Eugene Onegin

How do the characters in the novel feel trapped by the social etiquette that governs their lives? How do they push back against this?

Eugene Onegin is written in a particular poetic form known as the Onegin stanza. How does this form affect the characterization of the protagonist?

In what sense is the duel inevitable? Which character experiences the most tragic outcome?

Lensky is a poet and a romantic. How does his love of poetry dictate the way he views the world?

Describe how Onegin carefully constructs identities, and suggest why he might do so.

More than any other character, Tatyana seeks a deeper meaning for her dreams. Why is she so much more invested in the supernatural, compared to other characters?

How does the narrator use the roads of Russia to critique the society?

How does Eugene Onegin explore the divide between rural and urban communities in 19th-century Russia?