# Alexandra Ivanovna Epanchina — The Idiot character guide

> Alexandra Ivanovna Epanchina in The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Alexandra, Alexandra Ivanovna

**First appearance:** 0001-part-i-ii

## Who they are

The eldest Epanchin daughter, quiet and observant.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_idiot_se/chapters/part-i-ii)

Mentioned as the eldest daughter, aged twenty-five, pretty and clever.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_idiot_se/chapters/part-i-v)

The eldest daughter, she advocates for kindness toward Myshkin and shows interest in his stories.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_idiot_se/chapters/part-i-vii)

Examines the portrait with Adelaida and tries to calm her mother.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_idiot_se/chapters/part-iii-i)

The eldest daughter, calm and dreamy, causing her mother puzzlement.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_idiot_se/chapters/part-iii-ii)

Joins in the laughter after Aglaya's outburst; walks with Evgeny Pavlovich and Adelaida.

### [Chapter X: The Nightmare Letters and the Midnight Encounter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_idiot_se/chapters/part-iii-x)

Meets the prince at the Epanchin house at half-past twelve and tells him the time.

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