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What Is to Be Done? · Character
de Merrick
A minor character, possibly a foreigner mentioned in passing.
minor
First appearance: part ii first love and legal marriage
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- Other
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- Cultural and foreign references
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because the speaker articulates a decisive psychological reversal: she…
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