Summary: "Duck hunting" (Vampilov A.V.). The play "Duck Hunt": heroes

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Let's consider the play by Alexander Vampilov, written in 1968, and describe its summary. "Duck Hunt" is a work that takes place in one of the provincial towns.

Zilov Viktor Alexandrovich wakes up from a phone call. He hardly picks up the phone. However, there is only silence. Zilov gets up slowly, then opens the window. The weather outside is rainy. Viktor Alexandrovich drinks beer and starts physical exercises with a bottle in his hands. The phone rings again, and again silence. This is how Vampilov's play "Duck Hunt" begins. A photo of its author is presented below.

Conversation with the waiter Dima

Zilov decides to call himself. He dials the number of the waiter Dima, with whom he agreed to go hunting, and is very surprised when he asks him if he will go. Viktor Alexandrovich is interested in the details of the scandal that erupted yesterday. Dima made him in a cafe. Zilov remembers the details very vaguely. He is especially concerned about who hit him in the face yesterday.

Funeral wreath

Barely heends the phone call, there is a knock on the door. A boy enters holding a large mourning wreath. There is an inscription on it, which says that this wreath is from friends and is intended for Zilov, who burned out untimely at work. Zilov is annoyed by such a gloomy joke. He sits down on the couch and begins to imagine how everything could happen if he really died. Then the last days of his life pass before his eyes.

Memories of housewarming celebrations

First memory. In Zilov's favorite place, in the Forget-me-not cafe, he, along with Sayapin, his friend, meets with Kushak, the head of work, in order to celebrate a major event - getting a new apartment. Suddenly, Vera, his mistress, comes in. Zilov asks her not to advertise their relationship, he sits everyone at the table, and Dima brings barbecue and wine. Zilov reminds Kushak that the housewarming party is scheduled for the evening. He agrees, somewhat flirtatiously. Zilov is forced to invite Vera, who really wants to come. He introduces her to the boss, who recently accompanied his wife to the south, as a classmate. With her uninhibited behavior, Vera inspires some hope in Kushak.

We continue to describe the summary. "Duck Hunt" is a play, the further events of which are as follows. Zilov's friends are going to his housewarming party in the evening. His wife, Galina, in anticipation of the guests, dreams that everything between them will again become the way it was at the beginning, when the spouses loved each other. Among the gifts brought hunting equipment: a bandolier, a knife andseveral wooden birds that are used for replanting duck hunting. This occupation is the greatest passion of Viktor Alexandrovich, except for women. However, he has not yet managed to kill a single duck. The main thing for him, as Galina says, is conversations and gatherings. Zilov pays no attention to ridicule.

"Lipa" about the modernization of production, meeting Irina

Second memory. Zilov and Sayapin at work urgently need to prepare information regarding the modernization of production. Zilov invites him to present the project made for the porcelain factory as already implemented. It takes them a long time to decide whether to do it or not. And although Sayapin is afraid of a possible exposure, they are still preparing a fake. Zilov is also reading a letter from his old father, who lives in another city. He didn't see him for 4 years. He writes that he is sick and wants to see you. However, Zilov, the hero of the play "Duck Hunt", is indifferent to this. Analyzing his reaction, we can say that he does not believe his father. Besides, he doesn't have time for it anyway, because he's going on a duck hunting vacation. He does not want and cannot miss it. Irina unexpectedly appears in the room, an unfamiliar girl who has confused their office with the editorial office of the newspaper. Zilov plays a trick on her, posing as a newspaper employee. This joke is exposed, at last, by the chief who entered. Zilov and Irina start an affair, which Vampilov notes.

"Duck Hunt": Marriage Scene Content

Third memory. Zilov returns home in the morning. His wife is not sleeping. Zilov ("Duck Hunt") complains that there is a lot of work, says that he was unexpectedly sent on a business trip. However, Galina says bluntly that she does not believe in this, since a neighbor saw him in the city last night. Zilov is trying to accuse his wife of being too suspicious, but this does not work on her. She has endured too long and can no longer bear her husband's lies. Galina says that she was at the doctor, that she had an abortion. The husband pretends to be indignant. He reproaches her for not consulting his wife. Zilov is trying to soften his wife, remembering the evening when they first became close. It happened six years ago. At first, Galina protests, but then she succumbs to the charm of this memory - until her husband can remember some words that are very important to her. She cries as she sits down on a chair.

Death of Zilov's father, meeting in "Forget-Me-Not" with his wife

The main character's next memory. Sash appears in the room of Sayapin and Zilov at the end of the working day. He is angry and demands an explanation about the brochure containing information about the reconstruction that allegedly took place at the porcelain factory. Shielding Sayapin, since he should soon get an apartment, Zilov takes full responsibility. Only Sayapin's wife, who suddenly appeared, manages to extinguish the storm. She takes the ingenuous Kushak to football. Zilov at this moment receives a telegram, which refers to the death of his father. He decides to fly immediately in order to have time to get to the funeral. WifeZilova wants to go with him, but he refuses. Zilov stops by for a drink at Forget-Me-Not before leaving. In addition, he made an appointment with Irina here. Galina accidentally becomes a witness to their meeting. Zilov's wife came here to bring her husband a briefcase and a raincoat for the trip. Zilov is forced to inform his mistress that he is married. He postpones his flight until tomorrow and orders dinner.

Galina goes to relatives

We present to your attention the next memory that the protagonist of the work "Duck Hunt" sees. Its contents are as follows.

Galina wants to go to another city to visit her relatives. As soon as his wife leaves, Zilov calls Irina and invites her to his place. Suddenly Galina returns and says that she is leaving him forever. Her husband is discouraged and tries to stop her, but Galina locks the door with a key. Zilov, once trapped, uses his eloquence to convince his wife that she is still dear to him. He even talks about taking her hunting. However, it is not Galina who hears his explanation, but Irina, who comes up, takes everything that is said personally.

Zilov's drunken speeches in "Forget-Me-Not"

Last memory. In anticipation of friends invited on the occasion of duck hunting and vacation, Zilov drinks at Forget-Me-Not. When his comrades gather, he is already quite drunk, he begins to tell them various nasty things. Zilov is getting more and more inflamedwith every minute. This leads to the fact that everyone leaves, including Irina, whom he also insults undeservedly. Zilov, left alone, calls the waiter Dima a lackey. He hits him in the face. "Disconnected", falling to the floor, Zilov, the hero of the work "Duck Hunt". The heroes of the play, Sayapin and Kuzakov, return after some time. They pick up Zilov and bring him home.

Decision to commit suicide

Let's talk about a terrible act that Zilov decided to commit. The following episode can only be described briefly, as we are compiling a summary. "Duck Hunt" is a play in which Zilov's terrible decision is the climax. The fact is that he, suddenly remembering everything, decides to commit suicide. Now this hero of the work "Duck Hunt" no longer plays. An analysis of this episode shows that he is quite serious. Zilov writes a suicide note, after which he loads the gun, takes off his shoes and gropes for the trigger with his big toe.

The piece "Duck Hunt" continues with the phone ringing suddenly. After that, Kuzakov and Sayapin quietly appear, who notice the preparations of their comrade and take away the gun, attacking him. Zilov drives them away, shouting that he does not trust anyone. However, they still do not dare to leave him alone. Zilov eventually manages to expel Kuzakov and Sayapin.

Zilov decides to go duck hunting

He walks around the room with a gun. After that, Zilov throws himself on the bed and it is not clear whether he is crying or laughing. He gets up in two minutes and dials Dima's number. He informs him that he is ready to go hunting.

This concludes the summary. "Duck Hunt", like all plays, is a work of small volume. You can read it in the original in about 2 hours. All the details of the described story are not disclosed in the summary. "Duck Hunt" will become clearer and closer to you if you decide to read the text of the work.