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The Mayor
Ammos Fyodorovich Lyapkin-Tyapkin is the judge. He’s pompous and solemn, and he considers himself an intellectual. The judge has received an award for his long service in office, but he is corrupt, incompetent, and neglectful of his duties, just like the other town officials. He openly admits to taking bribes, and he can’t make sense of court records. He cares more about his hobbies—hunting and raising hunting dogs—than his job. Additionally, he uses the courthouse as a place to kennel his dogs and store his personal belongings. According to the Warden of Charities, the judge is also carrying on a long-term affair with Dobchinsky’s wife. Despite his many misdeeds, the judge is the least concerned about the government inspector’s arrival, because he’s confident the inspector won’t investigate the courts. Still, the judge becomes anxious to impress Khlestakov, and nervously bribes Khlestakov to ensure that the courts won’t be inspected.
The Judge Quotes in The Government Inspector
The The Government Inspector quotes below are all either spoken by The Judge or refer to The Judge. 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
You watch it! You can’t pull the wool over my eyes. What did you do to that draper Chernayev, eh? He gave you two yards of cloth for a new uniform and you swiped the whole roll! You watch out! You’re taking bribes above your rank!
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While the mayor prepares to meet Khlestakov, the supposed government inspector, he orders the constable Svistunov to help clean up the town. As he does so, he also admonishes Svistunov for stealing a “whole roll” of cloth from a townsperson. The mayor’s reproach reveals that the town’s police are also corrupt. Like the town officials—such as the mayor and the judge—the constables also abuse their authority by stealing and taking bribes. However, the mayor isn’t angry simply because Svistunov accepted a bribe. Rather, the mayor is upset that Svistunov is taking bribes “above [his] rank.” First, these words suggest that 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 consequatu
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The Judge Character Timeline in The Government Inspector
The timeline below shows where the character The Judge appears in The Government Inspector. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1
The judge worries that the inspector’s visit means that Russia is going to war and the government...
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...mail out of curiosity, promises to detain any letters complaining about the town’s governance. The judge warns they’ll get into trouble for intercepting letters, but the mayor says they’ll keep it...
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Act 3
...any playing-card societies, the mayor exaggeratedly denies any interest in cards. In an aside, the judge reveals that the mayor won money in a card game against him just last night.
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Act 4
...The Warden of Charities suggests they speak to Khlestakov one by one. They beg the judge to go first, not wanting to do it themselves. Coughs from Khlestakov’s room send them...
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Scene 3. The judge enters nervously and introduces himself to Khlestakov. He becomes flustered and drops money on the...
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...the other officials’ misconduct. He reveals the postmaster barely does his duties and that the judge spends all his time hunting, possesses terrible morals, and is carrying on an affair with...
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Act 5
Scene 3. The judge, Warden of Charities, and a town citizen named Rastakovsky all congratulate the mayor’s good fortune....
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...wishes to him; however, in asides, the Inspector of Schools, Warden of Charities, and the judge mock the mayor’s aspirations of living in St. Petersburg as a general. Still, they ask...
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Last Scene and Mute Scene
...and the Warden of Charities tilts his head as if to listen to something. The judge crouches and seems about to whistle or speak. Korobkin winks at the audience and “directs...
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