Features of onomastics in A.S. Pushkin's "Little tragedies"

this article examines the features of onomastics in the works of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, specifically in «The Miserly Knight» and «Mozart and Salieri». The aim of this research is to determine the role of character names in revealing the themes and motives of the works, as well as to analyze the connection between names and the characters' traits, their social status, and their functions in the plot. The research tasks identified include conducting a lexical analysis of the character names in the tragedies «The Miserly Knight» and «Mozart and Salieri»; identifying their semantic meanings and examining how the character names relate to the historical and cultural context of the time when the works were written; and analyzing how the use of names influences the development of the plot and the interactions between characters. The article analyzes the role of proper names and ethnonyms in creating character images and shaping their relationships. It describes how onomastics contributes to a deeper understanding of the cultural and social contexts in which the events of the plays unfold. This research could serve as a basis for conducting seminars and workshops dedicated to the analysis of Pushkin's works, where participants can study onomastic features and their influence on text perception. The results of the research may be used to develop literature courses that emphasize onomastics as an important element of text analysis.

A.S. Pushkin, «Little Tragedies», «The Miserly Knight», «Mozart and Salieri», onomastics, literature, linguistics