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Princess Bielokonsky

An elderly society figure who approves of Myshkin as a match.

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Also known as Princess Bielokonski, old Princess Bielokonski, Bielokonski, the Bielokonski, the Princess Bielokonski, old Bielokonski

First appearance: part iii viii

Princess Bielokonsky shows up with force in VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Shows impatience with Myshkin's outburst, saying 'Laissez-le dire!'
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See Princess Bielokonsky in part iii viii

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IPIvan Petrovich…NANikolai Andree…PLPrince Lev Nik…PSParfyon Semyon…LPLizaveta Proko…PBPrincess Bielokonsky

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  • Other

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  • Central characters in love triangle
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • 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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See Princess Bielokonsky in part iii viii
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