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The Power of Darkness · Character

The Master

A landowner or authority figure mentioned in the play.

minor

First appearance: act i

The Master's tie to Peter Ignátitch is one of the pressures that moves The Power of Darkness—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Peter Ignátitch (professional): Peter Ignátitch is a wealthy peasant who occasionally interacts with the local landowner (the Master)…

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PIPeter IgnátitchANAnísyaMAMatryónaNINikítaAKAkoulínaTMThe Master

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Household and Love Triangle
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Marína, the wronged former lover, arrives at the wedding of h…

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