The Possessed: resumen de Part 3, Chapter 4

Qué sucede

1. Pyotr Stepanovitch damages Yulia Mihailovna’s reputation and reacts with alarm to news of Stavrogin’s departure.
2. The quintet challenges his leadership, but he accuses its members of unauthorized arson and claims Shatov threatens to expose them.
3. He proposes luring Shatov out through the buried printing press and using Kirillov’s promised suicide note to conceal responsibility.
4. Kirillov confirms his promise, while Fedka rejects Pyotr Stepanovitch’s orders, strikes him unconscious, and leaves.
5. Pyotr Stepanovitch predicts Fedka’s death, and Liputin returns home intending to escape abroad.
6. News that Fedka lies murdered destroys Liputin’s resolve, and he arrives first for the meeting with Shatov.

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En qué fijarte

Kirillov identifies how Pyotr Stepanovitch exploits his suicide agreement. The question exposes the attempt to transfer blame rather than accept responsibility.

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