# Agafya Fedosyevna — Short Fiction character guide

> Agafya Fedosyevna in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0029-i-ivan-ivanovitch-and-ivan-nikiforovitch

## Who they are

A gossipy woman who fuels the quarrel between the two Ivans.

## In the story

### [IV: Wild Pranks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/iv-wild-pranks)

The headman's sister-in-law, who was locked in a hut by rioters and later scolds the headman.

### [How the Two Ivans Quarrelled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/how-the-two-ivans-quarrelled)

Influences Ivan Nikiforovitch's stubbornness in the quarrel.

### [I: Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/i-ivan-ivanovitch-and-ivan-nikiforovitch)

Mentioned as the woman who bit the assessor's ear off and who was present before Ivan Ivanovitch had his fine pelisse made.

### [What Took Place After Ivan Ivanovitch’s Quarrel with Ivan Nikiforovitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/iii-what-took-place-after-ivan-ivanovitch-s-quarrel-with-ivan-nikiforovitch)

Arrives at Ivan Nikiforovitch's house and takes control, persuading him not to make peace and escalating the conflict.

### [V: In Which Are Detailed the Deliberations of Two Important Personages of Mirgorod](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/v-in-which-are-detailed-the-deliberations-of-two-important-personages-of-mirgorod)

Mentioned as the chief of police's wife, who is fond of the sausages made by Gapka.

### [From Which the Reader Can Easily Discover What Is Contained in It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/vi-from-which-the-reader-can-easily-discover-what-is-contained-in-it)

The mischief-maker who persuades Ivan Nikiforovitch to escalate the conflict by hiring a scribbler and filing a new complaint.

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