(279 words) The comedy “Woe from Wit” has long been disturbing the hearts of readers and forcing them to look at public problems through the prism of A. Griboedov’s vision. Not surprisingly, the writer introduces characters into his work whose names have become common nouns. One of them is Molchalin.
A. Molchalin is a poor nobleman who received the “title” not by birth, but by “merit”. Famusov employed him as a secretary near him. The stupidity and lack of education of this character does not prevent him from moving up the career ladder. But his “work” boils down to helpfulness to “gentlemen”: by all means he tries to be “useful”, forgetting that he is going down to the level of “reptile”. His eulogies about the coat of the Khlestova dog are proof of this. It should be said that profit is his only goal, therefore, he is absolutely dishonestly trying to take possession of Famusov’s daughter, Sophia. However, he does not have tender feelings for the girl, he is only interested in her patronage. In fact, the young man is seduced by the charms of the handmaids of Lisa, but the heroine sees the duplicity and baseness of the gentleman and refuses him. Still, the hero is not even embarrassed by his hypocrisy, he puts it to his credit. He does not have his own opinion, with the exception of the "ideological vision" inherent in the "past century", and not a new one. He is cunning, helpful, cowardly and duplicitous. For this he is well accepted in society, he is pleasant with his flattery, therefore, "Silence is bliss in the world."
Thus, Molchalin is a typical representative of society, who for the sake of personal gain is ready to go to the most vile things. This type is eternal, because even today many people choose this strategy of behavior: they are disingenuous, reptilian, pleasing, and for this they get good grades, promotion and other benefits. But the writer even then showed on the example of his hero that this path leads nowhere. Sneakers will never be able to take the place of those to whom they continuously flatter.
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