Alexander Ostrovsky vis-a-vis Fyodor Dostoevsky: the omedy “Rich Brides” and the novel “The Idiot”

The comedy “Rich Brides” by Alexander Ostrovsky and the novel “The Idiot” Fyodor Dostoevsky are close in staging main plot move – fate of a woman who sinned due to life circumstances. characters both works fell victims wealthy patrons were going marry them off. They have different personalities, heroine Valentina Belyosova, unlike Dostoevsky's Nastasya Barashkova, at first glance seems frivolous, but women, being accused immorality, transformed, as female pride desire defend themselves awakened them. Impressed Yuriy Tsyplunov's bitter emotional accusations, Belyosova is imbued with respect for him even confesses her love. melodramatic comic unexpected turns events. does not parody or imitate author Idiot”, metamorphosis that occurred feelings behaviour (partly Tsyplunov) testifies playwright's ability portray complex characters, which brings his talent closer artistically represent dialectic personality.