# Virginsky — Demons character guide

> Virginsky in Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Virginsky, Madame Virginsky, Mr. Virginsky

**First appearance:** 0001-demons

## Who they are

Idealistic but weak-willed civil servant and revolutionary member.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-i-viii)

A clerk and family man; self-taught, poor, and married; his wife and her family profess radical convictions; he seeks solace in Stepan Trofimovitch's circle.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii)

Mentioned as a location where Lebyadkin proclaimed the freedom of communistic life.

### [VII: A Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-vii-a-meeting)

Acts as host, listens dejectedly, and calls for order when the discussion becomes chaotic.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-i)

Host of the gathering, a man of some ability but considered eccentric and reclusive.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-ii-ii)

Listens dejectedly to the discussion and is present as a member of the radical group.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii)

The divinity student who had been at the 'meeting' at Virginsky's is among the hecklers, calling out about a cook being more useful.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i)

Hesitates during the meeting, wanting to hear Pyotr Stepanovitch before deciding on dissolving the quintet.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-iii)

Virginsky is awakened by Shatov's knocking and, after being checked by a female relative, agrees to wake Arina Prohorovna to help with the childbirth.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-i)

Protests the murder, suggesting a trial instead, but ultimately participates.

### [VIII: Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/demons_se/chapters/part-iii-viii-conclusion)

Arrested and pleads guilty, giving evidence with dignity while cursing the political method. His conduct at the murder is viewed favorably, and he may receive a mitigated sentence.

## Links

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