"Dowry": a summary of the actions

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Plays "Dowry" summary will be useful to those readers who want to get acquainted with the work superficially. In this article, you can find the main retelling of events in all four acts. The material will help to make a general impression of the work of the author Nikolai Ostrovsky and understand the main idea.

Start of story

The brief content of the "Dowry" begins with the fact that the Volga town called Bryakhimov is shown. On the higher bank there is a coffee shop, where Gavrilo and his servant are trying to prepare an establishment. Two merchants named Moky Knurov and Vasily Vozhevatov walk in this area every day and love to stop by for a glass of champagne. They call it their special tea, and Gavrilo has to pour it from a special dish. So they hide their habit from people. Soon they come and start discussing all the news. Vasily announces the purchase of the ship "Lastochka" from Sergei Paratov. The next topic was the marriage of the third daughter of the widow Harita Ogudalova named Larisa. The merchants believe that she will suffer the same bad fate.

Misfortune of sisters

Summary of "Dowry" in the first act continues with the fact that the daughters of the widow Kharita Ogudalova are haunted by unhappiness in marriage. The eldest girl married a Caucasian prince - a very jealous man. For this reason, he stabbed her to death before they reached their future place of residence. The middle sister was carried away by a foreigner, under the guise of which a cheater was hiding. Only Larisa Dmitrievna remained in the family, but young men do not want to take her because of the lack of a dowry. The heroine sings beautifully, plays the guitar and this attracts attention. The widow Harita is beautiful herself and wants to arrange her personal life anew. Only here, first of all, you need to arrange for your daughter, and the option with Sergei Paratov failed. A we althy shipowner managed to make Larisa fall in love with him, but it did not come to the wedding. He said that he did not see any benefit for himself in such a marriage. The girl suffered because of unrequited love, although later there were other applicants. The mother had her say, and the daughter married the first one who called. Yuly Karandyshev turned out to be such a man.

Coffee shop conversation

A summary of the "Dowry" at the end of the first act returns the reader to the coffee shop, where the Ogudalovs and Yuly Karandyshev come. The poor official invites all those present to his place for dinner in honor of his future wife. The merchants decided not to agree, but Harita's mother explained that this was only in honor of Larisa's birthday. A conversation between the newlyweds begins, in which Julius reproaches the girl for her way of life. The reason was the familiar treatment of the merchant VasilyVozhevatov. At this moment, cannons sound on the pier, and Larisa recalls the shipowner Paratov, who is customarily greeted with such a signal. She realizes that she loves him even now. It turns out that the shots sounded in honor of this rich man. Later, Sergei enters a coffee shop and introduces everyone to his new friend Arkady Schastlivtsev. He picked him up on a deserted island, where the guy was dropped off by the captain of the ship because of drunkenness. Paratov also notifies everyone that he is marrying a rich girl, and gold mines go to him as a dowry. For this reason, he sold his best ship, the Lastochka, and other ships.

Start of celebration

In the summary of Ostrovsky's "Dowry" in the second act, events begin on the day Larisa is born. Vozhevatov gives an expensive brooch, and his mother immediately sells it for seven hundred rubles. Knurov starts a conversation with Kharita that the wedding of the youngest daughter is wrong. She should not marry a poor official, because her appearance and talents should be valued much higher. The merchant claims that Larisa will run away anyway, and Harita will need a powerful friend to improve the situation. As such, Knurov offers himself. Because of his interest, the married hero offers to pay for all the necessary items for the wedding. Soon Larisa herself appears with a guitar, sings romances and shares her dreams of life in the countryside with her mother. The widow of Ogudalov immediately calms down her daughter by the fact that Zabolotye is far from the best place and she may not like it there. Larisa from the windowcalls comrade Ilya, who tunes the guitar at the request of the heroine. He reports that an important man has arrived.

Birthday

In the summary of the "Dowry" the story continues at Larisa's birthday party. Her fiancé appears, and she asks him to leave as soon as possible for the village. He refuses to hold a wedding in his homeland. He will not allow rumors to spread that Yuli Karandyshev is not a couple for her. This dinner is the first step towards the wedding, and at it he announces a toast to Larisa. At the same time, the man mentions that the girl was extremely responsive to his person, unlike other people. Soon Paratov himself appears, who promised to call on Harita Ogudalova. He calls her "aunty", talks about a successful engagement and reproaches Larisa for forgetting about him so quickly. The former shipowner, in a conversation with the main character, finds out that she still has feelings for him. After that, the man deliberately quarrels with Karandyshev and promises to punish the poor official for his insolence. Other guests arrive, and Yuli, under pressure, invites Paratov. The master agrees, but only because of the opportunity to take revenge on Larisa's fiancé.

Lunch from the groom

Summary of the play "Dowry" in the third act begins with an insult to the guests. At dinner, cheap wine was supplied in expensive bottles, cigarettes with inferior grades of tobacco, and a minimum of food. High-ranking merchants also did not like the fact that Karandyshevalready got drunk. Paratov is comforted by such a circumstance of affairs, and therefore says that he sent his friend Arkady to Larisa's fiancé. That is why he is in this condition. After that, all the guests and the gypsies decide that they should go for a walk along the Volga. Vozhevatov became generous and promised to pay the rowers. He also lied to Arkady about the future Paris on the trip and the need to rest before the difficult journey. All the people who arrived for dinner, including Paratov, agree that you need to take Larisa with you for complete fun. It remains only to persuade the girl and finally get Karandyshev drunk. This idea was successfully implemented.

Continuation of the story

In the summary of Ostrovsky's "Dowry" the story continues from lunch at Karandyshev's house. Harita Ogudalova starts a quarrel with him because of his condition. The poor official retorts this by saying that in his house it can be anything. After that, the widow comes to Paratov so that he does not continue to mock Larisa's future fiance. Sergei agrees to drink with him for the sake of reconciliation, but only cognac. Karandyshev finally gets drunk, and the former shipowner goes to Larisa Dmitrievna. He asks to sing something, but the girl is too dejected by the behavior of Julius. The groom intervenes in a state of intoxication with a ban on singing for the future wife. This offends Larisa, who immediately begins to perform a romance. Gypsy Ilya happily picks up the song and completes the performance with a second voice. When the heroine finishes singing, all the guestspraising her talent. After that, they leave, and Larisa remains alone with Sergei Paratov.

Conversation of people in love

If you start reading the summary of Ostrovsky's "Dowry", then in the third act you can find out about Sergei Paratov's confession to Larisa. He says that the girl's singing made him regret about refusing to marry. The barin mentioned that he barely managed to restrain himself from leaving his arranged marriage and returning to this beauty. The man calls the heroine with other guests for a walk along the Volga. Larisa could not make up her mind for a long time, and then she remembered Karandyshev's vengeful toast. She was able to cast aside doubts and agree. The guests return, and Paratov says a toast to the groom Julius, who is so lucky with his bride. All the guests seize the moment when the groom went for a bottle of wine and run away through the back gate. Larisa told mother Harita that she should either rejoice or look for a girl after that day in the Volga. Karandyshev returns and understands the act of the guests. The man is not going to forgive this huge insult, and therefore he takes a gun and leaves the house.

Start of the fourth act

In the summary of the "Dowry" by chapters, Yuli Karandyshev, in the last act, goes to a coffee shop. Assistant Ivan sees him with a gun. Meanwhile, the future groom asks Paratov's friend Arkady about where the guests have disappeared. He is offended because of the behavior of Vozhevatov and talks about their walk along the Volga. The gypsies soon return to the coffee shop, and with themmerchants Vozhevatov and Knurov. On the way, rich men say that Larisa Dmitrievna again believed the cunning Paratov. This gentleman would never exchange his rich bride for her. They talk about the abandoned Julia and about who will take the girl to support the two of them. Merchants want to go with a beautiful lady to an exhibition in Paris.

End piece

A summary of Ostrovsky's play "The Dowry" at the end of the work tells about the situation between Larisa and Paratov. Sergei tells her to go home, and she demands an answer about who she is to him. The master stuns the heroine by the fact that he is already engaged to another girl. He blames everything on the momentary passion that made him distracted. Larisa drives him away, and she herself wants to commit suicide, although she cannot decide. Knurov appears and invites her to become a kept woman with this married merchant. He played "toss" with Vozhevatov on it and won. Karandyshev returns and begs Larisa to return to him, because he will be able to forgive everything. The girl replies that she already feels like a simple thing. She calls Knurov, but Julius shoots her. The main character perceives death as salvation. The gypsies begin to sing different melodies, Larisa tells the people who come running that she shot herself on her own.