Main characters
Lisa | A young, attractive girl, at the age of 15 she was left without a father. Hardworking and diligent Lisa works hard to help her old mother. She knits socks, makes canvases, picks berries and flowers in the summer, and takes it all to sell to Moscow. This is a pure and modest girl, with a sensitive and vulnerable soul. Having fallen in love with a young officer, he completely surrenders to his feelings. Trusting and naive, she sincerely believes in Erast’s love. Having learned about his marriage, she cannot survive the betrayal and commits suicide. |
Erast | In “Poor Liza,” the characters not only evoke sympathy, but also make one doubt the authenticity of feelings. Erast’s behavior in the case of Lisa is a vivid example of this discrepancy between words and deeds. Erast is a young, rich nobleman, an intelligent and kind man. At the same time, he is weak-willed and weak-willed. Having fallen in love with Lisa, he experiences new feelings, encountering moral purity for the first time. Having taken possession of Lisa, he became himself again. Having lost his fortune, he marries a rich lady of his circle. |
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