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- MuishkinAn impoverished prince returning from medical treatment in Switzerland, he remains ill and depends on others.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 1
- Nastasia PhilipovnaA woman who inspires Rogojin’s passion and receives diamond earrings bought with his father’s money.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 1
- RogojinMuishkin’s fellow train passenger describes his passion for Nastasia Philipovna and conflict with his father.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 1
- LebedeffA train passenger who questions Muishkin about his poverty and connection to Mrs. General Epanchin.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 1
- Mrs. General EpanchinA woman whom Muishkin names as a distant family connection during his train journey.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 1
- GaniaNamed Gavrila Ardalionovitch, he brings Muishkin into General Epanchin’s study after the prince waits with a servant.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 2
- General EpanchinA wealthy, socially ambitious general with a wife, three accomplished daughters, and a household Muishkin visits.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 2
- AglayaOne of the Epanchin daughters, she is the focus of her family’s special hopes.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 4
- TotskiHe raised the orphaned Nastasia Philipovna and now urges her toward Gania while hoping to marry Alexandra.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 4
- Nina AlexandrovnaGania’s mother questions whether her son loves Nastasia Philipovna amid disagreement over his proposed marriage.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 8
- General IvolginHe claims friendship with Muishkin’s father and tells doubtful stories that his wife corrects.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 8
- HippolyteA visitor who protests Burdovsky’s humiliation, coughs blood, and asks for a farewell conversation.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 25
- Chapter 1
Returning from treatment in Switzerland, Muishkin meets Rogojin and Lebedeff on a train approaching Petersburg.
- Chapter 2
Muishkin visits General Epanchin’s household and wins a suspicious servant’s sympathy by discussing the mental suffering caused by execution.
- Chapter 6
Muishkin recounts how his sympathy for Marie persuades village children to replace cruelty with kindness.
- Chapter 7
Aglaya rejects Gania’s attempt to bargain for her encouragement, and Gania lashes out at Muishkin before apologizing.
- Chapter 10
Rogojin offers money for Nastasia Philipovna, while Gania strikes Muishkin for protecting Varia.
- Chapter 14
Following Muishkin’s advice, Nastasia Philipovna refuses Gania, rejects Totski’s money, and returns General Epanchin’s pearls.
- Chapter 16
Nastasia Philipovna rejects Muishkin’s marriage offer, tests Gania with burning money, and leaves with Rogojin.
- Chapter 17
Muishkin leaves for Moscow to handle his inheritance and later sends Aglaya a private letter through Colia.
- Chapter 20
Muishkin and Rogojin discuss belief, exchange crosses, and become brothers despite Rogojin’s continuing distrust.
- Chapter 21
Rogojin confronts Muishkin with something glittering in his raised hand, but an epileptic seizure interrupts the encounter.
- Chapter 24
Burdovsky’s supporters publicly demand compensation, and Muishkin offers money while challenging Burdovsky’s claimed parentage.
- Chapter 25
Gania disproves Burdovsky’s claimed parentage, and Hippolyte’s bloody coughing softens Mrs. Epanchin’s anger toward the visitors.
- Chapter 30
Aglaya defends Muishkin but rejects marriage, while Nastasia Philipovna later strikes an officer during a public confrontation.
- Chapter 33
Hippolyte begins reading his written explanation, revealing approaching death and a fierce desire to live.
- Chapter 35
Hippolyte attempts to shoot himself, but the pistol lacks a cap, and guests question his sincerity.
- Chapter 36
Aglaya privately asks Muishkin to help her leave home and confronts him about another woman.
- Chapter 39
Varvara reports Aglaya’s engagement to Muishkin, apparently ending her efforts to secure Aglaya for Gania.
- Chapter 42
General Ivolgin rejects Muishkin’s sympathy and later collapses in Colia’s arms with a stroke.
- Chapter 43
Aglaya sends Muishkin a hedgehog and draws out a marriage proposal without clearly accepting it.
- Chapter 45
At the Epanchins’ gathering, Muishkin delivers heated speeches, breaks a vase, and collapses before the guests.
- Chapter 46
Aglaya and Nastasia Philipovna demand that Muishkin choose, and his pity for Nastasia drives Aglaya away.
- Chapter 48
Nastasia Philipovna escapes with Rogojin before reaching the church for her wedding to Muishkin.
- Chapter 49
Rogojin admits killing Nastasia Philipovna, and Muishkin stays beside him until he understands nothing and recognizes nobody.
- Chapter 50
Rogojin receives fifteen years of hard labor, while Muishkin returns to medical care with grave brain damage.
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- PetersburgThe city Muishkin’s train approaches as he returns from medical treatment in Switzerland.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 1
- SwitzerlandThe country where Muishkin receives medical treatment before his doctor pays for his return.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 1
- PavlofskThe place where the Epanchins move and Lebedeff has a villa Muishkin considers renting.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 18
- the parkAn outdoor meeting place where Muishkin encounters Rogojin after receiving Aglaya’s secret invitation.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 31
- VauxhallA place from which the family returns upset before Aglaya questions Muishkin about courage and pistols.Verschijnt voor het eerst in chapter 31
The family comes into the story in chapter 2. Move the slider to chapter 2, or see the whole tree now (it shows how the story ends for them).

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