War and Peace: resumen de Book 8: 1811–12, Chapter 2

Qué sucede

1. Prince Nicholas Bolkónski moves to Moscow with his daughter and becomes a respected figure of opposition to the government.
2. Princess Mary loses her familiar comforts, finds Julie distant, and cannot prepare her father for Prince Andrew’s marriage.
3. While teaching little Nicholas, Mary recognizes her father’s irritability in her own harsh behavior and feels ashamed.
4. After her father embraces Mademoiselle Bourienne, Mary accuses the Frenchwoman of exploiting his weakness and orders her away.
5. The prince orders Philip into military service for serving Mary first, then demands that she apologize to Bourienne.
6. Mary asks forgiveness for herself and Philip, then condemns herself when her father’s physical weakness becomes apparent.

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En qué fijarte

Princess Mary’s father’s visible weakness turns her judgment of his cruelty into self-blame. The line shows how pity keeps her from defending herself.

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