The Inspector General · Character
Anna Andreyevna
The governor's wife, giddy for big-city manners and young men, who reads every glance from the supposed inspector as a conquest.
major
Also known as Anna, Anna Andreyevna
First appearance: act i
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- Family
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- Main characters and officials
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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