What is the meaning of life? What is our purpose? Are we put here to love? Or are we to look out for no one but ourselves? In his romantic novella, The Queen of Spades, the Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin may have given us hints to these questions in the guise of the protagonists; Lizaveta and Hermann. Pushkin cleverly portrays life as a game, boiled down to the conscience of man and the validity of repentance; this is what separates wrong from right.
Under the care of the heartless old Countess Anna Fedotovna, young Lizaveta Ivanova feels that there’s something missing from her life. Why shouldn’t she? Lizaveta has every right to be. As the martyr of the Countess Fedotovna’s household, the handsome thing was subjected to the old woman’s …show more content…
Countess Fedotovna has been pronounced dead. The letters, his interest, they were nothing but false pretences. This Lizaveta has finally come to realise. To add insult to injury, after the deed of his crime has been committed, her former expected suitor, accused her of her mistress’ death in her own chambers! She knew that there was no love. Lizaveta has wandered away from God, in search of freedom and unfortunately finding something unholy. Although she’s aware that she didn’t have much of a hand at the Countess’ death, Lizaveta is struck with undeniable guilt. She had crossed paths and danced with the demon known as Hermann. Lizaveta does the only thing that she knows she must do, ask for forgiveness and repent. Proving her name to be of holy stature, Lizaveta is finally freed from the possession of evil. Hermann on the other hand suffers from his actions that is, only at a superficial level. Hermann is paid a visit by the dead Fedotovna, requesting that if he marries Lizaveta, all would be forgiven.
He makes the heavy decision to go to the heiress’ funeral, under the impression that he would be forgiven if he paid his false respects. With that, he was at momentary peace and victory, making his way to the card tables, never to turn
Under the care of the heartless old Countess Anna Fedotovna, young Lizaveta Ivanova feels that there’s something missing from her life. Why shouldn’t she? Lizaveta has every right to be. As the martyr of the Countess Fedotovna’s household, the handsome thing was subjected to the old woman’s …show more content…
Countess Fedotovna has been pronounced dead. The letters, his interest, they were nothing but false pretences. This Lizaveta has finally come to realise. To add insult to injury, after the deed of his crime has been committed, her former expected suitor, accused her of her mistress’ death in her own chambers! She knew that there was no love. Lizaveta has wandered away from God, in search of freedom and unfortunately finding something unholy. Although she’s aware that she didn’t have much of a hand at the Countess’ death, Lizaveta is struck with undeniable guilt. She had crossed paths and danced with the demon known as Hermann. Lizaveta does the only thing that she knows she must do, ask for forgiveness and repent. Proving her name to be of holy stature, Lizaveta is finally freed from the possession of evil. Hermann on the other hand suffers from his actions that is, only at a superficial level. Hermann is paid a visit by the dead Fedotovna, requesting that if he marries Lizaveta, all would be forgiven.
He makes the heavy decision to go to the heiress’ funeral, under the impression that he would be forgiven if he paid his false respects. With that, he was at momentary peace and victory, making his way to the card tables, never to turn