Summary of Master and Margarita Bulgakova

Before us, "Master and Margarita." The brief content of the chapters of the novel will help the reader to quickly understand whether the work is interesting to him. Mikhail Bulgakov finished work on it by 1937, but the first magazine publication took place only after 25 years. Each of the two stories told in the "novel-myth", as Bulgakov called it, develops an independent story.

The first story takes place in Moscow - the Soviet capital - in the 30s of the twentieth century during the May full moon. The second - at the same time of year, but in Yershalaim for two thousand years before the first. The heads of the new Moscow history are interspersed with the heads of the ancient Yershalaim.

Summary "Master and Margarita", part one, chapters 1-12

On a hot May day, Patriarchal Ponds meet a mysterious foreigner Woland and his companions with the editor of the literary magazine Mikhail Berlioz and the young poet Ivan Nikolaevich Bezdomny, the author of an atheistic poem. A foreigner pretends to be a master of black magic. His entourage includes assistant Koroviev, called Fagot, Azazello, responsible for "power" operations, a pretty assistant and part-time witch-vampire Gella and funny buffoon Behemoth, often appearing in the form of a black cat of impressive size.

The foreigner wedged himself into the discussion of Berlioz and the Homeless about Jesus, claiming that he existed in reality. Proof of the fact that not everything is subject to man, was Woland's prediction of Berlioz's sad death at the hands of the Komsomol. Immediately Ivan becomes a witness of how a tram operated by a girl-Komsomol member beheaded the editor-in-chief.

The pursuit and desire to stop the ghostly gang of Woland led Homeless to a clinic for the mentally ill. Here he meets the Master, a sick man from the hundred and eighteenth number, and listens not only to the story of his love for Margarita, but also to the story of Yeshua Ha-Nozri. In particular, the Master reveals to Ivan the true otherworldly essence of Woland - the king of darkness.

The foreigner with the assistants occupied Berlioz's apartment, sending his neighbor Stepu Likhodeyev to Yalta. The scene at the Variety Theater becomes an exhibition of the hellish company. Muscovites are offered various temptations: rain from money, outfits and perfumes. After the presentation, the tempted bitterly regret this, being in the street naked and without money.

The master tells Ivan that he is a historian, a former employee of the museum. Having won once a large sum of money, he resigned and began to write a long-conceived book about the times of Pontius Pilate.

At the same time he meets Marguerite, between them there is love. After the publication of the excerpt from the book, the Master begins troubles, provoked by critics of the Moscow literary association and denunciation. In a fit of despair, he burns the manuscript. All this leads him to a psychiatric clinic.

Summary "Master and Margarita", part one, chapters 13-18

In parallel, another story develops. Pontius Pilate interrogates the caught beggar philosopher Yeshua, whom local religious authorities have already sentenced to execution. Pilate does not agree with a tough sentence, but is forced to approve it. He asks to pardon Ga-Nozri in honor of the Easter holiday, but the Jewish high priest lets go of the robber. The bald mountain is disfigured by three crosses, on which two robbers and Yeshua are executed. Once at the feet of the dying philosopher there remains one of his successors Matvey Levi and the executioner stops suffering with the merciful blow of the spear in the heart, then everyone is covered by an incredible downpour. Pontius Pilate can not find rest. He calls a helper and orders the execution of the one who betrayed Yeshua. In the parchment of Levi, where he recorded the speeches of Ha-Nozri, Pilate read that cowardice - vice is the most serious.

Summary "Master and Margarita", part two, chapters 19-32

Margarita accepts Azazello's offer, becomes a witch for a while, to meet again with her beloved person. She plays the role of mistress at the annual ball of dark forces, together with Woland and his henchmen. In return, the Masters return it. They are carried away by the infernal retinue, and they find peace for ever, because the Master did not deserve the light.

Summary "Master and Margarita", part two, epilogue

Every year, walking under the full moon of May, Professor Ivan Nikolaevich dreams of waking. He is Pontius Pilate and Ga-Noctri, who, chatting peacefully, walk along an endless lunar path, and number one hundred and eighteenth, led by an incredibly beautiful woman.

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