Eugene Onegin, Part 1, no. 363, Part XLV summary
Part 1, no. 363, Part XLV of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XLV, an unnamed speaker tells Onéguine that a splendid house, social success, and entertainments feel empty beside a beloved home and garden. The speech contrasts public luxury with private attachments, expressing a wish to exchange fashionable life for familiar surroundings or the old nurse’s solitary grave.
What happens
- The speaker questions the worth of luxury, social success, and entertainments while addressing Onéguine.
- The speaker offers to exchange this empty life for a wild garden, books, and an unpretending home.
- The speaker recalls first seeing Onéguine at that home and also longs for the old nurse’s grave.
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What to notice
The question dismisses the apparent rewards of social success. It prepares the contrast with the home, garden, and grave that the speaker values.
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Where does the speaker first see Onéguine?
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