". I invited you, gentlemen, in order to tell you some very unpleasant news: an auditor is coming to visit us. "(famous phrase of the mayor)
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“There is no person who does not have some sins behind him. It’s already arranged this way by God himself” (mayor)
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“You’ll sooner sniff out the young one. It’s a disaster if the old devil is the one who’s young and the one at the top. "(mayor)
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". lied down a little; but no speech is made without lying down. "(mayor)
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". Now, truly, if God wants to punish, he will first take away reason. "(mayor)
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". On an empty belly, every burden seems heavy. "(proverb spoken by Osip)
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These were famous quotes from the comedy “The Inspector General” by Gogol: aphorisms, catchphrases and phrases, as well as proverbs from the work.
Catchphrases and expressions in Gogol’s comedy “The Inspector General”
The mayor’s phrase with which the action of the play “The Inspector General” begins (act 1, scene 1):
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“I invited you, gentlemen, in order to tell you some very unpleasant news: an auditor is coming to us.”
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Boasting of his literary abilities, Khlestakov says (act 3, scene 6):
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The words of the Mayor’s daughter Marya Antonovna (act 4, phenomenon 13), which she pronounces upon seeing Khlestakov kneeling in front of her mother Anna Andreevna.
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- Words of Judge Lyapkin-Tyapkin, who is trying to acquit his colleague, a court assessor suspected of drunkenness (action 1, phenomenon 1):
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“He says that his mother hurt him when he was a child, and since then he’s been giving him a little vodka.”
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The name of the policeman who, according to Gorodnichy, “for the sake of order, puts lights under everyone’s eyes, both the right and the wrong.”
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There is no person who does not have some sins behind him. This is already arranged this way by God himself, and the Voltaireans are in vain to speak against it.
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- “His name day is on Anton, and it seems like you can do everything, he doesn’t need anything. No, give him some more: he says, and Onufriy’s name day. What to do? and you bear it on Onuphrius.”
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Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky talk about the impression made on them by the innkeeper’s story about the new guest (act 1, phenomenon 3.), who, in the innkeeper’s words, “We will retire under the shadow of the streams.”
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“The non-commissioned officer lied to you, as if I had flogged her; She's lying, by God she's lying. She flogged herself."
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The mayor tells the assembled officials his dream, which foreshadowed the arrival of the “auditor” (act 1, scene 1):
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“Thirty-five thousand couriers” Sometimes there are versions derived from the original: “forty thousand couriers”, “thirty thousand couriers”, etc.
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This is how Khlestakov describes the demands that he places on his mythical subordinates in St. Petersburg.
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- “A simple man: if he dies, he dies; If he gets well, he’ll get well.”
Incarnations of the play[edit]
Adaptations[edit]
- “The Inspector General” (1952) - when the fooled officials and the mayor are already feeling bad, they are told that a real auditor has arrived in the city. Group silent “oh, bl...” with falling into a stupor for the final frame.
- Gaidaev's Incognito from St. Petersburg (1977) was planned to be much longer. But since Gaidai generously filled it with almost undisguised “On you!” addressed to Soviet
reality, censorship mercilessly cut down the footage. Gaidai somehow pasted in the places of the longest bills those takes and scenes that he had initially rejected. Rodents of unusual sizes - unlike theatrical productions and other adaptations, the rats from the Mayor’s nightmare appear directly in the frame, albeit for a few seconds.
Productions[edit]
- Necrogenerator from folklore - production of The Inspector General at the Meyerhold Theater. All that remains is to connect the generator to Gogol, who is spinning in his grave.
- Maly Theater - despite the collection of magnificent artists led by Evgeniy Vesnik (Gorodnichy), the audience was put off by the overly academic and, as a result, boring production-television play. But everything falls into place, and the comedy turns into a comedy when Vitaly Solomin appears in the second act as Khlestakov. And although he was already over forty, he coped well with the role of the young character. But the elderly and plump Olga Khorkova somehow doesn’t look at all like the mayor’s wife, a woman in her prime.
- Moscow Art Theater - here Khlestakov was played by Vyacheslav Nevinny (according to Gogol’s description, Khlestakov is thin and skinny). But he also did a great job, and there’s even a justification - he looks like an important person!
- The theater of satire - Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky was naturally played by the inseparable Shirvindt and Derzhavin. Aragorn's thong - this is where Khlestakov (Mironov) fell Marya Antonovna's
knees and in this position asked her for forgiveness.
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Show within a show[edit]
- Mikhail Bulgakov, play “The Inspector General with Knockout” (the Wiki lists a play based on Gogol’s comedy “An Extraordinary Incident, or The Inspector General” (1935)). The action begins with remarks from the audience, and soon a club member who was late for the performance gets on stage. The matter does not reach the “Inspector General” itself. In fact, it is not a play intended to be staged, but a newspaper feuilleton ridiculing the tyranny of a certain provincial Soviet boss.
- Vsevolod Nestaiko, “Toreadors from Vasyukovka” - an aversion. A couple of the main characters dream of directing and acting fame, but in fact, in the drama club organized through their efforts in The Government Inspector, they get the roles of just Bobchinsky-Dobchinsky. They dream of how to play!
, so that everyone understands that Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky are the main roles, and not Khlestakov at all - but at the premiere they panic, fill up the roles and run away from the stage. And the play managed quite well without them. - “12 Chairs” - Gaidai replaced the canonical “The Marriage” of Gogol, which was staged by the Columbus Theater, with “The Inspector General” (perhaps to highlight the authors’ allusion to the sensational production of “The Inspector General” by Meyerhold - see above).
- “Petrov and Vasechkin’s Vacation”, series “Hooligan”: schoolchildren are going to stage “The Inspector General”, but consider it outdated - “in our days such a situation is impossible.” Inna Andreevna suggests moving the action to the present day... Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky are played by Olya Bobkina and Olya Dobkina.
- "Forgotten Melody for Flute" is a parody. An amateur avant-garde director is shown who transferred the action of “The Government Inspector” to the contemporary Soviet reality of the 1980s.
Quotes from the comedy “The Inspector General” characterizing the characters
The non-commissioned officer lied to you, saying that I had flogged her; She's lying, by God, she's lying. She flogged herself.
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No, it’s impossible to get rid of it: he says that his mother hurt him when he was a child, and since then he’s been giving him a little vodka.
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By all means, I don’t want any honors. It is, of course, tempting, but before virtue all is dust and vanity.
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I know that there are some of us who are ready to laugh with all our hearts at a person’s crooked nose and do not have the courage to laugh at a person’s crooked soul.
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- Yes, if a passing official asks the service if they are satisfied, they will answer “Everyone is satisfied, Your Honor!” And whoever is dissatisfied, then I will give him such displeasure.
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I invited you, gentlemen, in order to tell you some very unpleasant news. An auditor is coming to see us.
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On friendly terms with Pushkin. I used to often say to him: “Well, brother Pushkin?” “Yes, brother,” he answers, it happened, that’s how it was. "Great original.
Quotes from the comedy The Inspector General characterizing the characters
And why not take up literature now? He wants “food for the soul.” He clearly sees that he needs to “do something high.” Lies, for example.
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“Derzhimorda” is the name of the policeman who carries out reprisals on the spot. He beats up who is right and who is wrong, indiscriminately.
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- About a local drinking judge, his colleague, he says that “his mother hurt him as a child, and since then he has reeked of vodka.” We have half the country with such bruises.
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Quotes from comedy have gone to the “people” and live their own lives. They have become catchphrases.
You're a nasty little pig. How come they eat and I don't eat? Why the hell can't I do the same? Aren't they just travelers like me?
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Here’s another thing about the female gender, I just can’t be indifferent. How are you? Which do you prefer - brunettes or blondes?
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I like to eat. After all, you live to pick flowers of pleasure. I – I admit, this is my weakness – love good cuisine.
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- My God, what a soup! I think no one in the world has ever eaten such a soup: some feathers float instead of butter.
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I myself, following your example, want to take up literature. It’s boring, brother, to live like this; Do you finally want food for the soul? I see that I definitely need to do something high.
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And at that very moment there were couriers, couriers, couriers on the streets. Can you imagine, thirty-five thousand couriers alone!
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I admit, I wouldn’t demand anything more as soon as you show me devotion and respect, respect and devotion.
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Well, well, leave it alone, you fool! You are used to treating others there: I, brother, am not of that kind! I don't recommend it with me.
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I invited you, gentlemen, in order to tell you some very unpleasant news: an auditor is coming to visit us.
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There is no person who does not have some sins behind him. This is already how God himself arranged it.
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By all means, I don’t want any honors. It is, of course, tempting, but before virtue all is dust and vanity.
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The non-commissioned officer lied to you, saying that I had flogged her; She's lying, by God, she's lying. She flogged herself.
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I tell everyone openly that I take bribes, but with what bribes? Greyhound puppies. This is a completely different matter.
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The patients were ordered to give gabersup, but I have such cabbage flying through all the corridors that you should only take care of your nose.
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I admit, I was brought up in such a way that if someone of a higher rank spoke to me, I simply don’t have a soul and my tongue is stuck in the mud.
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Damn it, I’m so hungry, and there’s a chattering in my stomach as if a whole regiment had blown its trumpet.
CHARACTERS AND COSTUMES
Notes for gentlemen actors
Mayor
, already aged in the service and a very intelligent person in his own way. Although he is a bribe-taker, he behaves very respectably; quite serious; a few are even resonant; speaks neither loudly nor quietly, neither more nor less. His every word is significant. His facial features are coarse and hard, like those of anyone who began hard service from the lower ranks. The transition from fear to joy, from baseness to arrogance is quite rapid, as in a person with crudely developed inclinations of the soul. He is dressed, as usual, in his uniform with buttonholes and boots with spurs. His hair is cropped and streaked with gray.
Anna Andreevna
, his wife, a provincial coquette, not yet quite old, brought up half on novels and albums, half on the chores in her pantry and maiden room. She is very curious and shows vanity on occasion. Sometimes she takes power over her husband only because he is unable to answer her; but this power extends only to trifles and consists of reprimands and ridicule. She changes into different dresses four times throughout the play.
Khlestakov
, a young man of about twenty-three, thin, thin; somewhat stupid and, as they say, without a king in his head - one of those people who are called empty in the offices. He speaks and acts without any consideration. He is unable to stop constant attention on any thought. His speech is abrupt, and words fly out of his mouth completely unexpectedly. The more the person playing this role shows sincerity and simplicity, the more he will win. Dressed in fashion.
Osip
, a servant, such as servants who are several years old usually are. He speaks seriously, looks somewhat downward, is a reasoner, and likes to lecture himself to his master. His voice is always almost even, and in conversation with the master it takes on a stern, abrupt and even somewhat rude expression. He is smarter than his master and therefore guesses more quickly, but he does not like to talk much and is silently a rogue. His costume is a gray or blue shabby frock coat.
Bobchinsky
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Dobchinsky
, both short, short, very curious; extremely similar to each other; both with small bellies; Both speak quickly and are extremely helpful with gestures and hands. Dobchinsky is a little taller and more serious than Bobchinsky, but Bobchinsky is more cheeky and lively than Dobchinsky.
Lyapkin-Tyapkin
, a judge, a man who has read five or six books, and is therefore somewhat freethinking. The hunter is big on guesses, and therefore he gives weight to every word. The person representing him must always maintain a significant mien on his face. He speaks in a deep bass voice with an elongated drawl, a wheeze and a gulp - like an ancient clock that first hisses and then strikes.
Strawberries
, a trustee of charitable institutions, a very fat, clumsy and clumsy man, but for all that a weasel and a rogue. Very helpful and fussy.
Postmaster
, a simple-minded person to the point of naivety.
The other roles don't require much explanation. Their originals are almost always before your eyes.
Gentlemen actors should especially pay attention to the last scene. The last spoken word should produce an electric shock on everyone at once, suddenly. The entire group must change position in the blink of an eye. The sound of amazement should escape from all women at once, as if from one breast. If these notes are not observed, the entire effect may disappear.
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