SLAVIC 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter Book III: Sophia Tolstaya, Avail, Pomade
3 Apr 2018
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Had always obeyed her husband"s will but wants to leave fyodor. Grigory resolves that they will stay with fyodor as he is their "duty" Marfa: "i understand what duty means, but why it"s our duty to stay here i shall never understand" (page 101) Grigory hated adela da ivanovna (first wife) but protected sofya ivanovna (second wife) Grigory loves marfa but they barely speak to one another. Grigory"s only child was born with six fingers and he rejected him. Baby dies of thrush and grigory feels remorse. One night marfa hears moans from the yard. Grigory finds that it is lizaveta smerdyastchaya (idiot girl) and she has just given birth. She accepts the gifts and donations of the town but always gives them away. She only eats black bread and water (used to living scarcely) She only eats black bread and water (used to living scarcely: she gets pregnant but no one knows by whom.
