# Trifon Borissovitch — The Brothers Karamazov character guide

> Trifon Borissovitch in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0059-part-iii-v-a-sudden-resolution

## Who they are

The innkeeper at Mokroe.

## In the story

### [VI: "I Am Coming, Too!"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iii-vi-i-am-coming-too)

The innkeeper who greets Mitya obsequiously, eager to profit from his visit, and provides information about the guests.

### [Delirium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iii-viii-delirium)

The landlord appears briefly, looking gloomy and worried, and Mitya asks him about the time.

### [VIII: The Evidence of the Witnesses. The Babe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iii-viii-the-evidence-of-the-witnesses-the-babe)

The first witness, testifies firmly against Mitya, asserting the sum spent was three thousand and that Mitya declared he brought three thousand.

### [IX: They Carry Mitya Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iii-ix-they-carry-mitya-away)

Present at the departure; stands proudly with hands behind his back, ignoring Mitya's farewell, and fusses about the second cart.

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