Undergrowth. Woe from the mind

Undergrowth ”D. Fonvizin and“ Woe from Wit ”by A. Griboedov - the brilliant comedies of two famous Russian playwrights. The heroes of D. Fonvizin are representatives of different social strata, written so embossed that they seem caricatured, but in the comedy there is nothing caricature: everything is taken alive from nature. The play by A. Griboedov is a living picture of the Moscow customs of the era of Nicholas I with a whole gallery of images and characters. The language of comedies is so bright and expressive that many phrases scattered in the form of proverbs and sayings and became winged. Written at different times, comedies have gained immense popularity, and in our time they are staged on the scenes of many theaters