Resurrection · Character

Matrona Pavlovna

The prison matron overseeing the women's ward.

minor

First appearance: xlviii

Matrona Pavlovna shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The old woman who advises Máslova from the cell grating to stick to her story during questioning.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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I
The old woman who advises Máslova from the cell grating to stick to her story during questioning.
XII
The old servant in whose room Nekhlúdoff and Katúsha sometimes talked.
XIV
The old servant preparing to go to church for the blessing of Easter bread.
Chapter XV
Accompanies Katúsha at the church, dressed in lilac, and exchanges Easter greetings with Nekhlúdoff.
XVI
Interrupts Nekhlúdoff's encounter with Katúsha, reproaching her for taking the wrong blanket and watching her closely.
The Seduction
Calls out angrily to Katúsha from the house, interrupting the encounter at the porch.
V
The old woman living in the hut where Katúsha gave birth; she arranged the baby's transfer to the Foundlings' Hospital and now sells spirits illicitly.
VIII
Recalled as a woman who believed women of her position must give themselves to the gentry.

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