The Inspector General · Character
Marya Antonovna
The governor's marriageable daughter, caught between her mother's rivalry and her own certainty that the visiting dignitary keeps looking at her.
major
Also known as Marya, Marya Antonovna
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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