"Anna Karenina" kokkuvõte
The upper echelons of Moscow societyare described. The most elite social circle, to which Karenin
belongs, consists of government officials. The next circle is headed by Countess Lydia Ivanova, and is
composed of "elderly, ugly, benevolent, and godly women, and clever, learned, and ambitious men." It is
referred to as the conscience of Petersburg society. The final circle is the world of high society--balls,
gowns and the fashionable elite. This sparkling group is led by Princess Betsy Tverskaya. Each circle,
Tolstoy tells us, overlaps to some extent. "The highest Petersburg society is essentially one: in it everyone
knows everyone else, everyone even visits everyone else." It becomes clear from the start that the
princess is designed to be a mocked character. She is shallow, superficial and quite the gossip. She and
her counterparts begin to talk about Anna and Vronsky. From what the Princess says, everyone knows
that Anna and the count have some feelings for one another
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