The comedy “Let us consider our people”, the brief content of which we present to your attention, begins with the fact that the daughter of the merchant Bolshov, Lipochka, discusses, while sitting at the window with a book, about dancing. She dreams that she, dressed up as a picture, will be invited to the waltz by an interesting gentleman. But what if she gets embarrassed? And the young lady begins to waltz.
Dancing Lipochka catches mother, Agrafena Kondratyevna. It scolds her, but her daughter is naughty and demands a groom, otherwise all her friends have long been with their husbands. By their obviously habitual quarrel, it is noticeable that Lipochka is a near-by young lady, completely spoiled by her mother.
Soon the matchmaker, Ustinya Naumovna, was announced. She complains that she can not figure out how to choose a groom in a family where everyone wants different things. Mama is an old-bred merchant, dad is certainly rich, and her daughter wishes only the noble.
As the comedy “Let’s Consider Our Own People”, which briefly reads, is narrated, the family father, a wealthy merchant Bolshov, decided, after consulting with the former lawyer Rispolozheninsky, to declare himself bankrupt in order to become even richer in this way. He believes that deceiving creditors who have money is not a sin. One thing only bothers the wretched merchant: to whom to transfer his property?
The solicitor advises the most suitable candidate - Lazar Podkhalyuzin, clerk Bolshov. Here, by the way, he is also announced. He talks about how he teaches sellers to behave "more natural" in a shop, deceiving buyers. The manners of this young man show that he will go far in his midst. He skillfully flatter the owner, promising him "both in fire and in water" for him, and the rich merchant sincerely believes in this.
The comedy “Our People - Let's Count”, the brief content of which is proposed here, very vividly represents the people gathered in Bolshov’s house. All of them, without exception, think only of their own benefit, and at every opportunity “drown” the one who is nearby. We will see this further.
Having convinced both Rizpolezhensky and Ustinia Naumovna to support his person as a possible successor to Bolshov’s condition and a candidate for his daughter’s hand, he does not spare words for promises. The matchmaker decides to inform the new bridegroom, whom she has hitherto married to Lipochka, that her father has no money. And the solicitor praises Podkhalyuzin as the most convenient companion for participating in bankruptcy proceedings.
Lazar himself, in conversation with Bolshov, skillfully turns out compliments to the Samsonovna Olympiad and, as a result, as the play “Our People Are Counted,” a brief summary of which you read, ensures that Bolshov decides to give his daughter for a clerk. He argues that it is better to transfer his wealth to his son-in-law than to an outsider.
Bolshov proclaims Podkhalyuzin to be his daughter’s groom and, despite her resistance, firmly stands his ground. And Lazarus at this time promises mommy that in her old age there will be no more caring son for him than he is.
Left alone with sticky Lipochka, the clerk reports that her dad is now bankrupt. And all his money belongs to Lazarus. Lipochka panics: “They brought up, and went bankrupt!” But the clerk promises her that, marrying him, she will not know of anything denied. The young lady, having thought, agrees, and the matchmaking is accomplished, as Ostrovsky tells. “We will be counted as our own people,” a brief summary of which you see, with bitter irony, they further describe how the young acted with the merchant Bolshov.
In the last action, Lipochka already lives a happy married life with Podkhaluzin, who spoils his wife. But he sends the former assistants one by one with nothing. The matchmaker gets only an unimportant dress (instead of a sable salop), and the solicitor receives only a hundred piece of paper. Bolshova, an enterprising young man, does send without a dime, despite the fact that he faces Siberia.
But, turning to the audience, Podkhalyuzin assures that if you send a child to him in the store, they will not deceive him “even in the onion”.
After reading the comedy “Let us consider our people,” analysis is probably not required, because the characters of the great Russian writer Ostrovsky appear too bright and convex, speaking all for themselves.