), and in Vladimir’s addresses to his friend: “darling,” “my friend,” “how sweet you are.” "

The conversation between Lensky and Onegin takes place in a poetic setting, and this emphasizes the charm of friendly conversations and the spiritual closeness of two people. The description of this last friendly meeting between Onegin and Lensky especially emphasizes the tragedy of the impending events. In Chapter VI, the author shows that Onegin did not pass the test of friendship, and pronounces judgment on his hero. His revenge on Lensky at the Larins’ ball is a manifestation of that indifferent, unkind attitude towards the young man’s feelings, which had already manifested itself in a less harsh form earlier.

... but Evgeniy

Alone with your soul
He was unhappy with himself.
“And rightly so,” notes Pushkin.
Undoubtedly, Onegin is positively characterized by the fact that he is capable of secretly judging himself. His conscience torments him, he blames himself, analyzes in detail what exactly he was wrong about. And it seems that Onegin is about to rush to Lensky and extend his hand. But it was not there. Reproaching himself, Onegin already knows that he will shoot Lensky. Onegin did not have enough feelings of friendship, or pity for the young man, almost a child, or simply courage. What frightens him most is that an old duelist intervened “in this matter.”

And Pushkin, with sad mockery and anger, is forced to admit the spiritual collapse of his “good friend,” who failed to rise above the secular mob:

And here is public opinion!
Spring of honor, our idol!
And this is what the world revolves on!

Thus, Onegin, in order to please this public opinion, accepts a challenge from a friend whom he himself insulted. Pushkin, speaking about his heroes, calls them differently: before the start of the duel: friend, friend [“Lensky called his friend to a duel”, “I’m shooting with a friend”), But now the denouement is approaching:

The enemies stand with their eyes downcast.
Enemies! How long have we been apart?
Has their bloodlust gone?

Further, the author calls Onegin and Lensky either enemies or friends, as if thereby emphasizing the absurdity and savagery of their enmity. The method of comparison and contrast, often used by Pushkin in the novel, is brilliantly used in the finale of the duel scene to reveal the tragedy of the “killer of the young poet.”

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The friendship between Onegin and Lensky happened, in the words of Pushkin himself, “there’s nothing to be done.” Indeed, they were completely opposite in character, with different life experiences, with different aspirations. But they were united by their situation in the rural wilderness. Both of them were burdened by the imposed communication from their neighbors, both were quite smart (in relation to Lensky, it would be more correct to say that he was educated). Regardless of beliefs, every person strives to communicate with others like themselves. Only a mentally abnormal person can fundamentally flee not from any particular social group, but from people in general. A holy hermit may be secluded, but he communicates with the whole world, praying for him. Onegin's solitude was painful for him, and he was glad that there was at least one person with whom he did not mind communicating.

Moreover, such communication was necessary for Vladimir Lensky. Onegin was an ideal listener. He was mostly silent, without interrupting the poet, and if he objected, it was justified, and he was interested in the subject of the conversation. Lensky was in love, and like anyone in love, he needed a person to whom he could pour out his love, especially if poetry was written at the same time, they had to be read to someone.

Thus, it is clear that in other conditions Onegin and Lensky would hardly have communicated so closely, but human relationships are special because different situations bring people together and separate them, sometimes in a completely paradoxical way.

The difference between Lensky and Onegin was not as fundamental as their difference with the neighboring landowners, who considered Lensky half-Russian, and Onegin a dangerous eccentric and pharmacist. Speaking extremely generally, Onegin and Lensky were opposites within the same system, and their neighbors generally went beyond the system. That is why Vladimir and Evgeniy instinctively found each other and teamed up.

The fact that their friendship was superficial and largely formal is proven by their duel. What kind of friend would shoot with a friend, and without any explanation?! In reality, there was very little that connected them, and it was quite easy to break this little.

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The first meeting of Onegin and Lensky

The author describes the first meeting of one of and as a clash of opposites. They were completely different worlds. The coldness of one and the emotionality of the other, restraint as opposed to openness, the ardor of Lensky’s feelings and disappointment with Onegin’s life. A game of contrast, opposition, a meeting of two completely different people.

How could friendship arise between them? The reason for this was the boredom that haunted Onegin during. Onegin was looking for an interlocutor to distract him from the despondency that haunted him. Lensky, distinguished by his education and erudition, became an excellent opponent in political and everyday disputes for Onegin. They argued for hours, discussing all sorts of topics. It was intellectual communication that became the reason for the emergence of friendly relations between two young people. They were, but different in spiritual qualities.

Lensky's idea of ​​friendship is interesting. In his understanding, friends are capable of suffering for him, and even “accepting shackles.” He idealizes friendships, considering them something super-high. Onegin doesn’t think about friendship like that at all. It is unlikely that this word has any meaning for him.

Friends or buddies?

When thinking about what category the relationship between Onegin and Lensky can be classified into - strong friendship or ordinary friendship, you involuntarily return your thoughts to the tragic denouement of this story. A person who was a friend in reality would refuse a duel, no matter what the reasons were for it. But that did not happen. The appearance of friendship that existed before the duel concealed Onegin’s complete indifference to the experiences and inner world of the other person. Friendship out of boredom is something that actually existed.

Why did the friendship of Onegin and Lensky end tragically?

The reason was jealousy. Onegin's flirtation with him at the ball led to Lensky's death. Could this not have happened? Even when the duel was scheduled, Onegin could refuse it, regardless of the opinion of society, which he never particularly valued. However, although many believe that the true cause of the tragedy was Onegin’s spiritual coldness, his indifference to people, and his inability to become a true friend. But here we should ask the question: what about Lensky? Despite all his exaltation, he, it was he, who challenged each other to a duel and, even after making sure that they were still loved, did not take a single step towards reconciliation. His last poems: is there even a shadow of a thought in them that he is about to raise a weapon against a friend? No, they are full of selfishness and that’s all. Where was it, his friendship? Who is to blame? Onegin or Lensky? Or maybe both? Let everyone decide for themselves.

Composition

Pushkin's novel "Eugene Onegin" amazes not only with the artistic perfection of its form, beauty and ease of language, but also with the variety of problems that worried Russian society in the 20s of the 19th century. Depicting all groups of the nobility, the poet makes an unmistakable diagnosis of the two most common diseases of the century - disappointment and idealistic withdrawal from reality. They are embodied in the images of Onegin and Lensky - the best people of the era. These heroes are not satisfied with either the cold shine of an empty social life, or the squalor and primitiveness of village everyday life. Both of them strive for something higher, trying to find the meaning of life.

What brings these heroes together? Probably, what sets them apart from the usual landowner environment: intelligence, education, breadth of interests, nobility. It was these traits inherent in the heroes that aroused their mutual interest and laid the foundation for their friendship.

They got along. Wave and stone
Poetry and prose, ice and fire
Not so different from each other.

The dissimilarity between the characters of Lensky and Onegin only strengthened their mutual sympathy and added depth to their communication. The friends' conversations are not at all similar to the usual "eternal conversation about rain, about flax, about the barnyard" among village landowners. Their inquisitive and inquisitive mind strives to understand the meaning of life, touching all spheres of human existence.

Everything gave rise to disputes between them
And it led me to think:
Tribes of past treaties,
The fruits of science, good and evil, And age-old prejudices, And fatal secret coffins, Fate and life in their turn Everything was subject to their judgment. Pushkin emphasizes here that the disputes of his heroes affect philosophical, economic, political, and moral problems that worried the progressive people of that time. A quick list of the topics of debate between Onegin and Lensky contains an indication of specific authors who raise these questions in their works.

Among the Russian intelligentsia, the treatise of the French philosopher and writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau “The Social Contract” was very popular, which dealt with one of the most pressing problems of the state system - the relationship between the authorities and the people, who had the right to overthrow the government that violated the agreement between the union of power and the community of the free citizens. Serfdom in Russia created not only political, but also economic difficulties, from which progressive-minded nobles tried to find a way out by introducing improved farming techniques on their estates and using machine technology. The owner of factories and waters, Onegin, and the wealthy landowner Lensky could not help but think about this question, which Pushkin calls “the fruits of science.”

“Good and evil,” that is, ethical problems, also became the focus of attention of young Russian intellectuals. Theoretical moral principles are refracted in the characters of friends, determining not only their views, but also their actions.

The history of the relationship between Onegin and Lensky shows the huge difference between them, emphasizing the opposition not only of their characters, but also of their attitude to reality, to the people who surround them. Even Lensky’s penchant for poetry, the desire to express his moods and dreams in poetry speaks of the romantic mood of his thoughts and feelings. He sees the ideal in pretty, empty Olga. Belinsky noted that Lensky “decorated her with virtues and perfections, attributed to her feelings and thoughts that were not in her.” And friendship with Onegin means a lot to Vladimir. This conclusion can be drawn from Pushkin’s words about what Lensky’s idea of ​​friendship, honor, and nobility was:

He believed that his friends were ready to accept shackles for his honor and that their hand would not waver to break the slanderer’s vessel. This means that his relationship with people was determined by his belief in eternal friendship, in the only love that was predetermined for him by fate, in a noble freedom-loving idea that “one day will illuminate us and give us bliss to the world.” Here Lensky’s connection with Decembrist sentiments clearly emerges, giving reason to assume that he could get closer to the progressive noble intelligentsia, which was preparing the uprising of December 14, 1825, and become the poetic voice of his people. Precisely because faith in love, friendship and freedom constituted the essence and purpose of life for Lensky, he perceived Onegin’s unfortunate joke as a betrayal of his beloved girl and a betrayal of his best friend. And he rushes into a duel to defend the purity of his romantic ideas from Onegin’s skepticism.

Lensky's death is symbolic; it involuntarily leads to the idea that an idealist, romantic, dreamer who does not know reality must die when confronted with it.

But the skeptic and realist Onegin remains to live. He cannot be accused of idealism and ignorance of reality. No, he knows life and people very well, accurately determining their inner essence at the first meeting. But what does this knowledge give Onegin? Nothing but boredom, melancholy, disappointment, consciousness of his superiority over people. And this is a dangerous path, leading to disunity with the world, to selfish loneliness. Therefore, it seems, Onegin cannot become either happy or useful to society. This is his tragedy, which the brilliant artist saw with his sensitive eyes.

This means that the images of Onegin and Lensky are a reflection of two different paths taken by the best noble intelligentsia of the first quarter of the 19th century. And they could end either in death or in a dead end in life.

In his novel “Eugene Onegin,” Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin created two characters whose images are completely opposite to each other, but at the same time similar. These characters are Vladimir Lensky and Evgeny Onegin, after whom the work is named.

To characterize their relationships with each other, it is necessary to analyze the personality of each of these people.

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Personalities of Onegin and Lensky

Onegin

Evgeniy is a secular man. He received a standard education for that time, befitting an aristocrat, but there is something that his teachers forgot or did not want to teach - moral principles. Already matured Onegin could often be found at a ball or watching some theatrical production. However, despite his close communication with society, Onegin does not feel part of it. He is associative and does not experience any emotions towards people. Having learned about his uncle's illness, Evgeniy seems saddened, but he reluctantly visits his relative, thereby showing his indifference even towards close people.

The character was constantly basking in female attention, which subsequently began to cause him a feeling of disgust, which did not allow Evgeniy to immediately see something new in Tatyana and give way to his feelings. Pushkin called his character a product of modern society at that time. In his lines, the poet compares this character to ice.

Lensky

Vladimir Lensky is the antipode of Evgeniy. He immediately introduces himself as a cheerful young man who believes in the triumph of good in this world. In addition to his cheerful disposition, Vladimir has a developed mind and excels in literature and philosophy, including foreign ones. However, he is the black one in aristocratic society. He is not interested in rich people or the topics they usually discuss: money, homeland, etc. Perhaps it is this isolation from society that will subsequently play its role and lead to friendship between him and Eugene.

Unlike his friend, the young poet is open to sympathy and kindness towards all living things, which is combined with another feature of his character - a strong inner core on which all his beliefs are attached. In his lines, Alexander Sergeevich compares it to a flame.

Similarities in characters

The personalities of these characters are strikingly different from each other. So why did they become close? Below you can see the main features of their characters and positions in society, one way or another bringing them together.

• They are both kind of outcasts.
• They feel bored when surrounded by people of their status.
• Were educated.
• They had an interest in literature and philosophy, which would later lead to long conversations between them.
• Both have their own inner core.

Character differences

No one person can be similar to another in everything. These two characters of Pushkin A.S. are no exception. Below are their differences from each other.

• World views.
• Morality.
• Evgeniy's vindictiveness and Vladimir's naivety.
• Intelligence. Although both cannot be called fools, Vladimir is more well educated than smart.

Relations between Onegin and Lensky

The friendship of two opposites arose by chance, “there was nothing to do.” Characters, values, life experiences were all completely different in most aspects, but fate had other plans for these two. Having met under other conditions, the friendship of Onegin and Lensky would not have taken place. They would hardly pay attention to each other. Forced to endure the intrusive company of neighbors in the rural wilderness, Evgeniy and Lensky became closer. Young Vladimir enjoyed the company and with all his heart he wanted to make friends with this man.

The poet eagerly shared his thoughts and worldview with his new friend. Evgeniy was an ideal listener for Lensky, since he mostly listened, occasionally asking questions, but exclusively to the point. The young poet enjoyed the company and with all his heart he wanted to make friends with this man.

However, despite the above, It’s hard to call Onegin and Lensky true friends to the grave.

They were connected by chance and nothing more. In the end, no friend will kill another. A conflict arose between them, which led to a duel, and as a consequence, the death of Lensky. The reason for the conflict is trivial - Vladimir persuaded Evgeny to go to Tatiana’s name day, where the events that led to the duel took place.

Wanting to take revenge on the poet for being in the boring society of the Larin family, Evgeny began to embarrass Olga, Vladimir’s beloved, in every possible way, giving her compliments and dancing only with her. With his actions, he also made another person nervous - Tatyana, who was in love with Evgeniy.

Offended by this behavior of Olga and Onegin, whom he considered a friend, the poet challenged the latter to a duel. Shortly before her Lensky realized the triviality of their conflict. Before his death, he hoped that Onegin would not shoot, but he still shot, putting an end to this story.

Ultimately, Evgeniy also suffered, although his wounds were not material. A broken heart will be restored, but life cannot be restored.