"Storm". Ostrovsky. The summary of the play

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Summary. Ostrovsky. "Storm". Unfortunately, more and more students use just such publications, rather than genuine texts. Forced to warn: no retelling of the play does not convey artistic features and can cause misperceptions of the characters' images. In order to understand the author's intention and feel the characters of the characters, you should read the scripts.

"Storm". Ostrovsky. Summary of the first action

The beginning of the nineteenth century, an ordinary day in a small (invented by the author) town of Kalinov. The philistine Shapkin, the self-taught Kulibin and the clerk of the local merchant-tyrant talk about the inhuman temper of the merchant with the talking name of Dikaya. They are joined by the nephew of the Wild, Boris, who recently came from Moscow. From the conversation with him, Kudryash and Shapkin learn that the young man received a good education in Moscow (he graduated from the Commercial Academy). Now he came to his uncle to receive a part of the inheritance from his parents who died during the epidemic in Moscow. Hoping for the decency of the Wild, Boris left in Moscow in the care of relatives his own sister. He is ready to fulfill the requirement specified in the will: to be respectful of the uncle.

However, in response to Boris's story, everyone present begins to assure him that Dikoy is not the person who can give the inheritance, especially under such conditions.

Young people, noting the cruelty of urban mores, diverge, and they are replaced by a wanderer Feklusha, glorifying the splendor of the city and the generosity of the Kabanovs. However, the mechanic Kulibin expresses the opinion that it is the Kabanikh that is the biggest hypocrite in the city.

Kabaniha appears with her daughter Varvara, son of Tikhon and his wife Catherine. She leaves, telling her son to follow his wife. Her sister secretly lets Tikhon drink, while she herself remains with Katerina, who remembers her childhood.

Varvara understands that Katerina is not in love with her husband, and promises to arrange a date, which frightens the girl terribly. The action ends.

Note. In the summary of Ostrovsky "Groza" did not enter the monologue of Katerina, important for understanding her image. This is worth considering.

"Storm". Ostrovsky. Summary of the second action

House of Cabanovs. Varvara and Katerina continue the conversation under the infinite monologue of Feklushi about phantasmagoric miracles of distant countries. Realizing that Katerina is in love with Boris, Varvara suggests that after leaving her husband to sleep in the garden gazebo. Tikhon comes out accompanied by the Kabanikhi's mother. She tells the departing Tikhon how to properly teach his wife what she should do in his absence. The humiliated Catherine begs her husband to take her with him, but felt the quick freedom from maternal supervision Tikhon remains deaf to requests.

Tikhon leaves, Varvara passes the key to the waving Catherine waving from the garden gate. This ends the action.

"Storm". Ostrovsky. Summary of the third action

In the first part of the Kabanovsky house they talk Kabanikh, Feklusha, Dikaya.

In the second part, Varvara arranges a meeting between Katerina and Boris, after which the girl can no longer hide her love. She is ready to confess in everything that frightens Boris.

"Storm". Ostrovsky. Summary of the fourth action

A thunderstorm begins. Varvara informs Boris that Tikhon has returned. Scared of the storm Katerina is sure that God wants to punish her for treason. She admits to all her husband for treason.

In the last act, without bearing humiliations from her mother-in-law, her husband's pity and cowardice, Katerina rushes into the river from the cliff.