The Brothers Karamazov · Character
Mihail Makarovitch
The police captain in the town.
minor
Also known as Makarovitch, Mihail Makarovitch Makarov
First appearance: part iii ii the alarm
Mihail Makarovitch shows up with force in III: The Sufferings of a Soul, the First Ordeal. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Police captain who shows fatherly concern for Dmitri and Grushenka, and suppresses Grushenka's outburst.
Mihail Makarovitch first appears in 0065 part iii ii the alarm.
In III: The Sufferings of a Soul, the First Ordeal: Police captain who shows fatherly concern for Dmitri and Grushenka, and suppresses Grushenka's outburst.
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Character groups
- Minor and Background Characters
- Polish Con Artists at Mokroe
- Mokroe Episode Participants
- Trial and Investigation Core
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it centers on Katerina Ivanovna’s hysterical, guilt-ridden declarati…
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See Mihail Makarovitch in part iii ii the alarm