Master and Margarita

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   coot66 Student
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   Bulgakov allows the reader to have his own interpretation on who Woland actually is. Woland's character, over the course of the whole novel, isn't clearly marked as evil. However, with that said, Woland isn't God and certainly isn't associated with the "light" of Yeshua- Bulgakov clearly separates him from Yeshua in an earlier part of the novel (the confrontation between Levi Matvei and Woland). However, Woland’s role, at least in regard to the Master and Margarita, is a redemptory one; Bulgakov’s makes him a sort of dark angel, granting the couple peace in a place that was neither Heaven nor Hell. I think Bulgakov does this to promote questioning religion and the black and white concepts of good and evil, rather than to make a statement on the suffering artist. Bulgakov’s views on the suffering artist are represented in the novel through Ivan Bezdomny, a struggling poet, and the Master's earlier plight with his novel.

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   Posted by coot66 on Monday September 22, 2008 at 11:38 AM
   
   

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