Pshyhological Motivations of Characters Actions in Vazha-Pshavela’s ,,Host and Guest’’: Agaza Cover Image

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Pshyhological Motivations of Characters Actions in Vazha-Pshavela’s ,,Host and Guest’’: Agaza

Author(s): Manana Kvachantiradze
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Personality Psychology, Theory of Literature, Georgian literature
Published by: ლიტერატურის ინსტიტუტის გამომცემლობა
Keywords: Agaza; motivation; mourning; compassion; personal responsibility;

Summary/Abstract: In the article we analize psycological motivation of woman character of Aghaza in Vazha Pshavela’s poem „Host and guest“. The battle with Zviadauri should be appraised by a person and not by a crowd as perception of crowd is spontaneous and lacks moral aspects. In the poem personal appraisal is given in the mourning of Agaza. For Vazha Pshavela Agaza is an image of beauty, like natural phenomenon she is an orgnic part of world beauty. To such creation nature and tradition assigns obligation to mourn for ,,decent man ”. The obligation of mourning gives clear motivation to Aghaza’s actions. Addressing heart is Vazha’s style. On the one hand we can observe ,,Pan’’ approach, when person prioritizes heart(nature) over mind, on the other hand - it is Christian concept of ,,heart’’- the organ of compassion and love. Vazha Pshavela provides further emotional details of Agaza’s compassion. Agaza adopts role of Zviadauri’s wife. She represents symbolic function of eternal wife of ,, decent man’’. In the poem he does not directly approach Zviadauri as it is supposed during intimate dialogue, but instead she speaks in third person, as to other, as to stranger therefore indicating that her grief belongs to the role and not to reality.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 49-60
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Georgian