The doom of Ranevskaya and Gaev. Characteristics of the hero Gaev, The Cherry Orchard, Chekhov

The prototypes of Ranevskaya, according to the author, were Russian ladies who lived idly in Monte Carlo, whom Chekhov observed abroad in 1900 and at the beginning of 1901: “And what insignificant women ... [about a certain lady. – V.K.] “she lives here from nothing to do, she only eats and drinks ...” How many Russian women die here ”(from a letter by O. L. Knipper).

At first, the image of Ranevskaya seems to us sweet and attractive. But then it acquires stereoscopicity, complexity: the lightness of her turbulent experiences is revealed, the exaggeration in expressing feelings: “I can’t sit, I’m not able. (Jumps up and walks around in great agitation.) I won't survive this joy... Laugh at me, I'm stupid... My dear closet. (He kisses the closet.) My table ... "At one time, the literary critic D. N. Ovsyaniko-Kulikovsky even stated, referring to the behavior of Ranevskaya and Gaev:" The terms "frivolity" and "emptiness" are no longer used here in a walking and general , and in a closer - psychopathological - sense, the behavior of these characters in the play is "incompatible with the concept of a normal, healthy psyche." But the fact of the matter is that all the characters in Chekhov's play are normal, ordinary people, only their ordinary life and everyday life are viewed by the author as if through a magnifying glass.

Ranevskaya, despite the fact that her brother (Leonid Andreevich Gaev) calls her a "vicious woman", oddly enough, inspires respect and love from all the characters in the play. Even the lackey Yasha, who, as a witness to her Parisian secrets, is quite capable of familiar treatment, does not come to mind to be cheeky with her. Culture and intelligence gave Ranevskaya the charm of harmony, sobriety of mind, subtlety of feelings. She is smart, able to tell the bitter truth about herself and about others, for example, about Petya Trofimov, to whom she says: “You have to be a man, at your age you need to understand those who love. And you have to love yourself... “I am higher than love!” You are not above love, but simply, as our Firs says, you are a klutz.”

And yet in Ranevskaya much evokes sympathy. For all the lack of will, sentimentality, she is characterized by the breadth of nature, the ability for disinterested kindness. This attracts Petya Trofimov. And Lopakhin says about her: “She is a good person. Easy, simple man.

Ranevskaya's double, but a less significant personality, is Gaev in the play, it is no coincidence that he is presented in the list of characters by belonging to his sister: "Ranevskaya's brother." And he is sometimes able to say smart things, sometimes be sincere, self-critical. But the sister's shortcomings - frivolity, impracticality, lack of will - become caricatured by Gaev. Lyubov Andreevna only kisses the closet in a fit of tenderness, while Gaev makes a speech in front of him in "high style". In his own eyes, he is an aristocrat of the highest circle, as if Lopakhin does not notice and tries to put "this boor" in his place. But his contempt - the contempt of an aristocrat who ate his fortune "on candies" - is ridiculous.

Gaev is infantile, absurd, for example, in the following scene:

"Firs. Leonid Andreevich, you are not afraid of God! When to sleep?

GAYEV (Waving off Firs). I’ll undress myself, so be it.”

Gaev is another variant of spiritual degradation, emptiness and vulgarity.

It has been noted more than once in the history of literature, the unwritten "history" of the reader's perception of Chekhov's works, that he seemed to have a special prejudice towards the high society - towards noble, aristocratic Russia. These characters - landowners, princes, generals - appear in Chekhov's stories and plays not only empty, colorless, but sometimes stupid, ill-bred. (A. A. Akhmatova, for example, reproached Chekhov: “But how did he describe the representatives of the upper classes ... He did not know these people! He did not know anyone higher than the assistant to the head of the station ... Everything is wrong, wrong!”)

However, it is hardly worth seeing in this fact Chekhov's certain tendentiousness or his incompetence, the writer was not interested in the knowledge of life. This is not the point, not the social "registration" of Chekhov's characters. Chekhov did not idealize the representatives of any estate, any social group, he was, as you know, outside of politics and ideology, outside of social preferences. All classes “got it” from the writer, and the intelligentsia too: “I don’t believe in our intelligentsia, hypocritical, false, hysterical, ill-mannered, lazy, I don’t believe even when it suffers and complains, because its oppressors come out of its own depths” .

With that high cultural, moral, ethical and aesthetic exactingness, with that wise humor with which Chekhov approached man in general and his era in particular, social differences lost their meaning. This is the peculiarity of his "funny" and "sad" talent. In The Cherry Orchard itself, there are not only idealized characters, but also unconditionally positive heroes (this also applies to Lopakhin (“modern” Chekhov Russia), and to Anya and Petya Trofimov (Russia of the future).

There are different ways to study drama by action. Some offer annotated reading, where the main goal is given to reading, which is subject to analysis; others - analysis with the reading of individual phenomena with incidental commentary. Each individual action takes its place in the ideological and dramatic plan, in the development of the plot, in solving the artistic problem of the entire play.

Observation of the development of the plot (action) is inseparable from work on the characters of the characters. When preparing for a lesson on a play, one must select phenomena for reading and analysis, and pose basic questions. It is necessary to determine which scenes are pivotal, which phenomena should be singled out for detailed analysis.

1. Work on the play: reading individual scenes and analyzing 1, 2 actions. Questions and tasks:

What are your impressions of the first pages of the play "The Cherry Orchard";

What is special about comedy characters?

What event does the first action of the play take place around? Why is it so important to the author?

Find in act 1 the stylistic elements characteristic of Chekhov's image (lyricism, symbolism, monologues-memories, lexical repetitions, pauses, breaks in phrases, author's remarks);

What role do you think the secondary characters (Epikhodov, Charlotte, etc.) play in creating the socio-psychological "subtext" of the play?

Why does Chekhov mark the age of only 3 characters?

What do you think is the main theme of the play?

How does one comprehend the essence of the images of Ranevskaya and Gaev?

2. Questions and tasks for 3, 4 actions:

What strikes you in the deeds and deeds of Ranevskaya and Gaev?

What changes and why are taking place in our attitude towards the owners of the cherry orchard?

See how they behave in truly dramatic situations?

Give a detailed answer-characteristic "Old owners of the garden."

(The characters created by Chekhov are complex, they contradictory mix good and evil, comic and tragic. Creating images of the inhabitants of the ruined noble nest Ranevskaya and her brother Gaev, Chekhov emphasized that such "types" had already "outlived". They show love for their estate , the cherry orchard, but they do nothing to save the estate from destruction.Because of their idleness, impracticality, the “nests” so “holy loved” by them are ruined, beautiful cherry orchards are destroyed.

Ranevskaya is shown in the play as very kind, affectionate, but frivolous, sometimes indifferent and careless towards people (she gives the last gold to a random passerby, and at home the servants live from hand to mouth); affectionate to Firs and leaves him sick in a boarded up house. She is smart, warm-hearted, emotional, but an idle life has corrupted her, deprived her of her will, turned her into a helpless creature.

Reading, we learn that she left Russia 5 years ago, that from Paris she was “suddenly drawn to Russia” only after a disaster in her personal life. In the finale of the play, she nevertheless leaves her homeland and, no matter how she regrets the cherry orchard and the estate, she soon calmed down and cheered up ”in anticipation of leaving for Paris.

Chekhov makes it felt throughout the play that the narrow vital interests of Ranevskaya and Gaev testify to their complete oblivion of the interests of their homeland. One gets the impression that, with all their good qualities, they are useless and even harmful, since they contribute not to creation, “not to increasing the wealth and beauty” of the homeland, but to destruction.

Gaev is 51 years old, and he, like Ranevskaya, is helpless, inactive, careless. His gentle treatment of his niece and sister is combined with his contempt for the "grimy" Lopakhin, "a peasant and a boor", with a contemptuous and squeamish attitude towards the servants. All his life energy goes into sublime unnecessary talk, empty verbosity. Like Ranevskaya, he is used to living “at someone else’s expense”, does not rely on his own strength, but only outside help: “it would be nice to receive an inheritance, it would be nice to marry Anya to a rich person ...”

So, throughout the play, Ranevskaya and Gaev experience the collapse of their last hopes, a severe emotional shock, they lose their family, their home, but they are unable to understand anything, learn anything, do anything useful. Their evolution throughout the play is a ruin, a collapse not only material, but also spiritual. Ranevskaya and Gaev voluntarily or involuntarily betray everything that, it would seem, is dear to them: the garden, and relatives, and the faithful slave Firs. The final scenes of the play are amazing.)

Tell us about the fate of Lopakhin. How does the author debunk it?

What is the meaning of comparing the owners of the cherry orchard and Lopakhin?

Explanations:

When characterizing Lopakhin, it is necessary to reveal his complexity and inconsistency, objectivity and a comprehensive approach to his image. Lopakhin differs from Gaev and Ranevskaya in his energy, activity, and business acumen. His activity marks, undoubtedly, progressive shifts.

At the same time, the author forces us to disagree with the idea that progressive plans should lead to the devastation of the earth, the destruction of beauty. It is no coincidence that the jubilation of the new owner is replaced by sadness and bitterness: “Oh, I wish all this would pass, I would rather my awkward, unhappy life somehow change.” Conflicting feelings constantly struggle in him. It is impossible to miss such a significant detail as the episode at the end of the play, when the sound of an ax on cherry trees is heard. At the request of Ranevskaya, Lopakhin orders the felling of the garden to be interrupted. But as soon as the old owners left the estate, the axes knock again. The new owner is in a hurry...

Teacher's word.

But Chekhov also looks at Lopakhin as if from a "historical distance", therefore he sees behind his subjectively good intentions only a predatory and limited activity. He bought both the estate and the cherry orchard somehow “by chance”. Only next to the Ranevskys and Gaevs can Lopakhin make an impression of a figure, but to Trofimov Lopakhin's plans to "set up dachas" "seem untenable, narrow."

So, what is the role of young characters in the play?

Why, bringing together the images of Petya Trofimov and Varya, does the author oppose them to each other?

What is the contradictory character of Petya Trofimov and why does the author treat him ironically?

Conclusions on the image of Petya Trofimov(may be done by a teacher or a trained student):

Creating the image of Trofimov, Chekhov experienced difficulties. He suggested possible censorship attacks: “I was mainly frightened ... by the unfinished business of some student Trofimov. After all, Trofimov is in exile every now and then, he is constantly expelled from the university ... "

In fact, student Trofimov appeared before the audience at a time when the public was agitated by student riots.

In the image of the "eternal student" - the commoner of the son of the doctor Trofimov, superiority over other heroes is shown. He is poor, suffers deprivation, but resolutely refuses to "live at someone else's expense", to borrow.

Trofimov's observations and generalizations are broad, clever and fair: the nobles live at the expense of others; intellectuals do nothing. Its principles (to work, to live for the sake of the future) are progressive. His life can cause respect, excite young minds and hearts. His speech is excited, varied, although, at times, not devoid of banality ("We are going irresistibly towards a bright star ...").

But Trofimov also has features that bring him closer to other characters in the play. The life principles of Ranevskaya and Gaev also affect him. Trofimov speaks indignantly about idleness, "philosophizing", while he himself also talks a lot, loves teachings. The author sometimes puts Trofimov in a comic position: Petya falls down the stairs, unsuccessfully looking for old galoshes. Epithets: "clean", "funny ugly", "stupid", "shabby gentleman" - reduce the image of Trofimov, sometimes cause a mocking smile. Trofimov, according to the writer's intention, should not look like a hero. His role is to awaken the consciousness of young people who will themselves look for ways to fight for the future. Therefore, Anya enthusiastically absorbs Trofimov's ideas in a youthful way.

Features of Chekhov's dramaturgy

Before Anton Chekhov, the Russian theater was in crisis, it was he who made an invaluable contribution to its development, breathing new life into it. The playwright snatched small sketches from the everyday life of his characters, bringing the dramaturgy closer to reality. His plays made the viewer think, although there were no intrigues or open conflicts in them, but they reflected the internal anxiety of a critical historical time, when society froze in anticipation of imminent changes, and all social strata became heroes. The apparent simplicity of the plot introduced the stories of the characters before the events described, making it possible to speculate what will happen to them after. So the past, present, future in the play "The Cherry Orchard" miraculously mixed up by connecting people not so much of different generations as of different eras. And one of the "undercurrents" characteristic of Chekhov's plays was the author's reflection on the fate of Russia, and the theme of the future took center stage in The Cherry Orchard.

Past, present and future on the pages of the play "The Cherry Orchard"

So how did past, present and future meet on the pages of The Cherry Orchard? Chekhov, as it were, divided all the heroes into these three categories, portraying them very vividly.

The past in the play "The Cherry Orchard" is represented by Ranevskaya, Gaev and Firs - the oldest character in the whole action. It is they who speak most of all about what was, for them the past is a time in which everything was easy and beautiful. There were masters and servants, each had its own place and purpose. For Firs, the abolition of serfdom was the greatest grief, he did not want freedom, remaining on the estate. He sincerely loved the family of Ranevskaya and Gaev, remaining devoted to them until the very end. For the aristocrats Lyubov Andreevna and her brother, the past is the time when they did not need to think about such base things as money. They enjoyed life, doing what brings pleasure, being able to appreciate the beauty of intangible things - it is difficult for them to adapt to the new order, in which material values ​​replace high moral values. It is humiliating for them to talk about money, about ways to earn it, and Lopakhin's real proposal to rent out the land occupied, in fact, by a worthless garden, is perceived as vulgarity. Unable to make decisions about the future of the cherry orchard, they succumb to the flow of life and simply float along it. Ranevskaya, with her aunt's money sent for Anya, leaves for Paris, and Gaev goes to serve in a bank. The death of Firs at the end of the play is very symbolic, as if to say that the aristocracy as a social class has outlived itself, and there is no place for it, in the form in which it was before the abolition of serfdom.

Lopakhin became the representative of the present in the play The Cherry Orchard. “A man is a man”, as he says about himself, thinking in a new way, able to earn money using his mind and instinct. Petya Trofimov even compares him with a predator, but with a predator with a subtle artistic nature. And this brings Lopakhin a lot of emotional experiences. He is well aware of all the beauty of the old cherry orchard, which will be cut down at his will, but he cannot do otherwise. His ancestors were serfs, his father owned a shop, and he became a "white-summer", having made a considerable fortune. Chekhov placed special emphasis on the character of Lopakhin, because he was not a typical merchant, who was treated with disdain by many. He made himself, paving the way with his work and desire to be better than his ancestors, not only in terms of financial independence, but also in education. In many ways, Chekhov identified himself with Lopakhin, because their pedigrees are similar.

Anya and Petya Trofimov personify the future. They are young, full of strength and energy. And most importantly, they have the desire to change their lives. But, that's just, Petya is a master of talking and reasoning about a wonderful and just future, but he does not know how to expose his speeches into action. This is what prevents him from graduating from university or at least somehow arranging his life. Petya denies all attachments - be it a place or another person. He captivates the naive Anya with his ideas, but she already has a plan for how to arrange her life. She is inspired and ready to "plant a new garden, even more beautiful than the previous one." However, the future in Chekhov's play "The Cherry Orchard" is very uncertain and vague. In addition to the educated Anya and Petya, there is also Yasha and Dunyasha, and they, too, are the future. Moreover, if Dunyasha is just a stupid peasant girl, then Yasha is already a completely different type. Gaev and Ranevsky are being replaced by the Lopakhins, but the Lopakhins will also have to be replaced by someone. If you recall the story, then 13 years after the writing of this play, it was precisely such Yashas who came to power - unprincipled, empty and cruel, not attached to anyone or anything.

In the play "The Cherry Orchard" the heroes of the past, present and future were gathered in one place, only they were united not by an inner desire to be together and exchange their dreams, desires, experiences. The old garden and house holds them, and as soon as they disappear, the connection between the characters and the time they reflect is broken.

Connection of times today

Only the greatest creations are able to reflect reality even many years after their creation. This happened with the play "The Cherry Orchard". History is cyclical, society develops and changes, moral and ethical norms are also subject to rethinking. Human life is not possible without the memory of the past, inaction in the present, and without faith in the future. One generation is replaced by another, some build, others destroy. So it was in Chekhov's time, so it is now. The playwright was right when he said that “All of Russia is our garden”, and it depends only on us whether it will bloom and bear fruit, or whether it will be cut down to the very root.

The author's reasoning about the past, present and future in comedy, about people and generations, about Russia makes us think even today. These thoughts will be useful for grade 10 when writing an essay on the topic "Past, present, future in the play" The Cherry Orchard "".

Artwork test

The image of Gaev in the play "The Cherry Orchard" is very important to understand correctly. This is necessary to understand how Chekhov treated the representatives of the nobility. Our article describes in detail the image of Gaev in the play "The Cherry Orchard".

Gaev is the brother of the main character of the work, Ranevskaya, practically her double. His image, however, is less significant than the image of this woman. That is why the hero of interest to us is presented as "Ranevskaya's brother" in the list of characters, although he is older than his sister and has the same rights to the estate.

Gaev's social position

The photo above shows Stanislavsky as Gaev. Leonid Andreevich Gaev is a landowner who ate his fortune "on candies". He leads a rather idle life. Nevertheless, he is surprised that the garden must be sold for debts. This man is already 51 years old, but he does not have his own family. Gaev lives in an old estate that is being destroyed right before his eyes. He is under the care of Firs, an old footman. Gaev's characterization should be supplemented by the fact that he is constantly trying to borrow money from someone in order to at least cover the interest on his debts and on the debts of his sister. for him is the repayment of all loans. This landowner hopes to receive an inheritance from someone, pass Anna off as a wealthy person, go to Yaroslavl, where he can try his luck with the countess-aunt.

Nobility cartoon

The image of Gaev in the play "The Cherry Orchard" is a caricature of the nobility. The negative qualities of the landowner Ranevskaya are even more ugly in the character of her brother, which emphasizes the comicality of everything that happens. Gaev's description, unlike Ranevskaya's, is placed mainly in remarks. His character is revealed mainly through actions, and the other characters in the play say very little about him.

The attitude of others towards Gaev

The author tells us very little about Gaev's past. However, we understand that this person is educated, that he knows how to dress his thoughts in beautiful speeches, albeit empty ones. All his life, the hero of interest to us lived on the estate. He was a frequenter of men's clubs, where he indulged in playing billiards, his favorite pastime. It was from there that Gaev brought all the news. Here he was offered a position as an employee in a bank with a good annual salary of 6,000. Surrounding people were very surprised by this proposal. Gaeva's sister directly says to Leonid Andreevich: "Where are you! Sit down." Lopakhin also expresses his doubts about this, believing that Gaev will not be able to stay in the proposed place, since he is "very lazy." Only Anya, the hero's niece, believes in him.

What caused this mistrust towards Gaev? Surrounding people even show some disdain for this hero. Even the lackey Yasha treats him disrespectfully. Let's resolve this issue, which will help us better understand the image of Gaev in the play "The Cherry Orchard".

Leonid Andreevich

Gaev is a person who can be called an idle talker. He sometimes indulges in ranting at the most inopportune moments. Because of this, his interlocutors are lost and often ask him to shut up. Gaev Leonid Andreevich himself is aware of this, but he cannot cope with an unpleasant feature of his character. In addition, the characterization of the image of Gaev should be supplemented by the fact that he is very infantile. Leonid Andreevich cannot defend his opinion, he is not even able to properly formulate his point of view. This hero often cannot say something to the point. Instead, he says his favorite word "whom". In the speech of the hero we are interested in, inappropriate billiard terms also constantly appear.

Relationship with Firs, sister and nieces

The servant Firs still follows his master like a small child. He either shakes off the dust from his trousers, or brings Gaev a warm coat. Meanwhile, Leonid Andreevich is an adult fifty-year-old man. However, he does not consider shameful such guardianship on the part of his servant. The hero even goes to sleep under the supervision of his lackey, who is sincerely attached to him. Despite such devotion to Firs, at the end of the work Gaev forgets about him.

He loves his sister and his nieces. Gaev is the only male in his family. However, he could not become the head of the family. The hero is not able to help anyone, because it does not even occur to him. This indicates that Gaev's feelings are very shallow.

Is the cherry orchard dear to Gaev?

The image of Leonid Gaev is also revealed in his attitude to the cherry orchard. For our hero, he means a lot, as well as for his sister. Gaev does not want to accept Lopakhin's offer, like Ranevskaya. He believes that it would be “gone” to break up his estate into plots and rent them out. After all, this will bring his family closer to businessmen like Lopakhin. This would be unacceptable for Leonid Andreevich, since he considers himself a true aristocrat and looks down on merchants like Yermolai Alekseevich. When Gaev returns from the auction where his estate was sold, he is depressed, tears are visible in his eyes. However, when he hears the cue hitting the balls, his mood immediately improves. This fact tells us that the hero is not characterized by deep feelings. This is an important feature that complements the image of Gaev in the play "The Cherry Orchard" by Chekhov.

The meaning of the image of Gaev

The character we are interested in closes the chain, which consists of the images of the nobles depicted by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The author introduced us to the "heroes of his time" - well-educated aristocrats who cannot defend their ideals. Because of this weakness of the nobility, people like Lopakhin have the opportunity to occupy a dominant position in society. Anton Pavlovich deliberately underestimated the image of Gaev in the comedy "The Cherry Orchard" as much as possible, making him a caricature. This was necessary in order to show the degree of refinement of the nobles.

Did the author succeed in The Cherry Orchard?

His work is presented above) caused a great many of his contemporaries, belonging to the aristocracy, were very critical of this play. They accused Anton Pavlovich of ignorance of their circle, of misrepresenting their class. One can hardly blame Chekhov for this. After all, he sought to create not just a comedy, but a real farce, which he did very well. Of course, he succeeded in the image of Gaev. Many of our contemporaries are familiar with quotes from the comedy "The Cherry Orchard", and the play itself is included in the compulsory school literature curriculum. This work is still very popular in the theaters of our country. All this speaks of the undeniable value of The Cherry Orchard from an artistic point of view.

One of the main characters of the work is Gaev Leonid Andreevich, the brother of the main characters of the owner of the estate Ranevskaya.

The writer presents Gaev as a lonely fifty-year-old man, a landowner who does not have a family of his own, living in an old estate under the care of old Firs, who lowered his family fortune due to an idle lifestyle in the form of a favorite pastime - playing billiards.

Characteristic features of the hero are his aristocratic education, combined with a weak-willed nature, which is expressed in the inability and unwillingness to make important life decisions, to defend one's own position. But at the same time, Gaev is distinguished by artistry and sincerity in expressing his thoughts, as well as sentimentality and romanticism.

Participating in conversations, Leonid Andreevich is verbose, often rants not on the merits of the conversation, and sometimes he himself notices that he is talking off topic and inappropriately inserts expressions that are not entirely clear to his interlocutors.

Gaev is characterized by a loving attitude towards his household and relatives, he sincerely cares for the happiness of his sister and his nieces, hoping to successfully marry one of the girls, Anna, to a worthy and wealthy nobleman. Gaev is very attached to the old Firs, he cannot do without him even while preparing for bed, but at the end of the play he does not even remember the old man.

Naively believing that it is possible to save the estate from sale and preserve the cherry orchard, which is of great importance to him, however, as well as to all family members, Gaev dreams of receiving an unrealistic inheritance. In fact, Leonid Andreevich does not want to realize the fait accompli of the loss of the family estate, although he says goodbye to the garden with tears in his eyes, but deep feelings and suffering are not characteristic of this hero. Therefore, he enters the service with a small annual salary in the men's club, although, according to his relatives and the merchant Lopakhin, Gaev's work will not last long, since Leonid Andreevich is not disciplined for work and is lazy.

Describing the image of Gaev in the play, the writer caricaturely reveals the essence of the devastation of the noble class of that time, the spinelessness and lack of initiative of the aristocracy, idealizing the ongoing events, which are already being actively replaced by representatives of commerce and business merchants in the form of Lopakhin, striving for a dominant position in society.

Option 2

Gaev Leonid Alekseevich is one of the heroes of the play by the great Russian writer and playwright Anton Pavlovich Chekhov "The Cherry Orchard". In his image, as in Ranevskaya, the author depicted the past of Russia. He is a representative of the nobility, an aristocrat, while, wanting to show that their time is over, the author purposefully makes Gaev a ruined landowner.

Gaev is already 51 years old, but at the same time he is absolutely not independent. The old servant Firs still dresses and undresses him like a little child, carefully watching that the master does not catch a cold. Gaev is infinitely lazy. When the question arises of selling the Cherry Orchard at auction, he only makes long pompous solemn speeches, swearing that under no circumstances will he allow the sale ... But that's all. In practice, no action was taken, and even a feeble attempt to do something. Gaev is an example of pure selfishness. Caring only for himself, he doesn't really care what happens to the Cherry Orchard. At the end of the play, he forgets about the old devoted servant Firs.

Gaev's hobby is playing billiards, besides he likes to eat candy. Passion for the game and sweet emphasizes the infantilism of the character. After the sale of the garden, Leonid Alekseevich will get a job in a bank, but no one believes that this will be for a long time. Everyone knows his inconstancy and laziness.

Chekhov contrasts Gaev with Lopakhin, who is a typical representative of the merchant class of that time. Leonid Alekseevich speaks badly of Lopakhin, considers him a boor and a rude man. Rejects his business proposal to rent the Cherry Orchard for dachas, which in reality could save the garden, referring to the mythical vulgarity of such a deal. At the same time, Gaev does not consider it shameful to beg for money from others. In the play, he says that it would be good to go to the aunt-countess - to ask for money to cover debts or to receive an inheritance, or to marry a rich man Anya - his niece

The purpose of creating The Cherry Orchard was to reflect the division of society of that time into the past (Ranevskaya, Gaev), the present (Lopakhin) and the future of Russia (Petya Trofimov, Anya). Gaev is an image of the obsolete noble past of Russia. He is helpless and absolutely not adapted to modern life.

Composition The image and characteristics of Gaev

The play The Cherry Orchard is still relevant, many characters are written incredibly textured and represent collective images of various human types. One of the main characters in action is Leonid Andreevich Gaev, who throughout his existence was a landowner and was always ready for anything. When it's time for a new time and there is a need, Gaev does not know what to do.

In fact, you need to consider this hero as the antithesis of Lopakhin and vice versa. Gaev from birth was in bliss, he was constantly taken care of and accustomed to prosperity and habits of people of the upper class. In turn, Lopakhin is a man, as they say in America, "who made himself." He is somewhat similar, for example, to Stolz from Goncharov's novel, he is also active, mostly a materialist who strives to achieve everything.

Gaev is a spacious and mostly dreamy, inactive nature. He literally cannot take care of his property himself, but can only think about how good it would be to receive some kind of indulgence, some kind of contentment from other people. Having lived like this until the age of 50, he can no longer choose anything else, and only at the end of the play do we learn about how Leonid Andreevich gets a job as an employee in a bank.

As Lopakhin says, Gaev will not be able to hold out at this job, as he is very lazy and this really makes sense. Lopakhin, of course, in many ways treats the landowner contemptuously and does not miss the opportunity to hook him, but he gives very clear definitions that correspond to reality.

It seems to me that in the image of Gaev, Chekhov portrayed the crisis of the aristocratic class and the crisis among the landowners.

As you know, in order to maintain power, one should have clear and firm convictions, as well as the ability to defend these convictions in fact. Leonid Andreevich, in turn, is an aristocrat only nominally, he is a landowner by inheritance, but in fact he could not achieve the privileges that he possesses.

In my opinion, the figure of Gaev is sad and even tragic to some extent, although he does not arouse sympathy.

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  Azamat is a young highlander who seeks to imitate Kazbich in everything. Probably Azamat is spoiled and he lacks the true pride and dignity of the prince's son

Most people live without noticing how many beautiful things surround us. You need to have special qualities to see beauty in simple things. If you find it difficult to see a miracle, just look around, most miracles are provided by nature.

In our family, sport has become a good tradition that can unite and unite us in the most difficult times.