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Anna Karenina, Part 4, Chapter 18 summary

Part 4, Chapter 18 of 239 · 7 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 18, Vronsky leaves the Karenins’ house overwhelmed by shame, newly aware of Alexey Alexandrovitch’s generosity and convinced that he has lost Anna. At home, sleeplessness and repeated memories make his other ambitions seem meaningless, and he shoots himself before Varya arrives with doctors to care for him.

What happens

  1. Vronsky leaves the Karenins’ house feeling inferior to Alexey Alexandrovitch and convinced that his relationship with Anna is over.
  2. At home, he tries to sleep, but memories of happiness and humiliation repeatedly wake and torment him.
  3. He considers ambition and society, but neither seems meaningful without Anna.
  4. He closes the door, takes a revolver, and shoots himself in the chest.
  5. His servant runs for help, and Varya arrives with three doctors and stays to nurse him.

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