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Epihodov

A clerk who calls himself a cultivated man, carries a revolver, and treats every dropped nosegay or creaking boot as proof of cosmic misfortune.

supporting

Also known as Epihodov Firs

First appearance: act i

As a supporting figure in The Cherry Orchard, Epihodov is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Epihodov is the estate's walking disaster, forever knocking over furniture and announcing his own tragic significance to anyone within earshot. He reads books he cannot understand, loves Dunyasha in a way that is mostly…

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  • Other

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  • Peripheral and minor figures
  • Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Breaking point

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