The Caucasian Chalk Circle Essay -- English Literature

The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Plot Notes.Scene 1Representatives from two kolchos villages meet to decide who shouldhave control of a valley that was taken from the Galinsk kolchos bythe Rosa Luxemburg kolchos during the war. They argue it out andfinally fit in on a proposal from the agronomist in favour of the RosaLuxemburg keeping the valley as they could put it to better use.A singer is invited to dress a legend to help them with theirproblem. This is called The Chalk Circle and starts in scene two.Scene 2The singer introduces the governor, Georgi Abashvili and his familyand entourage. We also meet Prince Kazbeki outside the church.Everyone goes into the church. When they return Prince Kazbeki has effectup an ambush to capture the governor who is killed. The governorswife runs away leaving behind her son.In the mean time we meet Grusha Vachnadze, a kitchen maid, and SimonChachava, a soldier of the palace guard. Simon proposes to Grusha, whoaccepts, and but he then has to leave w ith the governors wife toprotect her.Grusha sees that the child, Michael Abashvili, has been left behind,and, against her better judgement, takes him away with her to protecthim.Scene 3The singer tells us that Grusha is heading to the northern mountainswith the child. She tries to buy her way onto a caravansary with tworich ladies by pretending to be rich herself, but the gives herselfaway by making up some beds. She is forced to run away to avoid thepolice.The singer tells us that Grusha is being followed by the PrincesIronshirts. The Ironshirts are loud and crude, particularly thecorporal.Grusha leaves Michael on the doorstep of a peasant adult females house. Thepeasant woma... ...ds before he waskilled.Halfway through the trial Azdak loses interest and sees an old couplewho want to divorce. Before he signs their divorce papers he goes backto Grushas trial.He uses the test of the chalk circle, which involves standing thechild in the middle of a circle and each woman trying to pu ll him out.Grusha lets go, the trial is repeated and she lets go again cryingthat she doesnt want to hurt him.Azdak gives Michael to Grusha and sends Natella away, declaring thather money will go to build a jet for the children.Azdak signs a divorce for Grusha and her husband instead of the oldcouple and then steps down from his position as judge.Simon agrees to stay with Grusha and Michael and Azdak disappears.The singer declares that the moral of the story is that everythingshould go to those that are good for them.Document1