Summary of the work of the auditor Gogol. N.V

Retelling plan

1. The mayor reports the imminent arrival of the auditor.
2. Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky announce the arrival of the auditor.
3. Khlestakov's predicament. The arrival of the mayor to him.
4. The mayor gives the "auditor" money and takes it to his house.
5. The mayor's wife and daughter communicate with Khlestakov, who lies with inspiration about his high position in society.
6. Officials petition for the fulfillment of their requests. Khlestakov takes money from them.
7. Khlestakov writes a letter to his friend Tryapichkin about everything that happened.
8. The “inspector” accepts merchants, “borrows” money from them too.
9. Khlestakov proposes to the mayor's daughter Maria Antonovna and leaves.
10. The mayor's dreams of a happy life due to the advantageous marriage of his daughter.
11. The postmaster brings Khlestakov's exposé letter.
12. A message about the arrival of this auditor sounds.

retelling

Action 1

A room in the mayor's house. The mayor informs those present (the trustee of charitable institutions Strawberry, the caretaker of the schools Khlopov, the judge Lyapkin-Tyapkin, the private bailiff Ukhovertov, the doctor Gibner): "The auditor is coming to us." He learned about this from a letter from his relative. Officials are excited, frightened. The mayor gives several orders. He orders Strawberry to put clean caps on the sick, the judge orders to remove a rapnik from the wall in his office and feed the assistant with onions so that he does not smell of vodka. Khlopov is ordered to do something with the teachers, because one shows faces, and the other tells the lesson with such excitement that it seems that now it will light up. The mayor hints to the postmaster that it would be nice to read letters in the mail in order to find some kind of denunciation or free-thinking thoughts. The postmaster reports that he is already reading, because it is very interesting to him.

Two landowners run in, Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky. Interrupting each other, they say that they saw a young man in the tavern, an official who does not pay for accommodation and is not going to move out. And if so, then he is not afraid of anything, because he is the auditor. The mayor is frightened: after all, the auditor could see how things really are in the city. He hastily orders the main streets to be swept, the soldiers to be put up for show, and ordered to praise their service if they are asked. If the auditor becomes interested in the construction of the church, then he must be told that the church was built, only it burned down.

The mayor hastily prepares to go to the tavern.

Action 2

Osip, Khlestakov's servant, lies in the room on the bed and recalls how his master blew all the money. Now they cannot reach their village, they are forced to starve. Khlestakov comes and begins to scold Osip for lying on the bed. Then he asks him to go to the cafeteria and bring lunch. Osip refuses: the owner of the tavern said that he would not feed until Khlestakov paid. Khlestakov complains of hunger, recalls how he lost all the money, and now he is forced to sit in this town. The servant did bring him soup and a roast. Khlestakov eats and scolds the food because it is tasteless. Osip comes and says that the mayor has arrived and wants to see Khlestakov. The young man is frightened, he thinks that the innkeeper complained about him.

Mayor and Dobchinsky enter. For a few moments Khlestakov and the mayor look at each other in silence. Both are afraid. The mayor says that he came to see how people are kept in the tavern, invites Khlestakov to take another, better room. But Khlestakov thinks that they are going to send him to prison. At first he almost cries, but then he begins to take courage, banging his fist on the table. The mayor understands that an important official from St. Petersburg is angry and wants to make amends. He gives Khlestakov two hundred rubles. Khlestakov calms down. He says that he served in St. Petersburg, but did not receive high ranks and is now going to his village to his father. The mayor thinks that the auditor is deceiving him, because he wants to keep his "incognito". The mayor invites him to his house. Khlestakov agrees.

The mayor invites the "auditor" to go see charitable institutions and schools, writes a letter to his wife so that she arranges everything for the arrival of the guest.

Action 3

Anna Andreevna and Marya Antonovna are waiting at home for the mayor's return. They can't wait to hear the news. Dobchinsky comes and says that the inspector is a young man, but as smart as an old man. Anna Andreevna orders to prepare a room for an important guest. Dobchinsky leaves. The women discuss what dresses they should wear. Osip arrives with Khlestakov's suitcase. He meets a servant who helps him carry the suitcase.

The mayor, Strawberry, Khlopov, Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky bring Khlestakov. He praises everything and says that nothing was shown to him in other cities. The mayor declares that it is the duty of the mayor to keep order, wants to show himself in the best possible way in front of the auditor, even reports that they do not play cards in the city.

Anna Andreevna and Marya Antonovna are descending, Khlestakov begins to show off in front of them. First, he announces that he serves as a simple official, then he begins to lie, and in such a way that he himself no longer understands that he is lying. He tells that he was once mistaken for the commander-in-chief; he was asked to serve as a minister; he was promoted to field marshal ... He writes that he lives in the largest and most beautiful house in St. Petersburg, every day he gives balls, which are attended by the most influential people in the country. For lunch, he is served soup straight from Paris, a watermelon for seven hundred rubles. Khlestakov even blurted out that he was a well-known writer, "with Pushkin on a friendly footing", wrote many famous works ("Yuri Miloslavsky"). The people around listen and are more and more afraid: after all, even if part of what the auditor says is true, he is a very important bird.

The officials disperse, and Anna Andreevna and Marya Antonovna discuss the guest. Osip arrives. The mayor, his wife and daughter begin to question him about the owner. Osip understands that the more he lies, the better he will be fed, so he says that his master is indeed an important person. The mayor gives him money. Then he orders two quarters to stand on the porch and not let anyone outside, especially merchants and petitioners.

Action 4

The next day, officials come to the mayor's house. Everyone wants to see the auditor and pay his respects to him, but everyone is afraid to go first. Khlestakov comes out. He declares that he really likes the hospitality of the hosts. Officials one by one go to Khlestakov, and he asks everyone for a loan. In fact, officials are glad that they were able to bribe such an important person.

Khlestakov begins to realize that everyone takes him for some important official. He writes a letter to his journalist friend, in which he talks about his adventures. He knows that his friend will ridicule the officials in his newspaper. Osip convinces Khlestakov to leave the city immediately, otherwise a person may appear for whom they take Khlestakov, and then the deception will be revealed.

Merchants come, complain about the mayor, they say that he terribly oppresses them, robs them, there is no shortening on him. They hope that the auditor will help them. Khlestakov is outraged by the arrogance of the mayor. Merchants give him five hundred rubles "for help."

Maria Antonovna appears. Khlestakov begins to show off in front of her, says compliments, sits down next to her, kisses her on the shoulder. Marya Antonovna is flirting. Anna Andreevna comes and drives her daughter away. Khlestakov is also drawn in front of her. She says she'll go crazy with love. Here Marya Antonovna appears again, sees Khlestakov on his knees. Anna Andreevna is angry with her daughter who interfered. But here Khlestakov asks Anna Andreevna to "bless the eternal love" of him and Marya Antonovna.

The mayor enters. He justifies himself before the auditor for the merchants, begging him not to believe a single word they say. When he finds out that Khlestakov is asking for the hand of his daughter, at first he does not believe his happiness, but then he blesses. Khlestakov says that he needs to go to his uncle for a short time. Everyone says goodbye to him, and the mayor gives him more money and better horses.

Action 5

The mayor orders to call the merchants who complained about him, but for now he is waiting, dreaming about how he will live now. He is going to leave the post of mayor, become a general, command the army so that he has a lot of medals and money. The merchants are coming. He starts scolding them. Frightened merchants swear never to complain about him again.

Various guests come, among them city officials. Everyone congratulates the bride. The guests ask how the engagement was arranged so soon. Anna Andreevna already feels like a general. Officials congratulate the mayor, flatter him, and say all sorts of nasty things about themselves.

The postmaster arrives. He holds a letter in his hand and reports that Khlestakov is not at all an important official. The mayor does not believe him. But the postmaster reads the letter, from which it becomes clear who Khlestakov really is and how they were all deceived: he borrowed money from everyone, ridiculed everyone in a letter to a journalist friend. The mayor curses himself. He has been in the service for thirty years, no one could deceive him, and then a petty official tricked him around his finger?! The gendarme enters. He reports that a certain official from St. Petersburg has stopped at a hotel and immediately demands the mayor to himself. Everyone understands that this is the real auditor. Silent scene. The characters freeze in various poses. Many of them are happy with the misfortune of the mayor.

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The action of the comedy "The Government Inspector" takes place in one of the county towns of Russia. Mayor Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky receives news of a possible secret arrival in the city of an auditor from the northern capital for the purpose of checking. The mayor gathers local officials and informs them of this unpleasant news, which immediately causes general concern. Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky begins to look for reasons that could interest the auditor. The mayor suggests that perhaps the auditor will come because of the judge Lyapkin-Tyapkin, who is very free-thinking. He also advises the superintendent of hospitals, Artemy Filippovich Strawberry, to carefully ensure that the patients are wearing clean caps, and it is desirable to reduce their total number.

Regarding the topic of bribes, the mayor turns to another official - the superintendent of district schools, Luka Lukich Khlopov. And, the mayor recommends that the mayor recommends that the postmaster read all letters in order to prevent denunciation. Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky, local landowners, report that they saw a man in a tavern who behaved carefully and observantly. Soon, the alarmed officials of the county town are leaving. Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky decides to go to the hotel to get acquainted with the auditor. Ivan Alexandrovich Khlestakov - that is the name of the alleged auditor.

Khlestakov's words that he does not want to go to prison are perceived by the mayor as the unwillingness of a visiting guest to turn a blind eye to the misconduct and crimes of local officials. Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky immediately offers Khlestakov a monetary reward, as well as moving to the mayor's house. The mayor introduces a fictitious auditor to his wife and daughter. Khlestakov gives the ladies all sorts of signs of attention. He boasts of a luxurious house in St. Petersburg, acquaintance with the most influential officials. All those gathered in the mayor's house are shocked and frightened in earnest. Khlestakov finally understands that he was mistaken for an important metropolitan official. He writes about all this in his letter to his friend Tryapichkin.

The mayor and his wife begin to make plans to marry off their daughter Marya Andreevna to the auditor. Khlestakov's servant Osip advises his master to leave the city as soon as possible before the deception is revealed. At a dinner party, the mayor boasts to the officials of such a successful acquaintance, behaves arrogantly. But then the postmaster appears with a letter from Khlestakov. Everyone understands that he is not a real auditor. The mayor is amazed by the news, he understands that Khlestakov can no longer be returned, he fled. At the end of everything, a gendarme appears who announces the news of the arrival of a real auditor. There is silence, all the heroes are in shock.

A brief retelling of the "Inspector General" may be required from students in literature lessons. It develops speech and schoolchildren. In addition, a competent omission of details that do not carry a semantic load, but only testify to the good memory of students, will be needed during or presentations.

Brief retelling of the "Inspector": 1st act

The mayor tells the officials the news: an auditor is secretly going to the city. They think that the purpose of his arrival is to find out if there are any traitors in the city before the war. The mayor accuses officials of misbehavior, bribery and advises, at least for appearances, to restore order. He also asks the postmaster to open and read every letter that comes in. He readily agrees, since he has been doing this for a long time anyway. Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky suggest that a certain Ivan Alexandrovich Khlestakov may be the auditor. He arrived from St. Petersburg, has been living in a tavern for more than a week and does not pay for anything, takes everything on account. The governor orders the quarterly to sweep all the streets, demolish the old fence (to create the appearance of violent activity), and place gendarmes at crossroads. He himself goes to the tavern to get acquainted with the visitor. The wife and daughter of the mayor send the maid Avdotya to find out who this official is.

Brief retelling of The Inspector General: Act 2

Osip, Khlestakov's servant, lies on the master's bed and recalls how the owner squandered all the money on the way home from St. Petersburg and lived beyond his means. The mayor comes. He sends Osip to the innkeeper for tobacco. The servant says that they owe him three weeks in advance and they won't give him anything, but he leaves anyway. Khlestakov recalls how an infantry captain robbed him in Penza, and comes to the conclusion that the city is generally bad, because nothing is given on credit here. He again demands to serve dinner on credit. He could sell the suit and cover some debts, but he prefers to keep it to arrive home in a chic look. The servant brings lunch.

Khlestakov is dissatisfied with its quality, but eats it anyway. He is informed that the mayor has arrived. During a conversation between them, Bobchinsky hides behind the door. Khlestakov suddenly begins to shout and threaten that he will complain to the minister himself. The mayor tries to bribe him. Khlestakov does not take her, but asks for a loan. The mayor instead of 200 rubles slips him 400. Khlestakov honestly says that he is going to the village to his father. The mayor takes these words only as a disguise, he invites the "auditor" to visit him. It was decided to postpone the payment of accommodation for later. Dobchinsky, at the request of the mayor, takes the notes to his wife and Strawberry to a charitable institution.

Brief retelling of The Inspector General: Act 3

The ladies receive a note from their husband, which informs them that a young St. Petersburg nobleman will be visiting them. They are excitedly discussing which toilets to choose. Osip brings his master's suitcase to the mayor's house. The servant is well fed there. Khlestakov is pleased with the tour of the city, the hospital, and a hearty breakfast. He wonders where he can play cards. He is assured that there are no such establishments in the city. When Khlestakov was introduced to the mayor's wife and daughter, he began to compose that "on a friendly footing" with both Pushkin and the head of the department, that he was an irreplaceable person everywhere.

Despite the fact that Khlestakov lied a lot, everyone believes him. The Inspector goes to rest. Everyone is in a panic, scared even if only half of what he said is true. Osip, in his own words, even more Gorodnichiy gives a bribe to him. Then he puts quartermen on the porch so that they do not let any petitioners through to Khlestakov.

Brief retelling of the story "The Inspector General": 4th act

Lyapkin-Tyapkin lines up officials in a military way. They prepared bribes for Khlestakov under the pretext of offerings from the nobility. The "auditor" agrees to take this money only on loan. Everyone asks to intercede about him before the sovereign. Khlestakov guessed that he was mistaken for a "bump". He describes this amusing story in a letter to his friend Tryapichkin, a newspaper correspondent, to have it printed. Osip advises the owner to get out as soon as possible before the real auditor arrives. Various petitioners come to Khlestakov. He himself flirts in turn with his daughter, then with the mayor's wife. First one, then the other asks for a hand. Then he borrows more money from the mayor and leaves for his father, promising to return in a couple of days, as he married his daughter.

Brief retelling: Gogol, The Government Inspector, Act 5

Ladies dream about how they will move to the city, how the mayor will get a promotion. But for the time being, it was necessary to deal with the merchants on the spot, who came to the "auditor" with a complaint against him. Everyone congratulates the mayor on happy changes. The postmaster comes and reads Khlestakov's letter to Tryapichkin. The mayor is furious. And only now everyone understands that in Khlestakov there was nothing resembling an auditor. Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky, who were the first to spread the rumor about the arrival of an important official, were recognized as the culprits of the incident. The gendarme enters the room and reports that the auditor has arrived in the city and demands everyone to him. The play ends with a silent scene.

Brief retelling

"Inspector" Gogol N.V. (very briefly)

As an epigraph to the play "The Inspector General", the genre of which the author defined as a comedy in 5 acts, Gogol used the proverb "There is nothing to blame on the mirror if the face is crooked." That is, the author emphasized the typicality of the characters depicted, the authenticity. There is no dramatic conflict as such in the play; the writer occupies the genre of morality. The Inspector General is considered to be a social and political comedy.

Comedy characters:

Anton Antonovich Skvoznik-Dmukhanovsky, mayor.
Anna Andreevna, his wife.
Marya Antonovna, his daughter.
Luka Lukich Khlopov, superintendent of schools.
His wife.
Ammos Fedorovich Lyapkin-Tyapkin, judge.
Artemy Filippovich Strawberry, trustee of charitable institutions.
Ivan Kuzmich Shpekin, postmaster.
Pyotr Ivanovich Dobchinsky, Pyotr Ivanovich Bobchinsky, city landowners.
Ivan Alexandrovich Khlestakov, an official from St. Petersburg.
Osip, his servant.
Christian Ivanovich Gibner, district physician.
Fedor Andreevich Lyulyukov, Ivan Lazarevich Rastakovskiy, Stepan Ivanovich Korobkin, retired officials, honorary persons in the city.
Stepan Ilyich Ukhovertov, private bailiff.
Svistunov, Buttons, Derzhimorda, policemen.
Abdulin, merchant.
Fevronya Petrovna Poshlepkina, locksmith, non-commissioned officer's wife.
Mishka, servant of the mayor.
Servant of the tavern.
Guests and guests, merchants, petty bourgeois, petitioners.

The mayor informs the "most unpleasant news" to the officials gathered in his house - an auditor arrives incognito in the city. Officials are horrified - riots are everywhere in the city. It is suggested that there may soon be a war, and the auditor is sent to find out if there is treason in the city. The mayor objects to this: “Where does treason come from in the county town? Yes, if you jump from here for three years, you won’t reach any state. ” The mayor insists that each of the officials put things in order in his subordinate area. That is, in the hospital, you need to write illnesses in Latin, give the patients clean caps, in court - remove the geese from the waiting room, etc. He reprimands his subordinates that they are mired in bribery. So, for example, judge Lyap-kin-Tyapkin takes bribes with greyhound puppies.

The postmaster is still afraid that the arrival of the auditor may mark the imminent start of the war with the Turks. To this, the mayor asks him for a favor - to print and read every letter that comes to the post office. The postmaster gladly agrees, especially since this occupation - printing and reading other people's letters - has long been familiar to him and dearly loved.

Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky appear, who report that, apparently, the auditor has settled in a hotel. This man, Khlestakov Ivan Alexandrovich, has been living in a hotel for a week and does not pay money for accommodation. The mayor decides that he should visit this man.

The mayor orders the quarterly to sweep all the streets clean, then gives the following orders: to place the quarterly around the City, to remove the old fence, in case of questions from the auditor, to answer that the church under construction burned down (in fact, it was stolen).

The mayor's wife and daughter appear, burning with curiosity. Anna Andreevna sends a maid for her husband's droshky. She wants to find out everything about the auditor herself.

Khlestakov's servant Osip lies hungry on the master's bed and talks about how he and the master traveled from St. Petersburg two months ago, how the master lost all the money in cards, how he lives beyond his means, how he leads a useless life, because he does not do anything .

Khlestakov arrives and sends Osip to the innkeeper for dinner. The servant does not want to go, reminds the master that the accommodation has not been paid for three weeks and that the owner threatened to complain about him.

Khlestakov is very hungry and instructs the tavern servant to ask the owner for lunch on credit. Khlestakov dreams that he, in a luxurious St. Petersburg suit, rolls up to the gates of his parents' house, that he pays visits to his neighbors.

The tavern servant brings a very modest dinner, with which Khlestakov is very unhappy. Nevertheless, he eats everything brought.

Osip informs Khlestakov that a mayor has arrived who wants to see him. The mayor and Dobchinsky appear. Bobchinsky eavesdrops at the door throughout the entire phenomenon. Khlestakov and the mayor justify themselves to each other. The first promises that he will pay for the stay, the second that the proper order will be restored in the city. Khlestakov asks for a loan of money from the mayor, and he gives it to him, while giving twice as much as the requested amount. The mayor swears that he just came to check on the passers-by, since this is a common activity for him.

The mayor advises Khlestakov to postpone indefinitely the settlements with the tavern servant, which he does. The mayor invites Khlestakov to inspect the city's institutions in order to assess the order maintained in them. He himself sends his wife a note with Dobchinsky, in which he writes that she should prepare the room. Sends a note to Strawberry.

In the mayor's house, Anna Andreevna and her daughter Marya Antonovna are sitting at the window, waiting for some news. Dobchinsky, who appeared, retells to the ladies what he saw in the hotel, passes the note to Anna Andreevna. She gives orders to servants. The mayor's wife and daughter are discussing the clothes they are going to put on for the arrival of an important guest.

Osip brings Khlestakov's things and graciously "agrees" to taste simple dishes - porridge, cabbage soup, pies.

The mayor, Khlestakov and officials appear. Khlestakov had breakfast in the hospital, he liked everything very much, despite the fact that the patients all unexpectedly recovered, although they usually "recover like flies."

Khlestakov is interested in card establishments. The mayor swears that he has never played in his life, there are no such institutions in their city, that he uses all his time to serve the state.

The mayor introduces Khlestakov to his wife and daughter. The guest shows off in front of the ladies, especially in front of Anna Andreevna, assures her that he cannot stand ceremonies and that he is on friendly terms with all St. Petersburg officials. He easily communicates with Pushkin, and once even composed "Yuri Miloslavsky". Khlestakov boasts of his best house in Petersburg, where he gives dinners and balls. For lunch, they deliver him "a watermelon worth seven hundred rubles" and soup "in a saucepan from Paris." Khlestakov goes so far as to say that the minister himself comes to his house and once he managed an entire department at the request of 35,000 couriers. That is, Khlestakov lies completely. The mayor invites him to rest.

The officials gathered at the mayor’s house discuss Khlestakov and come to the conclusion that if at least half of what he said is true, then their situation is very deplorable.

Anna Andreevna and Marya Antonovna are discussing Khlestakov, and each of them is sure that the guest paid attention to her.

The mayor is frightened in earnest. His wife, on the contrary, is confident that her irresistibility will have the proper effect on Khlestakov.

Those present ask Osip about what his master is like. The mayor gives Khlestakov's servant not only "for tea", but also "for donuts". Osip says that his master loves order.

The mayor, so that petitioners would not go to Khlestakov, puts two quartermen on the porch - Svistunov and Derzhimorda.

Strawberry, Lyap-kin-Tyapkin, Luka Lukich, Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky, the postmaster, enter on tiptoe into the room in the mayor's house. Lyap-kin-Tyapkin builds everyone in a military way, decides that Khlestakov should introduce himself one by one and give bribes. They argue among themselves who should go first.

Lyapkin-Tyapkin comes to Khlestakov first, money is squeezed in his fist, which he accidentally drops on the floor. He thinks that he has disappeared, but Khlestakov takes this money “on loan”. Lyapkin-Tyapkin is happy, he leaves.

The postmaster Shpekin comes next, who only does what he agrees with Khlestakov, who talks about a pleasant city. The guest also takes a "loan" from the postmaster, who leaves with a sense of accomplishment.

Luka Lukich, who has come to introduce himself, is trembling like an aspen leaf, his tongue is tangled, he is very frightened. Still, he manages to hand over the money to Khlestakov, and leaves.

Strawberries, when presented to the "auditor", recalls yesterday's breakfast, for which Khlestakov thanks him. Strawberry is sure that the "auditor" favors him, denounces other officials, and gives a bribe. Khlestakov promises that he will figure everything out.

When Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky Khlestakov come to introduce themselves, he directly demands money from them. Dobchinsky asks Khlestakov to drive his son legal, and Bobchinsky asks the "auditor" to inform the sovereign at an opportunity, "that Pyotr Ivanovich Bobchinsky lives in such and such a city."

Khlestakov finally realizes that he was mistakenly mistaken for an important official. This seems to him very funny, which he writes about in a letter to his friend Tryapichkin.

Osip advises his master to get out of the city as soon as possible. Noise is heard in the street - petitioners have come. Merchants complain about the mayor, who demands gifts for his name day twice a year, who selects the best goods. They bring food to Khlestakov, which he refuses. They give money, Khlestakov takes it.

A non-commissioned officer's widow appears, who demands justice,

- She was flogged for no reason. Then comes the locksmith, complaining that her husband was taken to the soldiers out of turn. Khlestakov promises to look into it.

Taking advantage of the moment, he confesses his love to Marya Antonovna. At first she is afraid that the guest is mocking her; provincial, but Khlestakov kneels, kisses his shoulder, swears his love.

Anna Andreevna appears, who drives her daughter away. Khlestakov kneels in front of her, says that he really loves her, but since she is married, he is forced to propose to her daughter.

The mayor enters, begs Khlestakov not to listen to what the merchants say about him, and the non-commissioned officer's widow flogged herself. Khlestakov asks for the hand of his daughter. Parents call Marya Antonovna and bless the young.

Khlestakov takes more money from his future father-in-law and leaves the city under the pretext of having to discuss the wedding with his father. Promises to return soon.

The mayor and his wife make plans for the future. They dream about how, after the wedding, their daughters will move to St. Petersburg. The mayor tells the merchants about the forthcoming wedding of his daughter with the "auditor" and threatens them with reprisals because they decided to complain. Merchants ask them to forgive. The mayor accepts the congratulations of the officials.

Dinner party at the mayor's house. He and his wife are arrogant, telling the guests that they are soon going to move to St. Petersburg, where the mayor will certainly receive the title of general. Officials ask not to forget about them, to which the mayor condescendingly agrees.

The postmaster appears with an open letter from Khlestakov to Tryapichka-well. It turns out that Khlestakov is not an auditor at all. In a letter, he gives caustic characteristics to city officials: "The mayor is stupid, like a gray gelding ... The postmaster ... drinks bitter ... Strawberries are a perfect pig in a yarmulke." The mayor is overwhelmed by the news. He understands that it is impossible to return Khlestakov, since the mayor himself ordered to give him the top three horses. “What are you laughing at? “You’re laughing at yourself!.. Oh, you!.. I still can’t come to my senses. Here, truly, if God wants to punish, then he will first take away the mind. Well, what was in this heliport that looked like an auditor? There was nothing! It's just that there was nothing like half a little finger

- and suddenly everything: the auditor! auditor! They are looking for the culprit who spread the rumor that Khlestakov is the auditor. They decide that it is Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky.

A gendarme appears and announces the arrival of a real auditor. Silent Scene: Everyone freezes in shock.

N. V. Gogol reflected almost all aspects of contemporary Russian reality. Masterfully, the author reveals, using the example of the image of the mayor, the contradiction between external importance and internal insignificance. The main goal of the writer is to depict the imperfections of society - abuses, arbitrariness of officials, the idle life of urban landowners, the hard life of the townspeople, and so on. The author does not limit himself to a satirical depiction of one county town, he considers the problems as all-Russian.

Very short content (in a nutshell)

A petty official from St. Petersburg, Khlestakov, finds himself without money in a hotel in a small town. At this time, the Mayor of this town, Anton Antonovich, convenes important people in the city and announces to them that he has learned that an auditor from St. Petersburg is coming to the city. Local landowners, Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky, seeing Khlestakov, decide that this is the auditor. The Governor immediately goes to him, gives him a bribe and brings him home, where the table has already been laid. Khlestakov gets drunk, and invents different stories about what a big man he is in St. Petersburg. In the morning, Khlestakov realizes that he was mistaken for an important person and, taking advantage of this, takes bribes from everyone, and also begins to drag himself after the wife and daughter of the Governor. In the end, he proposes to the daughter of the Governor, but immediately leaves, as he understands that the mistake may soon be revealed. Before that, he writes a letter to his friend, colorfully describing how stupid everyone is in this city. Meanwhile, the Governor and his wife are dreaming about how they will live in St. Petersburg, but then the postmaster Shpekin comes and shows Khlestakov's letter, which he opened. After reading, everyone starts accusing each other of bungling. Then a gendarme comes in and announces that an official from St. Petersburg has arrived and demands the Governor to come to him. It all ends with a silent scene.