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M. Jules

A French companion and possible lover of Varvara Pavlovna.

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First appearance: xl

M. Jules shows up with force in XV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A journalist with a scandalous reputation who writes about Varvara Pavlovna in Paris.
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In XV: A journalist with a scandalous reputation who writes about Varvara Pavlovna in Paris. Later, in XXVII: Author of the newspaper…

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AVAgafya VlasyevnaMDMarya Dmitriev…VPVarvara Pavlov…LMLisa MihalovnaFIFedor Ivanitch…MJM. Jules

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Kalitin Household Circle
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Lavretsky’s emotional and psychological peak occurs when his stunned realization that his wife is alive shatte…

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