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Anna Karenina, Part 7, Chapter 18 summary

Part 7, Chapter 18 of 239 · 5 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 18, Stepan Arkadyevitch urges Alexey Alexandrovitch to grant Anna Arkadyevna a divorce, stressing her suffering and explaining that she no longer asks for her son. Alexey Alexandrovitch questions whether his earlier promise agrees with Christian law and postpones his final answer until the day after tomorrow.

What happens

  1. Stepan Arkadyevitch raises Anna’s situation, and Alexey Alexandrovitch immediately becomes withdrawn and weary.
  2. Alexey Alexandrovitch says he considers the matter settled because Anna refuses divorce on the condition that he keeps their son.
  3. Stepan explains that Anna now seeks freedom without her son and describes her painful six months of waiting in Moscow.
  4. Alexey Alexandrovitch questions his right to fulfill his promise, citing Christian law, while Stepan recalls his earlier Christian generosity.
  5. Alexey Alexandrovitch demands that the discussion stop, then agrees to seek guidance and give a final answer the day after tomorrow.

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AnnaAlexey AlexandrovitchStepan Arkadyevitch

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Alexey Alexandrovitch shifts the discussion from honoring his promise to questioning its legitimacy. This becomes the basis for delaying his decision.

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What does Alexey Alexandrovitch agree to do at the end?

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