Eugene Onegin, Part 1, no. 121, Part XXVII summary
Part 1, no. 121, Part XXVII of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXVII, the narrator contrasts Tattiana’s sincere, limitless love with a coquette’s calculated approach, comparing her feeling to the love of children. The stanza defines her sincerity by rejecting a strategy that uses delay, wounded vanity, uncertainty, and jealousy to keep a lover attached.
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- The narrator contrasts a coquette’s calculated love with Tattiana’s sincere feeling.
- Tattiana’s love has no limits and resembles the love of children.
- The narrator describes tactics Tattiana does not consider: delaying affection, stirring hope and doubt, and provoking jealousy.
- The rejected strategy aims to stop a satisfied lover from trying to escape attachment.
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