# Theresa — Poor Folk character guide

> Theresa in Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Theresa

**First appearance:** 0000-april-8th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna

## Who they are

A servant in the building where Makar and Barbara live.

## Relationships

### [Rataziaev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/characters/rataziaev)

_social_

Rataziaev and Theresa are fellow tenants or servants in the same building, interacting casually as part of daily life.

## In the story

### [April 8th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/april-8th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna)

Mentioned as being shouted at by the landlady.

### [April 8th: My Beloved Makar Alexievitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/april-8th-my-beloved-makar-alexievitch)

Mentioned as looking ill; Barbara gives her twenty kopecks out of pity.

### [April 8th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/april-8th-my-dearest-barbara-alexievna)

Mentioned as busying herself with something in the room as Makar writes.

### [April 12th: Dearest Mistress Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/april-12th-dearest-mistress-barbara-alexievna)

A servant who frequently argues with Phaldoni.

### [May 20th: My Dearest Little Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/may-20th-my-dearest-little-barbara)

Trusted by Makar as not talkative, but a scandal has arisen despite her discretion.

### [June 21st: My Own, My Darling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/june-21st-my-own-my-darling)

Delivered Barbara's message about the embroidered cloak to Makar.

### [June 26th: My Dear Little Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/june-26th-my-dear-little-barbara)

Mentioned alongside Phaldoni as a listener to Makar's observations about Rataziaev.

### [September 5th: My Beloved Barbara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/september-5th-my-beloved-barbara)

Mentioned as the landlady's cook who might have given the beggar boy something to eat.

### [September 11th: My Darling Barbara Alexievna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poor_folk_se/chapters/september-11th-my-darling-barbara-alexievna)

Has recovered her senses, contributing to Makar's improved circumstances.

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