Psychological Motivation of Actions of Characters in Vazha Pshavela’s “Host and Guest’’: Zviadauri Cover Image

პერსონაჟთა ქცევის ფსიქოლოგიური მოტივაციები ვაჟა-ფშაველას პოემაში „სტუმარ-მასპინძელი“: ზვიადაური
Psychological Motivation of Actions of Characters in Vazha Pshavela’s “Host and Guest’’: Zviadauri

Author(s): Manana Kvachantiradze
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Georgian literature
Published by: ლიტერატურის ინსტიტუტის გამომცემლობა
Keywords: image; undefeated soul; “solid’’; vital energy; myth;

Summary/Abstract: Personality of Zviadauri is the main factor and the cause of tradegy in the poem “Guest and host’’ by Vazha Pshavela. Author applies contrast paineting style: Zvizadauri is mainly silent while Jokhola is talking. Vazha Pshavela grants his character with freedom of word and action while Zviadauri is mostly shown in position of self defence lacking chance of any action. As he is in charge of his own movements, he never hides his name by onomastic act – by naming himself (“I am Zviadauri’’ – he was shouting down the hills’’) while Jokhola is forced to stay anonymous. Unlike Zviadauri Jokhola is known by his active actions and opinions, he is intense in terms of inner force and ability of enmity. Image of Zviadauri is given by distanced viewpoint that highlites attractiveness and fatal impact of the hero on people around. However, only strangers and external circumstance make possible to discover his unusual vital energy. Entire dramatic collision, dialogues and psychological pictures are linked to his vibrant energy. Meeting with Zviadauri awakes inner grace, generosity and divine nature in personalities of Jokhola and Aghaza. Death of Zviadauri naturally, without any cultural or religious intervention awakes in Quist crowd deep impulse of human unity – a soul of compassion and tolerance that creates natural basement where complex building of socio-cultural relations is constructed. It is secured by enemy tenet and deeply buried in order to safeguard identity of the community. Undefeated soul of man (Zviadauri) as a value was the common basis that gave birth and instantly `fixed’’ “personal’’ impulse of human unity and compassion.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 68-82
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Georgian