The Government Inspector

Main Ideas

• Highlighting the theme of bribery and corruption in provincial Russia
• Critique of bureaucracy and officialdom
• Depiction of moral emptiness and societal vices
• The issue of personal responsibility to society
• Exposure of hypocrisy and duplicity among townspeople
• The idea of social justice and its unattainability in a corrupt society
• The influence of rumors and prejudices on public opinion
• Use of comedy as a means to critique societal flaws