"The Miserly Knight": a summary. "The Miserly Knight" - a work by Pushkin

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All Pushkin's works are filled with galleries of various images. Many conquer the reader with their nobility, self-esteem or courage. More than one generation has grown up on the wonderful work of Alexander Sergeevich. Reading his poems, poems and fairy tales, people of all ages get great pleasure. The same can be said about the work "The Miserly Knight". His heroes and their actions make even the youngest lover of Alexander Sergeyevich's creativity think.

Meet the brave but poor knight

In our article, only a summary will be presented. "The Miserly Knight", however, is worthy of familiarizing yourself with the tragedy in the original. So let's get started…

A young knight, whose name is Albert, is going to the next tournament. He asked Ivan's servant to bring his helmet. As it turned out, he was pierced through. The reason for this was the previous participation in the battle with the knight Delorge. Albert is upset. But Ivan tries to console his master, saying that one should not be sad because of the damaged helmet. After all, young Albert still repaidoffender. The enemy has still not recovered from the terrible blow.

But the knight replies that it was the damaged helmet that gave him heroism. It was stinginess that became the reason to finally defeat the enemy. Albert complains about his poverty and modesty, which did not allow him to take off his helmet from Delorge. He tells the servant that during dinners at the duke's, all the knights sit at the table in chic outfits made of expensive fabrics, while Albert, due to lack of money to buy new clothes, has to be present in armor…

This is how the tragedy itself begins, and from there we began to present its summary.

"The Miserly Knight": the appearance of a new hero of the work

Young Albert, in his conversation with the servant, mentions his father, who is such a stingy old baron that not only doesn’t allocate money for clothes, but also spares for new weapons and a horse. There is also an old Jewish moneylender, whose name is Solomon. The young knight often used his services. But now this creditor refuses to give him a loan. Only subject to a deposit.

But what can a poor knight bail out besides his uniform and good name! Albert even tried to persuade the moneylender, saying that his father was already very old and would probably die soon, and, accordingly, all the huge fortune that he owns would go to Albert. Then he will definitely be able to pay off all his debts. But Solomon was not convinced by this argument either.

What's nextwill Alexander Pushkin tell the reader? "The Miserly Knight" is a tragedy that tells about the importance of money in a person's life. And it is Solomon who expounds this meaning quite interestingly.

The meaning of money in a person's life, or his attitude towards them

Solomon himself mentioned by the knight appears. Albert, taking this opportunity, wants to beg him for another amount. But the usurer, though gently, but firmly refuses him. He explains to the young knight that his father is still quite he althy and will live even thirty years. Albert is crushed. After all, then he will be fifty years old and the money will no longer be needed.

To which the Jewish moneylender reprimands the young man that he is wrong. At any age, a person needs money. Just in every period of life, people relate to we alth in different ways. The young are mostly too careless, and the elderly find true friends in them. But Albert argues with Solomon, describing his father's attitude towards we alth.

He denies himself everything, and puts the money in chests, which he then guards like a dog. And the only hope for the young man is that the time will come when he will be able to use all this we alth. How do the events that our summary describes develop further? "The Miserly Knight" will tell the reader about the terrible advice that Solomon gives to young Albert.

How to become rich, or the advice of a Jewish moneylender

When Solomon sees the plight of a young knight, he hints at him advising him to expedite his father's departureto another world, giving poison to drink. When the meaning of the usurer's hints reached Albert, he was even about to hang him, he was so indignant. A frightened Jew tries to offer him money to avoid punishment, but the knight kicked him out.

Upset Albert asks the servant to bring some wine. But Ivan says that he is not left in the house at all. And then the young man decides to turn to the duke for help and tell him about his misfortunes, as well as about his stingy father. Albert cherishes the hope that he will at least be able to get his father to support him properly.

The greedy baron, or a description of a new character

What happens next in the tragedy? Let's continue with the summary. The miserly knight finally appears to us in person: the author introduces the reader to the father of poor Albert. The old man went to the basement, where he hides all his gold, in order to carry another handful of coins. Having opened all the chests full of we alth, the baron lights a few candles and sits nearby to admire his fortune. All of Pushkin's works convey the images of characters very vividly, and this tragedy is no exception.

The Baron remembers how he got each of these coins. Many of them brought people a lot of tears. Some even caused poverty and death. It even seems to him that if you collect all the tears shed because of this money together, then a flood will certainly happen. And then the thought comes to his mind that after his death, the heir who did not deserve it at all will begin to use all this we alth.

Baron is outraged. This is how Alexander Sergeevich describes Father Albert in his work The Miserly Knight. An analysis of the whole tragedy will help the reader understand what the baron's attitude towards money and neglect of his own son led to.

Meeting a greedy father and a beggar son

The fashion knight at this time tells the duke about his misfortunes, about the greedy father and the lack of content. And he promises the young man to help convince the baron to be more generous. After some time, the father himself appeared in the palace. The duke ordered the young man to hide in the next room, and he himself began to inquire about the he alth of the baron, about why he appeared so rarely at court, and also about where his son was.

The old man suddenly starts complaining about the heir. Allegedly, young Albert wants to kill him and take possession of the we alth. The Duke promises to punish the young man. But he himself runs into the room and calls the baron a liar. Then the angry father throws the glove to his son, and the young man accepts it. The Duke is not only surprised, but outraged. He took this symbol of the upcoming duel and drove them both out of the palace. But the he alth of the old man could not withstand such shocks, and he died on the spot. Thus ends the last events of the work.

"The Miserly Knight" is a tragedy that not only introduced the reader to all its characters, but also made one think about one of the human vices - greed. It is she who often destroys the relationship between close friends and relatives. Money sometimes makes people go to inhuman acts. Many of Pushkin's works are filled withdeep meaning and point out to the reader one or another shortcoming of a person.