The Idiot · Character
Adelaida Ivanovna Epanchina
The middle Epanchin daughter, an artist.
minor
Also known as Adelaida, Adelaida Ivanovna
First appearance: II
Adelaida Ivanovna Epanchina shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the middle daughter, aged twenty-three, pretty and accomplished.
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In II: Mentioned as the middle daughter, aged twenty-three, pretty and accomplished. Later, in V: The second daughter, she jokes about…
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- Other
Character groups
- Epanchin daughters and Marie
- Central characters in love triangle
- Minor and background characters
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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