Eugene Onegin, Part 1, no. 289, Part XXIII summary
Part 1, no. 289, Part XXIII of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXIII, a young woman loses track of time while people at home expect her return and discuss her marriage prospects. An old woman voices her distress over the young woman’s refusal to marry, her tears, and her solitary walks through the forest.
What happens
- The narrator asks whether the young woman has solved a riddle or found words to express herself.
- Time passes, and she forgets that people at home expect her.
- Two neighbouring women visit her home and discuss her at length.
- An old woman says Olinka is younger and insists that the absent young woman is old enough to marry.
- The old woman reports that the young woman refuses marriage, cries, and wanders alone through the forest.
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How does the old woman describe the young woman’s response to marriage?
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