Undergrowth

The action of the comedy "undergrowth" takes place in the house of the landowners of the prostakov, characterized by dense ignorance and wildness of morals.
dominates in the family, Mrs. Prostakova - a domestic and selfless woman, cruel with peasants and rude with households. Her main passion is the reckless love for the son of Mitrofanushka - a undergrowth, evading both from the noble service and from learning the sciences necessary in the noble society. A relative of Prostakova also lives in the house, an orphan Sofya, who, being a well -educated and educated girl, suffers under the oppression of the orders and customs of this family. The hostess of the house wants to marry her brother Scotinin, but, suddenly receiving news of the impressive inheritance of Sophia, decides to marry her with Mitrofanushka. The girl, in love with the noble officer of Milon, does not allow the thought of the wedding with the undergrowth, but this does not stop Prostakova: she tries to achieve her cunning and strength. Only thanks to the intercession of uncles, the influential and progressively thinking nobleman of Starodum, the help of Milon and the participation of their common acquaintance of Pravdin, Sophia manages to avoid violent marriage