Resurrection · Character
The Englishman
A foreign visitor touring the prison system.
minor
First appearance: xlviii
The Englishman's tie to The General is one of the pressures that moves Resurrection—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Dines at the General's, discusses Gladstone with Nekhlúdoff, and plans to visit the prison in the evening.
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With The General (professional): The Englishman and the General engage in official or diplomatic business, likely related to legal or administrative matters. With Menshoff (professional): Menshoff and the Englishman…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Family and Authority Figures
- Society and Military Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it forces Nekhlúdoff to confront the central moral crisis of the nov…
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- The General
professional · ambivalent
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- Menshoff
professional · ambivalent
- Menshoff
professional · ambivalent
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