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The Brothers Karamazov · Character
Plotnikov
The shopkeeper from whom Dmitri buys provisions.
minor
First appearance: part iii v a sudden resolution
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- Other
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- Minor and Background Characters
- Trial and Investigation Core
- Schoolboys and Family Circle
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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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