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The Brothers Karamazov · Character
Sofya Ivanovna
Fyodor Pavlovitch's second wife and mother of Ivan and Alyosha.
minor
Also known as Sofya
First appearance: part i iii the second marriage and the second family
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- Minor and Background Characters
- Trial and Investigation Core
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- 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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