The Idiot · Character
Vera Lebedeva
Lebedev's kind daughter who helps Myshkin.
minor
Also known as Vera, Vera Lebedeff
First appearance: part ii iv
Vera Lebedeva shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Tosses the coin for Hippolyte at his request.
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In V: Tosses the coin for Hippolyte at his request. Later, in IX: Tidies the verandah and asks the prince to be merciful to…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Central characters in love triangle
- Epanchin daughters and Marie
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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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 Vera Lebedeva in part ii iv