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The Government Inspector Introduction

The document outlines key themes and characters from Nikolai Gogol's play 'The Government Inspector.' It highlights issues of corruption, bribery, and hypocrisy among officials, including the Mayor, Judge, and School Superintendent. The characters are depicted as self-serving and negligent, with a focus on their dishonest conduct and the impact on the community.

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The Government Inspector Introduction

The document outlines key themes and characters from Nikolai Gogol's play 'The Government Inspector.' It highlights issues of corruption, bribery, and hypocrisy among officials, including the Mayor, Judge, and School Superintendent. The characters are depicted as self-serving and negligent, with a focus on their dishonest conduct and the impact on the community.

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The

Government
Inspector
By Nikolai Gogol
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• Dishonest or
fraudulent- , typically
involving bribery. -
conduct by those in
power
Corruption
Dishonest or fraudulent
conduct by those in power ,
typically involving bribery.
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• or something valuable -
to do something for you.-
The act of offering
someone money -in
order to persuade them
The act of offering someone
money or something valuable
in order to persuade them to
do something for you.
Bribery
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• The practice of claiming


-or more noble beliefs
than is the case.-to have
higher standards
The practice of claiming to
have higher standards or more
noble beliefs than is the case.
Hypocrisy
Characters
Corrupt Offi cials
and their relatives
The Mayor
• Corrupt
• Doesn’t care about the people of his town
• Accepts bribes
• His wife is Anna
• His daughter is Marya
The Judge
• Corrupt and hypocritical
• Accepts bribes
• He washes his hands of his
own responsibilities
The School Superintendent
• Nervous
• Drunkard
The postmaster
• He opens and reads private
mail of people
• Doesn’t send letters forward
The stranger

• Hlestakov (gambler-
broke-reckless
spending money-
clerk- always
penniless)
Servant
• Yosif is the servant of Hlestakov
• He is always complaining about his master’s
actions
landowners
• Bob and Dob (Land owners who tell the Mayor
everything going on in town)
• They benefit from their relation with the officials

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