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Abdulin is a shopkeeper who sells wine. According to the mayor, Abdulin is scheming and duplicitous. The mayor curses Abdulin for knowing how scratched up his sword is but still not sending him a new one. Because he believes Khlestakov is a very high-ranking government official, Abdulin addresses a petition to Khlestakov complaining about the mayor’s misconduct.
Abdulin Quotes in The Government Inspector
The The Government Inspector quotes below are all either spoken by Abdulin or refer to Abdulin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1 Quotes
Hell! My sword’s scratched all over. That damned shopkeeper Abdulin knows very well the mayor’s sword’s in poor condition and still he doesn’t send me a new one.
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After the mayor decides to speak to the supposed government inspector, he asks for his sword to be brought to him. The mayor’s sword is part of his formal uniform. And it visually represents his authority, which is why he wants to wear it when he meets the inspector. However, the mayor’s sword doesn’t look impressive. It’s “scratched all over” and “in poor condition,” as the mayor complains. In its damaged state, the sword signifies that the mayor’s authority is tainted by corruption. Just like the mayor has taken poor care of his sword, he has neglected his duties and Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Delenit
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Abdulin Character Timeline in The Government Inspector
The timeline below shows where the character Abdulin appears in The Government Inspector. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1
...for duty. Distressed, the mayor complains that his sword is scratched and blames the shopkeeper Abdulin for not sending him a new one. He orders Svistunov to clean the streets around...
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