Short Fiction · Character
Captain Markof
A Russian officer, a character in a story.
minor
Also known as Markof, Alexander Vassilitch Markof
First appearance: a slav soul
Captain Markof shows up with force in Cain. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Suffering from malaria and haunted by his role in the executions, he confronts the old man's moral challenge.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Officers and Society Women
- Biblical and Romantic Figures
- Doctors and Revolutionaries
- Spies, Priests, and Performers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Vera Nikolayevna, who has previously dismissed Zheltkov’s love as…
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