❖ Philosophical category

Good and Evil

Evidence in the epic’s text

Ural chooses the difficult path and service. Shulgan chooses the easy path and personal power. They are brothers. Evil is not an external absolute force, but the result of choice.

Interpretation of meanings

  • Этический дуализм эпоса. Но Шульган — не абсолютное зло, скорее трагический персонаж.