# Dr. Krafft — Krakatit character guide

> Dr. Krafft in Krakatit by Karel Čapek.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Krafft, So Dr. Krafft, Mr. Krafft

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A fellow scientist drawn into the Krakatit affair, Krafft belongs to the professional world that both enables Prokop's genius and covets its results.

## Who they are

Krafft stands among the men who understand what Prokop has made and what it could be worth to states, armies, and industry. Where Prokop is consumed by passion and guilt, Krafft represents the cooler logic of colleagues and institutions circling the discovery. His presence sharpens the question at the book's heart: whether a creation like Krakatit can ever belong to its maker alone.

## In the story

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxvii)

Krafft is emotionally affected by Prokop's injury and is present during the accident and treatment.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxviii)

Reads Swedenborg to Prokop.

### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxxii)

Comes to calm Prokop after he returns the Princess's letter. He listens and agrees with Prokop's bitter and obscene outbursts, despite his own idealism.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxxvii)

Shakes Prokop's hand, risking dismissal, and informs him of the rumors about his anarchist status.

### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xxxix)

Runs to the rebels unarmed, attempts a moral mission, and drinks wine for the first time.

### [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xl)

Helps Prokop, fortifies the bathing platform, and develops a theory of eternal warfare.

### [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xli)

Found with red and swollen eyes, having been forgotten at the bathing-place, and is visibly emotional.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xlii)

Claims to have revived Prokop through telepathy and 'radiation of ods,' but later laments his lost power.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/krakatit_se/chapters/xliii)

Mentioned as one of the companions who accompany Prokop in the park.

## Links

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