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Doctor B

A doctor attending Myshkin in Switzerland.

minor

Also known as Dr. B—, Doctor B—, B—

First appearance: part i i

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PSParfyon Semyon…NANikolai Ardali…KIKislorodovAIAfanasy Ivanov…KLKostya LebedevDBDoctor B

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  • Minor and background characters
  • Central characters in love triangle

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The narrative climax occurs here because Varvara Ardalionovna’s return home in a state of “considerable mental…

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