Queen Of Mtsensk By Alexander Pushkin

Queen Of Mtsensk By Alexander Pushkin

It has been often said that Alexander Pushkin was one of the most influential Russian writers in his era and many Russian writers were inspired by him. In Alexander Pushkin's "Queen of Spades" and Nikolai Leskov's "The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" there are strikingly clear similarities and contrasts between the characters, theme and plot construction, which shows the direct influence of Pushkin on Leskov's writing while still illustrated Leskov's own literary voice. The two main characters within the two stories have similar characteristics that lead to their downfalls, but for two completely different reasons. The main character in the "Queen of Spades" is Hermann, a common man in the working class, who throughout the short story becomes obsessed with the idea of using playing cards to give him the chance to become rich and rise in social class. Throughout the story it is obvious that Hermann has an obsession not exactly with the playing card themselves but with the idea of getting rich and moving up in social rank by using the playing cards. Through the whole story Hermann takes very methodically planned steps to bring him closer to becoming rich without the risk of actually gambling his money. The steps are illustrated when Hermann tricks Lizaveta into believing he loves her by writing her letters and visiting her outside her window, just so he can have the chance to attack the countess, she holds the secret to the cards (Pushkin 226–232). Throughout the course of the

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