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The document discusses superstitious and supernatural elements in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita". It provides context on Russian superstitions like carrying empty buckets or money changing hands. Specific omens in the novel are described, like a black cat. Superstitious elements are used to explain negative events and reinforce the novel's supernatural atmosphere. They act as a device to convey supernatural elements like Satan and magic to readers.
The document discusses superstitious and supernatural elements in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita". It provides context on Russian superstitions like carrying empty buckets or money changing hands. Specific omens in the novel are described, like a black cat. Superstitious elements are used to explain negative events and reinforce the novel's supernatural atmosphere. They act as a device to convey supernatural elements like Satan and magic to readers.
The document discusses superstitious and supernatural elements in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita". It provides context on Russian superstitions like carrying empty buckets or money changing hands. Specific omens in the novel are described, like a black cat. Superstitious elements are used to explain negative events and reinforce the novel's supernatural atmosphere. They act as a device to convey supernatural elements like Satan and magic to readers.
Introduction Important vocabulary What are superstitious and supernatural elements Russian Superstitions Why Superstitious Elements Supernatural Elements Thesis Superstition is used in The Master and Margarita to reinforce the supernatural effect the novel conveys. Key words Superstition: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings and a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief. Supernatural: manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin, such as ghosts Omen: an event regarded as a portent of good or evil, as well as of prophetic significance What is Superstition Superstitions were originally used to give reason to things humans had no control over - to make them feel more in control They survive today even with scientific reason because they have been passed down through the generations Many superstitions have origins in ancient times The same superstition may vary from place to place What is Supernaturalism Supernaturalism has much the same origins, it was created to explain the world and often depicts some sort of higher power
In Latin means supra=above, natura=nature
Supernatural elements are often on a bigger scale than
superstitions What are some superstitious omens you noticed in the novel? Russian Superstitions Found in the Novel Putting money in someones hand Believed to carry energy while with his right hand he put into the chairmans other hand a thick, crackling wad. p.100 Carrying an empty bucket Omen of a bad day Annushka carries around a can and is known as the Plague Russian Superstitions cont Thresholds to homes Demons dwell here Stepped in, yes, but halted in amazement in the doorway p. 96 Returning shortly to the house Bad luck Barman returned to apartment to get his hat and instead got a black cat on his head (p. 209-210) Rimsky did not go back for his hat in the office (p.158) Russian Superstitions cont Black Cats Thought to be an omen of evil and the devil When the foreigner - Satan - arrives in Moscow he brings with him a giant black cat ...a tom-cat, who appeared out of nowhere, huge as a hog, black as soot or as a rock, and with a desperate cavalrymans whiskers. (pg 49) What effect do you think the Superstitious Elements had on the novel? Why Superstitious Elements Monsieur Woland, with a sance of black magic theres no such thing in the world, and that its all just superstition p. 122
They are used to explain or foreshadow negative
events in the novel. Supernatural Elements The Devil Larger-than-life black cat Flying people; the dead green girl from p. 157, Margarita, Natasha, and Nikolai Ivanovich Satans Ball Chess pieces Magic Show Conclusion Superstitious elements are used in Master and Margarita to convey the supernatural elements of the novel, and to foreshadow or explain negative events in the novel. Works Cited http://rbth.com/articles/2010/09/07/twelve_russian_superstitions04931.html