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Characteristics of the image of Madame de Renal
Mrs. de Renal is the squad of the mayor of Verrieres, the mother of the three blues. Their life is calm and unturbulent. Don't mess around with the right side of the person and deal with the hostility of the simpleton. Ale Julien Sorel, leaning into the Renals' booth in the guise of a mentor-tutor, immediately shows respect for Madame de Renal, as he admires "naive grace, pure and living."
Louise doesn't love her boyfriend. Before Julien, she had never known passion. All the while, it seems that the young tutor is transforming Madame de Renal into a stick and a self-destructive woman. The power of this love is so great that it can subdue Julien’s egoism and ennoble his inner light.
... I am all one and only devoted to you. Apparently, the word “love” is still too weak. I have such a feeling for you that only one can live before God: everything is here - reverence, love, and listening...
Julien informs you that this is not just a short-lived relationship with another woman, but something more. Someone will be born with a high sense of confidence. If Julien’s ambitious plans encourage him to separate from Madame de Renal.
Liszt, in which Louise forces the Marquise de La Mole, takes revenge on her shocking love affair with Julien Sorel. A sheet of godly character, writings in the stage of affect, being in every way the attempt of Madame de Renal to cross the love of a Kohana woman with another woman.
“Poverty and greed prompted these people, born of incredible hypocrisy, to seduce a weak and unfortunate woman and in such a way to create a deed for themselves and become popular among people... Vine does not know the everyday laws of the world. ігії. To tell you the truth, I’m embarrassed to think that one of the ways to achieve success is for a new woman’s name, which is to pour into the booth with the greatest influx.”
Louise can’t change anything in her power, but her happiness appears insurmountable. The madness of love awakens in her a strength of spirit that she had never suspected before. After the victory of Julien, Mr. de Renal, he seeks a settlement from the Kohanim, who were condemned to the stratum. Julien turns in his feelings almost to Louise. At the end of his life, he was “drawn to gentleness and simplicity.”
Julien Nemov confesses to Madame de Renal:
“At those great hours, when we wandered with you in the Verge forests, I could have been so happy, but the stormy ambition buried my soul in such an unknown distance. Instead of pressing this charming hand to my heart, which was so close to my lips, I allowed the next one to take me away from you; I was completely worn out by unhealed battles, for which I could overcome, in order to conquer this unknown camp... No, I, chanting, died without knowing that, so happily, you did not come here before me, into the bondage " .
The piece we are going to look at today is called “Red and Black”. A summary of this novel by Stendhal is offered to your attention. This work was first published in 1830. To this day, the classic novel “Red and Black” is very popular. Its summary begins as follows.
The mayor of the town of Verrieres, located in France (district Franche-Comté), Mr. de Renal, is a vain and smug man. He informs his wife of his decision to take a tutor into the house. There is no particular need for this, it’s just that Mr. Valno, a local rich man, a vulgar loudmouth and a rival of the mayor, is proud of the new pair of horses he has acquired. But he doesn’t have a tutor.
Monsieur de Renal's tutor
The mayor has already agreed with Sorel that his youngest son will serve with him. M. Shelan, the old curé, recommended to him as a man of rare ability the son of a carpenter, who had already been studying theology for three years and knew Latin very well.
This young man's name is Julien Sorel, he is 18 years old. He is fragile in appearance, short, his face bears the stamp of originality. Julien has irregular facial features, black eyes, large and sparkling with thought and fire, dark brown hair. Young girls look at him with interest. Julien did not go to school. He was taught history and Latin by a regimental doctor who took part in Napoleonic campaigns. When he died, he bequeathed to him his love for Bonaparte. Since childhood, Julien dreamed of becoming a military man. For a commoner during the reign of Napoleon, this was the surest way to get out into the world and make a career. However, times have changed. The young man realizes that the only path open to him is the career of a priest. He is proud and ambitious, but at the same time he is ready to endure everything in order to make his way to the top.
Julien's meeting with Madame de Renal, the general admiration of the young men
Madame de Renal from the work "Red and Black" does not like her husband's idea. summary which we are interested in. She adores her three sons, and the thought that someone else will stand between her and the boys makes the lady despair. In her imagination, the woman already pictures a disheveled, rude, disgusting guy who is allowed to shout at her sons and even beat them.
The lady was very surprised when she saw in front of her a frightened, pale boy, who seemed to her very unhappy and unusually handsome. Not even a month has passed, and everyone in the house, including Mr. de Renal, already treats him with respect. Julien carries himself with great dignity. His knowledge of Latin also arouses universal admiration - the young man can recite by heart any passage from the New Testament.
Eliza's proposal
Eliza, the lady's maid, falls in love with the tutor. She tells Abbe Cheland in confession that she recently received an inheritance and plans to marry Julien. I am sincerely happy for the young priest, but he resolutely refuses this enviable offer. He dreams of becoming famous, but skillfully hides it.
Feelings appear between Madame de Renal and Julien
The family moves in the summer to the village of Vergis, where the castle and estate of the de Renals are located. The lady here spends whole days with her tutor and sons. Julien seems to her nobler, kinder, smarter than all the other men around her. She suddenly realizes that she loves this young man. But can we hope for reciprocity? After all, she is already 10 years older than him!
Julien likes Madame de Renal. He finds her charming, because he has never seen such women before. However, Julien is not yet in love, main character novel "Red and Black". A summary of what happens next will help you better understand the relationship between them. In the meantime, the main character seeks to conquer this woman for the sake of self-affirmation and revenge on Mr. de Renal, this smug man who talks to him condescendingly and often even rudely.
Mistress and boy become lovers
The young man warns his mistress that he will come to her bedroom at night, to which she responds with sincere indignation. When leaving his room at night, Julien is terribly afraid. The young man's knees give way, which Stendhal emphasizes ("Red and Black"). The summary, unfortunately, does not fully convey all the complex emotions that possessed the hero at that moment. Let's just say that when he sees his mistress, she seems so beautiful to him that all vain nonsense flies out of his head.
Julien's despair and his tears captivate the lady. A few days later the young man falls madly in love with this woman. Lovers are happy. Suddenly the lady's youngest son becomes seriously ill. The unhappy woman believes that she is killing her son with her sinful love for Julien. She understands that she is guilty before God and is tormented by remorse. The lady pushes Julien away, shocked by the depth of her despair and grief. The child, fortunately, is recovering.
The secret becomes clear
Mr. de Renal does not suspect anything about his wife’s betrayal, but the servants know enough. The maid Eliza, having met Mr. Valno on the street, tells him about the mistress’s affair with the young tutor. That same evening, an anonymous letter is brought to M. de Renal, which tells about what is happening in his house. The lady tries to convince her husband that she is innocent. However, the whole city already knows about her love affairs.
Julien leaves town
Stendhal continues his novel (“Red and Black”) with tragic events. Their summary is as follows. Abbot Chelan, Julien's mentor, believes that the young man should leave the city for at least a year - to Besançon to the seminary or to the lumber merchant Fouquet, his friend. Julien follows his advice, but returns 3 days later to say goodbye to his mistress. The young man makes his way to her, but the date is not joyful - it seems to both that they are saying goodbye forever.
Already in the second part the novel “Red and Black” continues (summary). Part 1 ends here.
Seminary studies
Julien goes to Besançon and comes to Abbe Pirard, the rector of the seminary. He's quite excited. Moreover, the face is so ugly that it causes horror in the young man. The rector examines Julien for 3 hours and is amazed at his knowledge of theology and Latin. He decides to accept the young man on a small scholarship to the seminary, even assigning him a separate cell, which is a great mercy. However, the seminarians hate Julien, because he is too talented and also gives the impression of a thinking person, and this is not forgiven here. The young man must choose a confessor for himself, and he chooses Abbot Pirard, not suspecting that this act will be decisive for him.
Julien's relationship with Abbot Pirard
The abbot is sincerely attached to his student, but Pirard's position in the seminary is fragile. The Jesuits, his enemies, are doing everything to force him to resign. Pirard, fortunately, has a patron and friend at court. This is de La Mole, marquis and aristocrat from the city of Franche-Comté. The abbot carries out all his orders. Having learned about the persecution, the Marquis invites Pirard to move to the capital. He promises the abbot the best parish located in the vicinity of Paris. Pirard, saying goodbye to Julien, foresees that difficult times will come for the young man. However, he cannot think about himself. He understands that Pirard needs money and offers all his savings. Pirard will never forget this.
Tempting offer
The nobleman and politician Marquis de La Mole enjoys great influence at court. He receives Pirard in a Parisian mansion. It is here that the action of the novel “Red and Black” continues, briefly described by us chapter by chapter. The Marquis mentions in the conversation that for several years he has been looking for an intelligent person to take care of his correspondence. The abbot offers his student to this place. He has a low origin, but this young man has a high soul, great intelligence and energy. So an unexpected prospect opens up for Julien Sorel - he can go to Paris!
Meeting with Madame de Renal
The young man, having received de La Mole's invitation, first goes to Verrieres, where he hopes to see Madame de Renal. According to rumors, she has recently fallen into frenzied piety. Julien, despite numerous obstacles, manages to get into her room. The lady had never seemed so beautiful to the young man. However, her husband realizes something, and Julien has to flee.
Julien in Paris
And now Stendhal’s novel “The Red and the Black” takes us back to Paris. The summary further describes the arrival of the main character here. Arriving in Paris, he first of all examines places associated with the name of Bonaparte and only then goes to Pirard. He introduces the Marquise Julien, and in the evening the young man is already sitting at his table. An unusually slender blonde with beautiful, but at the same time cold eyes sits down opposite him. Julien clearly does not like this girl - Mathilde de La Mole.
Julien, the hero created by F. Stendhal ("Red and Black"), quickly gets used to his new place. The summary we have described does not dwell on this in detail. Let us note that the Marquis considers him already after 3 months to be a completely suitable person. The young man works hard, he is understanding, silent and gradually begins to deal with difficult matters. Julien turns into a real dandy and gets comfortable in Paris. The Marquis presents him with an order, which calms the young man’s pride. Now Julien behaves more relaxed and does not feel insulted so often. However, the young man is pointedly cold towards Mademoiselle de La Mole.
Mademoiselle de La Mole
Matilda mourns once a year in honor of Boniface de La Mole, the ancestor of the family, who was the lover of Queen Margaret of Navarre herself. He was beheaded on the Place de Greve in 1574. According to legend, the queen asked the executioner for the head of her lover and buried it with her own hands in the chapel. You will still remember this legend when reading the novel “Red and Black” (summary by chapter).
New woman in Julien's life
Julien Sorel sees that this romantic story sincerely excites Mathilde. Over time, he ceases to shy away from her company. The young man is so interested in the conversations with this girl that he even temporarily forgets the role of the indignant plebeian that he took upon himself. Matilda realized a long time ago that she loved Julien. This love seems very heroic to her - a girl of such high origin falls in love with the son of a carpenter! Matilda stops being bored after she realizes her feelings.
Julien is more likely to excite his own imagination than to be truly infatuated with Matilda. However, having received a letter from her with a declaration of love, he is unable to hide his triumph: a noble lady fell in love with him, the son of a poor peasant, preferring him to an aristocrat, the Marquis de Croisenois himself!
The girl is waiting for Julien at her place at one in the morning. He thinks that this is a trap, that in this way Matilda’s friends are planning to kill him or laugh at him. Armed with a dagger and pistols, he goes to his beloved's room. Matilda is gentle and submissive, but the next day the girl is horrified when she realizes that she is now Julien’s mistress. When talking to him, she barely hides her irritation and anger. Julien's pride is offended. Both decide that everything is over between them. However, Julien realizes that he has fallen in love with this girl and cannot live without her. His imagination and soul are constantly occupied by Matilda.
"Russian plan"
The Russian Prince Korazov, an acquaintance of Julien, advises the young man to provoke her anger by starting to court another social beauty. To Julien’s surprise, the “Russian plan” works flawlessly. Matilda is jealous of him, she is in love again, and only enormous pride does not allow the girl to take a step towards her beloved. One day, Julien, not thinking about the impending danger, places a ladder against Matilda’s window. Seeing him, the girl gives up.
Julien achieves a position in society
We continue to describe the novel "Red and Black". A very brief summary of further events is as follows. Mademoiselle de La Mole soon informs her lover that she is pregnant, as well as her intentions to marry him. The Marquis, having learned about everything, becomes furious. However, the girl insists, and the father agrees. To avoid shame, he decides to create a brilliant position for the groom. For him, he gets a hussar lieutenant's patent. Julien now becomes Sorel de La Verne. He goes to serve in his regiment. Julien's joy is limitless - he dreams of a career and a future son.
Fatal letter
Suddenly news comes from Paris: his beloved asks him to return immediately. When Julien returns, she hands him an envelope containing a letter from Madame de Renal. As it turned out, Matilda’s father asked for information about the former tutor. Madame de Renal's letter is monstrous. She writes about Julien as a careerist and a hypocrite, capable of committing any meanness in order to get to the top. It is clear that M. de La Mole will now not agree to marry his daughter to him.
The crime committed by Julien
Julien, without saying a word, leaves Mathilde and goes to Verrieres. He buys a pistol at a gun shop, after which he goes to the Verrieres Church, where a Sunday service is taking place. In the church he shoots Madame de Renal twice.
He learns already in prison that she was only wounded, not killed. Julien is happy. He feels that he can now die in peace. Matilda follows Julien to Verrieres. The girl uses all her connections, gives out promises and money, hoping to soften her sentence.
The entire province flocks to Besançon on the day of the trial. Julien discovers with surprise that all these people inspire sincere pity. He intends to refuse the last word given to him, but something makes the young man get up. Julien does not ask for mercy from the court, since he realizes that the main crime he committed is that he, a commoner by birth, dared to rebel against the pitiful lot that befell him.
Execution
His fate is decided - the court sentences the young man to death. Madame de Renal visits him in prison and tells him that the letter was not written by her, but by her confessor. Julien had never been so happy. The young man realizes that the woman standing in front of him is the only one he can love. On the day of his execution, Julien feels courageous and cheerful. Matilda buries his head with her own hands. And 3 days after the death of the young man, Madame de Renal dies.
This is how the novel “Red and Black” ends (summary). Part 2 is the final one. The novel is preceded by an address to the reader, and ends with a note from the author.
Meaning of the name
You may ask why Frederic Stendhal called his work “Red and Black”. The summary presented above does not answer this question. So let's explain. There is no clear opinion on this matter in literary criticism. It is traditionally believed that this name symbolizes the main character’s choice between a career in the army (red) and a career in the church (black). However, there is still debate about why Frederic Stendhal named his novel “The Red and the Black.” A brief chapter-by-chapter summary or a cursory acquaintance with the work, of course, does not give the right to get involved in these disputes. To do this, you need to conduct an in-depth analysis. This is done by professional researchers of Stendhal's work.
The novel “Red and Black” is often called a harbinger of psychological realism. Its author is Marie-Henri Bayle, better known as Stendhal.
“Red and Black”: summary
The events of the novel take place in France in the 1820s. Since the novel touches on social and political issues, a summary of The Red and the Black should begin with a description of the historical background. Thus, Stendhal’s work tells about the times of the reign of Charles X, who tried to restore the order that existed before 1789.
The mayor of the city of Veviers, Mister de Renal, decides to hire a tutor. The old curé recommended to him Julien Sorel, the 18-year-old son of a carpenter with rare abilities. Julien is very ambitious and is ready to do anything to succeed. It is worth noting that throughout the entire novel the main character faces a choice between a church career (the clergy wore clothing and military service (the officer’s uniform was red), which is why Stendhal called the novel “Red and Black.”
The summary tells that soon the wife of Mr. de Renal realizes that she loves her tutor. Julien also finds his mistress charming and decides to win her for the sake of self-affirmation and revenge on Mr. de Renal. They soon become lovers. But when Madame de Renal's son becomes seriously ill, it seems to her that this is punishment for her sin. Further, the novel “Red and Black,” a brief summary of which omits details, tells of an anonymous letter that reveals to Mr. de Renal the truth about But she convinces her husband that she is innocent, and Julien is forced to leave Veviers.
The main character moves to Besançon and enters the seminary. Here he makes friends with Abbot Pirard. The latter has a powerful patron, the Marquis de La Mole. Through the efforts of Pirard, the named aristocrat accepts Julien as his secretary. Further, “The Red and the Black,” a summary of which would be incomplete without social issues, describes the adaptation of Julien in Paris, and in particular, in the aristocratic world. Julien turns into a real dandy. Even Matilda, the daughter of the marquis, falls in love with him. But after Matilda spends the night with Julien, she decides to break off the relationship.
An acquaintance of Julien advises him to start courting someone else in order to make Matilda jealous. Thus, the proud aristocrat again falls into the arms of the protagonist. Having become pregnant, Mathilde decides to marry Julien. Upon learning of this, her father becomes furious, but still submits to his daughter. In order to somehow rectify the situation, the Marquis decides to create an appropriate position in society for his future son-in-law. But suddenly a letter appears from Madame Renal, describing Julien as a hypocritical careerist. Because of this, he is forced to leave Matilda
Further, “Red and Black,” a brief summary of which cannot convey the entire psychologism of the novel, tells about the events that took place in Verrieres. Julien enters the local church and shoots his ex-lover. While in prison, he learns that his former lover has survived. Now he understands that he can die in peace. But Matilda does her best to help him. Despite receiving a death sentence. In prison, Madame de Renal visits him and admits that the ill-fated letter was composed by her confessor. After this, Julien realizes that he loves only her, but on the same day he is executed. Matilda buries her ex-fiancé's head with her own hands.
The fate of the main character of the novel "Red and Black" reflects the peculiarities of social life in France at that time. This work is a kind of encyclopedia of the Restoration era.
The mayor of the small French town of Verrieres, Mr. de Renal, takes into the house a tutor - a young man named Julien Sorel. Ambitious and ambitious, Julien studies theology, knows Latin perfectly and reads pages from the Bible by heart. Since childhood, he has dreamed of fame and recognition, and also admires Napoleon. He believes that the path of a priest is the right way to make a career. His politeness and intelligence contrast sharply with the manners and character of Monsieur de Renal, whose wife gradually warms to Julien and then falls in love with him. They become lovers, but Madame de Renal is pious, she is constantly tormented by pangs of conscience, and the deceived husband receives an anonymous letter warning about his wife’s betrayal. Julien, by prior agreement with Madame de Renal, writes a similar letter, as if it had come to her. But rumors spread around the city, and Julien has to leave. He gets a job at the theological seminary in Besançon, impressing the rector Abbot Pirard with his knowledge. When the time comes to choose his confessor, he chooses Pirard, who, as it later turned out, was suspected of Jansenism.
They want to force Pirard to resign. His friend, the rich and influential Marquis de La Mole, invites the abbot to move to Paris and allocates him a parish four leagues from the capital. When the Marquis mentioned that he was looking for a secretary, Pirard suggested Julien as a man who “has both energy and intelligence.” He is very glad to have the opportunity to be in Paris. The Marquis, in turn, welcomes Julien for his hard work and abilities and trusts him with the most difficult matters. He also meets the marquis's daughter Matilda, who is frankly bored in secular society. Matilda is spoiled and selfish, but not stupid and very beautiful. The proud woman's pride is offended by Julien's indifference, and unexpectedly she falls in love with him. Julien does not experience reciprocal passion, but the attention of the aristocrat flatters him. After a night spent together, Matilda is horrified and breaks off relations with Julien, who is also tormented by unrequited love. His friend, Prince Korazov, advises him to make Matilda jealous by flirting with other women, and the plan unexpectedly succeeds. Mathilde falls in love with Julien again, and then announces that she is expecting a child and wants to marry him. However, Sorel's rosy plans are upset by a sudden letter from Madame de Renal. The woman writes:
Poverty and greed prompted this man, capable of incredible hypocrisy, to seduce a weak and unhappy woman and in this way create a certain position for himself and become one of the people... [He] does not recognize any laws of religion. To be honest, I have to think that one of the ways to achieve success is for him to seduce the woman who enjoys the greatest influence in the house.
The Marquis de La Mole does not want to see Julien. The same one goes to Madame de Renal, buys a pistol on the way and shoots his former lover. Madame Renal does not die from her wounds, but Julien is still taken into custody and sentenced to death. In prison, he again makes peace with Madame de Renal and repents of attempting to commit murder. He realizes that he has always been in love only with her. Madame de Renal comes to him in prison and tells him that the letter was written by her confessor, and she only rewrote it. After Julien is sentenced to death, he refuses to appeal, reinforcing this by the fact that he has achieved everything in life, and death will only end this path. Madame de Renal dies three days after Julien's execution.
Julien Sorel is the main character of the novel. He wants to be a military man, but only nobles are accepted there. Therefore, he wants to wear a black cassock, since the path there is open to him. But he only craves the privileges of this garment. He doesn't believe in God himself. Smart, prudent, does not disdain his means, an ardent admirer of Napoleon, wants to repeat his fate. He thinks that if he had been born during the time of Napoleon, he would have achieved a lot, but now he has to be a hypocrite. Understands that for the sake of your goals you need to treat people you don’t like well. He tries to be a hypocrite, but it doesn’t always work out. Very emotional, vain, chasing position in society. Hot-tempered. Brave. Sometimes his feelings prevail over his mind.
Madame de Renal is the wife of the mayor of the city of Verrieres, Mr. de Renal. 30 years. Sincere, simple-minded and naive.
Mathilde de La Mole - 20 years old; harsh, emotional, ironic towards her acquaintances, not hypocritical with her father’s friends. Acts like a child. Slowly reads his father's books (Voltaire, Rousseau). And the more modern protest there is, the more interesting it seems.
Abbot Pirard - Sorel meets him at the seminary. The abbot has sympathy for the smart student, but tries not to show it. They are similar to Sorel. Most do not like them for their intelligence, erudition, and opposition to other seminarians. Everyone is ready to report them at the first opportunity. As a result, the abbot survives from the seminary. Mr. de La Mole helps him move to another place.
Mr. de La Mole - participates in secret meetings, looks like an ultra-royalist in the 1820s. Has a large library. Treats Sorel well from the very beginning, does not despise his origins. Appreciates him for his work and help in business. I immediately believed Sorel’s negative characterization. I am grateful to the abbot for his help.
Count de Thaler is the son of a Jew, simple-minded, which is why he succumbs to the influence of society and does not have his own opinion. He killed Croisenois in a duel, who defended Matilda's honor, refuting rumors about the reason for her disappearance, not believing anonymous letters. Croisenois was her admirer.
Mr. de Renal is the Mayor of Verrieres. Invites the tutor to show off to Valno. Valno himself later becomes mayor. Both worry about what others will think of them. Vain, rich in dishonest money. They talk to each other in a friendly manner, but they plot behind their backs.
Stendhal's novel "Red and Black" is varied in theme, interesting and instructive. The fates of his heroes are also instructive. I would like to tell you what two heroines taught me - Madame Where Renal and Mathilde de La Mole. In order for us to understand the inner world of these heroines, Stendhal subjects them to the test of love, since, in his opinion, love is a subjective feeling and depends more on the one who loves than on the object of love itself. And only love can tear off the masks behind which people usually hide their true nature.
At the beginning of the novel, Madame Renal appears. She looked about thirty years old, but she was still very pretty. A tall, stately woman, she was once the first beauty in the entire district. The rich heiress of a God-fearing aunt, she was brought up in a Jesuit convent, but soon managed to forget the nonsense that she was taught in this institution. She was married at the age of sixteen to an already elderly gentleman, Renal. Smart, quick-witted, emotional, she was at the same time timid and bashful, simple-minded and a little naive. Her heart was free from coquetry. She loved solitude, loved to walk around her wonderful garden, shied away from what was called entertainment, so in society Madame Renal began to be called proud and said that she was very proud of her origins. She had never even thought about it, but she was very satisfied when the residents of the town began to visit them less often.
The young woman could not deceive, conduct, politics regarding her man, so among the local ladies she was considered “stupid”. The courtship of Mr. Valno, who liked her, only frightened her. The life of the lady where Renal was dedicated to a man and children. And then a new feeling arose in her soul - love. It was as if she had woken up from a long sleep, began to get caught up in everything, and was lost in emotion. The feelings that Mrs. Where is Renal ignited made her energetic and decisive. Here she is, as if condemned to death, in order to save her lover, she goes to Julien’s room to pull out a portrait of Napoleon from the mattress. This, by hook or by crook, introduces Julien, a man of low birth, into the honor guard. This is thinking through an anonymous letter.
Madame de Renal is constantly in mental tension, two forces are fighting in her - a natural feeling, the desire for happiness and a sense of duty towards family, men, imposed by society, civilization, religion. When her son gets sick, she perceives the illness as God's punishment for adultery. And almost immediately after the threat to the boy’s health has passed, he again surrenders to his love. Then she returned to her beloved again, this time finally. She can no longer go against herself, her nature, her nature. She says, “My duty first and foremost is to be with you.” From that time on, she completely stopped taking moral condemnation into account. Now he simply did not exist for her. The last days she was next to Julien. Life without her loved one became meaningless for her. And three days after Julien's death, Madame Renal dies hugging her children. She lived quietly, unnoticed, sacrificing herself for the sake of her children and her beloved, and died just as quietly.
Mathilde de La Mole is a completely different type of female character. A proud and cold beauty who reigns at the balls, where the entire brilliant Parisian world gathers, she is extravagant, witty, and superior to her surroundings. She reads Voltaire, Rousseau, is interested in the history of France, the heroic eras of the country - her active nature forces her to treat with contempt all high-born admirers who claim her hand and heart. From them, and in particular from the Marquis of Croisnois, whose marriage would have brought Matilda the ducal title about which her father appears, boredom emanates from her. “What in the world could be trivial from such a gathering?” - expresses the look of her “blue as the sky” eyes. Modern reality does not arouse any interest in Matilda. She is everyday, gray and not at all heroic. Everything is bought and sold - “the title of baron, the title of viscount - all this can be bought... end after all, to get wealth, a man can marry Rothschild’s daughter.” Matilda has a living past that appears in her imagination, entwined with the romance of strong feelings. She regrets that there is no longer a court similar to the court of Catherine or Louis XIII. On April 30, Matilda always wears a mourning dress, since this is the day of the death penalty of her ancestor La Mole, who died in 1574, making an attempt to free his friends captured by Catherine, among whom was the King of Navarre, the future Henry IV, the man of his mistress - the queen Margaritas. Matilda bows before the power of passion of Margarita, who received the head of her lover from the executioner and buried it with her own hands. A supporter of the throne and the church, Matilda feels capable of great feats for the sake of restoring old times.
Matilda pays attention to Julien because she senses an extraordinary nature in him. Just like the Count with his romantic fate (“obviously, only a death sentence distinguishes a person... this is the one thing that cannot be bought”), Julien arouses her interest and respect as someone who “... was not born to crawl.” Matilda is struck by the cloudy fire that glows in his eyes, his proud look. “Or is he not Danton?” - Matildaa thinks, feeling that this is a real person with a strong will, worthy of her. “Nowadays, when all determination is lost, his determination frightens them,” thinks Matilda, contrasting Julien with all the young nobles who show off in her mother’s salon.
The disguise of Tartuffe, the appearance of a saint that Julien puts on himself, cannot deceive her. Despite his black suit, which he does not take off, “the priestly face with which the poor fellow has to walk around so as not to die of hunger,” His Highness scares them, Matilda understands. To dare to love Julien, someone who is lower than her on social levels, corresponds to her character, the secret of which is the need to take risks. But her love is hard. She, too, like Mrs. Where Renal, is in constant mental tension. She also has a struggle between the natural desire for happiness and “civilization,” those views that society imposed on them from her very birth. Hesitating between love and hatred for Julien, contempt for herself, she either pushes him away, or surrenders with all the power of passion. She would have saved Julien from the death penalty if he had wanted it. After the death of her lover, she fulfilled his last request - she buried him in a cave on a high mountain that rises above Verrieres. “Thanks to Matilda’s efforts, this wild cave was decorated with marble statues, which she ordered from Italy at great expense.”
Both heroines are wonderful, each in their own way. Both of them evoke, on the one hand, sympathy and pity, on the other hand, their altruistic, sacrificial love evokes surprise and honor. With their love they teach us to love unselfishly and selflessly. It is a pity that their happiness did not last long, but it is not so much they who are to blame as society with its unjust laws.
Louise is the wife of the mayor of Verrieres, the mother of three sons. Her life flows calmly and serenely. She is not interested in her husband's affairs and gives the impression of a simpleton. But Julien Sorel, finding himself in the Renal house as a mentor-tutor, immediately draws attention to Madame de Renal, who is distinguished by “naive grace, pure and lively.” Louise doesn't love her husband. Before Julien, she had not yet known passion. But an all-consuming feeling for the young tutor turns Madame de Renal into an ardent and selfless woman. The power of this love is so great that it is able to overcome Julien’s egoism and ennoble his inner world. Julien realizes that this is not just a fleeting relationship with a married woman, it is something more. A reciprocal high feeling arises in him. But Julien’s ambitious plans prompt him to part with Madame de Renal. The letter that Louise sends to the Marquis de La Mole contains a shocking confession of her love affair with Julien Sorel. The half-crazed letter, written in a state of passion, was simply an attempt by Madame de Renal to prevent the marriage of her loved one with another woman. Louise cannot change anything in her own destiny, but the desire for happiness turns out to be irresistible. The madness of love awakens in her a strength of spirit that she had never suspected before. After Julien's sentence, Madame de Renal seeks a meeting with her lover, who was sentenced to execution. Julien returns in his feelings to Louise. At the end of his life, “he was drawn to gentleness and simplicity.” Julien seems to be confessing to Madame de Renal: “In those old times, when you and I wandered in the Vergis forests, I could have been so happy, but stormy ambition carried my soul into some unknown distances. Instead of pressing to my heart that lovely hand that was so close to my lips, I allowed the future to carry me away from you; I was completely absorbed in countless battles, from which I had to emerge victorious in order to win some unheard-of position... No, I probably would have died without knowing what happiness is, if you had not come to me here, in prison." It is to Madame de Renal that Julien turns to him with a request to take care of his child, whom Mathilde de La Mole is about to give birth to. Julien foresees that the fate of this child will be unenviable: Matilda will forget about him, just as over time she will forget about Julien himself. The feeling of grief and loss is so great that three days after Sorel's execution, Madame de Renal dies hugging her children.