Summary of the story of Belkin's "Shot" Pushkin AS

Summary of the story of Belkin's "Shot" takes the reader to a small place in which the army regiment was quartered. The life of the officers passed in accordance with the established procedure, boredom was dissipated only by meetings with Silvio. This person for all local residents was a continuous secret, no one knew where he came from, who he used to be, what his income was. Silvio was uncommunicative, possessed a strong temper, sharp tongue, but always covered the table with officers, and champagne was poured by the river. For such hospitality, the military forgave him everything.

Strange behavior of Silvio

Despite the isolation of the man, all the officers knew about his art in shooting. On the fights Silvio said reluctantly and on the questions about whether he had ever fought, answered that he had, but did not tell the details. The military decided that an innocent victim lay on the conscience of their acquaintance, but they did not dare to interrogate. Belkin's short story "The Shot" takes the reader on the evening when Silvio, as usual, was met by officers. They played cards, and the owner was asked to sweep the bank.

Among the guests was a new one who did not know about the habits of a man. When the young officer told Silvio that he was mistaken, the owner continued to remain silent. The drunk young man in anger launched a man into the head of a shandal. Everyone thought that the fight could not be avoided, but Silvio only asked the offender to get out of his house. At first this incident was actively discussed, but soon it was forgotten, and only an officer sympathizing with the silent could not reconcile himself to the fact that his friend did not wash off the insults.

Personal Secret of Silvio

The brief content of the story of Belkin "Shot" tells that one day in the regimental office of Silvio comes a package, the content of which he was excited. The man set the table and invited all the officers to a farewell dinner, announcing his departure. When the guests parted, the owner opened his secret to the young man with whom he became most friends. It turns out that Silvio used to serve in the hussar regiment, where he enjoyed his championship. But one day a young man from a noble and rich family was identified there. The officer was lucky in everything, at first he wanted to make friends with Silvio, but, not having succeeded in it, was not very upset.

The main characters in the story of Belkin's "The Shot" had a strong temper, one day at the ball competitors competed, and Silvio received a slap from his enemy. To the duel the offender came with a cap full of cherries. The right of the first shot was received by the officer, but he only shot the headdress of Silvio. He himself was calmly standing at the barrel of the pistol and spitting stones from the cherries.

The summary of the story of Belkin's "Shot" tells that Silvio refused to shoot, furious with the indifference of the enemy, to which he replied that the shot is behind him, and he can use it at any moment. And then the man finds out that his longtime enemy is going to marry. He wants to use his shot to see if the offender will look indifferently at the barrel of the gun.

Decoupling

And now a familiar officer retires and leaves to live in a poor village, where Belkin's story ends. Summary "Shot" says that the man became friends with the Countess and Count, who turned out to be very nice people. The attention of the retired officer is attracted by a picture shot through two bullets in one place. During the conversation, he realized that the young Earl and is an old offender to his friend Silvio. It turns out that he found his enemy when he spent his honeymoon with his young wife . Silvio reminded him of his shot, but offered to draw lots again.

The earl first shot, but he was so nervous and in a hurry that he missed and got into the picture. The countess came running at the shot, her husband began to reassure that it was just a game, and Silvio ordered to shoot faster, but he refused, saying that he saw what he wanted - confusion and fear of the offender. Already going out, he turned around and, not aiming, shot into the picture, hitting exactly in the place shot through the count.