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Anna Karenina, Part 3, Chapter 17 summary

Part 3, Chapter 17 of 239 · 8 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 17, Anna visits Princess Tverskaya hoping to see Vronsky, then adds a secret request for a meeting to Betsy’s letter when she learns he cannot attend. Over tea, their discussion of Liza Merkalova’s relationships brings Anna’s distress and moral uncertainty against Betsy’s easy acceptance of social concealment.

What happens

  1. Anna arrives before the other guests, hoping to see Vronsky, but recognizes the servant carrying his refusal.
  2. Betsy welcomes Anna, who invents a visit to Madame Vrede to keep herself free to leave.
  3. Betsy writes to invite Vronsky to dinner and leaves Anna to seal and send the letter.
  4. Anna adds a request that Vronsky meet her in the Vrede garden at six.
  5. Over tea, Anna questions Liza Merkalova’s relationships, and Betsy explains society’s refusal to examine private arrangements.
  6. Betsy suggests Anna takes things too tragically, while Anna wonders whether she is worse than others.

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What to notice

Anna turns the discussion of other people’s relationships into a judgment of herself. Her unease contrasts with Betsy’s advice to treat such matters less seriously.

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