# Mariya — Short Fiction character guide

> Mariya in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the harlot Mariya, Mariya Viktorovna

**First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel

## Who they are

A woman who appears in the stories.

## In the story

### [The Requiem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-requiem)

Deceased daughter of Andrey Andreyitch, referred to as 'the harlot Mariya' in the memorial note; she was an actress.

### [In the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/in-the-dark)

Marya Mihalovna, Gagin's wife, wakes from the sneeze, sees a figure at the kitchen window, and panics about a burglar.

### [Sleepy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/sleepy)

The mistress of the house, who constantly gives Varka orders and feeds the baby.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv)

Not present in this chapter.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vii)

The narrator meets her at the club; she invites him to visit and becomes a friend.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/viii)

The narrator visits her after the Governor's meeting; she laughs heartily at his story.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ix)

The narrator's love interest; she visits him in his room, confesses her loneliness, and they kiss.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/xx)

The narrator's former wife, now living abroad.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i)

Nikolay's sister-in-law, wife of Kiryak; a frightened, illiterate woman with six children, who is brutally beaten by her husband.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii)

Marya accompanies Olga to church, complains about Granny's strictness and their poverty, and feels intimidated by the wealthy family.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii)

A visitor whom Vera is urged to be nice to by her aunt.

### [The Schoolmistress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-schoolmistress)

Marya Vassilyevna, the schoolmistress, is the central character. She is weary from thirteen years of teaching, feels trapped in a monotonous life, and longs for connection and meaning.

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