The Possessed, Chapter 6: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Yulia Mihailovna hopes Pyotr can uncover a conspiracy and ease her husband’s growing depression.
2. An officer attacks his superior, and revolutionary leaflets appear both in his possession and at the Shpigulin factory.
3. Factory workers seek fair payment after cholera cases, compulsory cleaning, and the owners’ decision to close the works.
4. Lembke angrily rejects Pyotr’s familiarity, but praise of his novel softens him.
5. Claiming to plead for Shatov, Pyotr produces a note about publishing a revolutionary poem and names Kirillov as its recipient.
6. Pyotr offers to expose the group after six undisturbed days, requests mercy for Shatov, and excludes Yulia Mihailovna from his confidence.

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Cosa notare

Pyotr openly acknowledges the betrayal within his supposed appeal for mercy. His disclosure gives Lembke a named suspect while presenting himself as a distressed friend.

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