What Is to Be Done? · Character
Mertsálof
Husband of Mrs. Mertsalova, a fellow progressive.
minor
First appearance: part iii marriage and second love
Mertsálof shows up with force in XXI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The priest who marries Viéra and Lopukhóf.
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In XXI: The priest who marries Viéra and Lopukhóf. Later, in V: Mentioned as part of the married couple the Lopukhófs…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Central progressive circle
- Extended minor characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because the speaker articulates a decisive psychological reversal: she…
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See Mertsálof in part iii marriage and second love