In Chapter 12 of The Master and Margarita, Professor Woland, the checkered man (now called Fagott), and the cat are in the theater and are demonstrating a magic show. I think the point of this showing is to bring out the worldly desires of the people that are attending. For the men, it is money. For the women, it is to look the prettiest and have the nicest clothes. I think Woland does this purposely. In my opinion, I think he is the devil and that he is trying to get the people to hurt each other over jealously for what the others have. For example, two men begin to fight and brawl over the money that is falling in the air. I think this ties into the fact that Woland is trying to change the world in which these people live. In the chapter, Woland says that the "Moscow populace has changed significantly". Maybe that was foreshadowing the change in the people after his magic show after Fagott (Koroviev) tempts them. I think that Woland is trying to drag the people deeper into their sin.
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I had those same thoughts! I am very well convinced he is the devil! He not only shows them their sins, but drags them deeper in and makes it a habit.
ReplyDeleteThe peculiar thing about him, though I agree he is the devil or some kind of manifestation of him, is that he isn't diabolical, in the traditional sense.
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