Masha

Denis

Denis and Masha are lovers or sweethearts, with a tender and affectionate bond.

Denis

Denis and Masha are lovers or sweethearts, with a tender and affectionate bond.

Denis

Denis and Masha are lovers or sweethearts, with a tender and affectionate bond.

A Tragic Actor

The police captain's daughter who falls in love with the tragedian Fenogenov, runs away with him, and endures abuse.

The Album

Zhmyhov's daughter, who takes the album and replaces the clerks' portraits with her school friends.

The Requiem

Mashutka, Andrey Andreyitch's daughter, remembered in his reflections as a child and later as an actress.

A Day in the Country

A six-year-old beggar-girl who bravely runs through the village to find Terenty when her brother is in trouble.

The Lottery Ticket

The wife who owns the lottery ticket; she shares in the daydreams but also harbors suspicion and anger toward her husband over the potential winnings.

Boys

Masha, the youngest sister, is puzzled by Lentilov's strange talk and associates his name with lentils, showing her innocence.

I

The Armenian girl whose beauty deeply impresses the narrator and his grandfather.

The Teacher of Literature

Masha is a central figure in the teacher's romantic life, representing the ideal of love and the complexities of marriage.

The Proposal

Nikitin's beloved; she accepts his kiss and later urges him to speak to her father.

II

Nikitin's wife, who is content with their domestic life, sleeping peacefully and managing the household with practical care.

II: Christmas Morning

The red-haired maid, hopelessly in love with Mishenka, who serves Anna Akimovna and receives her confidences.

IV: Evening

Red-haired Masha, Anna Akimovna's maid, who is exhausted and sleepy, and later cries with her mistress in shared misery.

IV

Not present in this chapter.

Marriage and New Beginnings at Dubetchnya

The narrator's wife; she insists on a quiet wedding, drives the chaise, and shares in the planning of their new life at Dubetchnya.

XI

The narrator's wife, who stays at the mill, refuses to see the narrator's father, and insists on consistency.

XII

Masha is deeply distressed by the estate's disorder, the peasants' demands, and the engineer's criticism; she sleeps poorly and seeks solace in reading and study.

XIII

Expresses indignation at the peasants' theft and dishonesty, regrets building the school, and increasingly confides in Dr. Blagovo rather than her husband.

XIV

Sister's confidante; she and the sister often whisper together, and the sister clings to her to avoid being alone with the narrator.

XV

Masha drives to Kurilovka with the narrator for the school dedication. She reflects on the futility of their work and advocates for art as a powerful tool for change. She is moved to tears by the peasants' gifts.

XVI

The narrator's wife, who goes to town frequently, sings at the Azhogins' rehearsal, and departs for Petersburg, showing a new, defiant beauty and independence.

XVIII

The narrator's beloved, who has left town; he constantly wonders when she will return.

XIX

Writes a letter announcing her departure for America and requesting a divorce.

IV

Marya's eldest daughter Motka, who joins Sasha in the ravine, rolls down the slope, and is also beaten by Granny.

V

Mentioned as one of the women (Marya) fussing and weeping near her hut during the fire.