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Aksenty Ivanovich Poprishchin
Sophie, an upper-class woman, is the daughter of Poprishchin’s boss and is Poprishchin’s love interest. Poprishchin is infatuated with Sophie, and often writes poetic phrases and verses in his diary about her looks despite the fact that she barely notices or interacts with him. She is also the owner of a lapdog, Medji, whom Poprishchin believes writes letters to another dog in the neighborhood. Some of Medji’s letters, which are likely hallucinated by Poprishchin in his insanity, contain information about Sophie’s life. Sophie is in love with a kammerjunkera gentleman of low, but imperial, rankand Poprishchin is angered to learn she will likely marry him. Medji’s letter also indicates that Sophie thinks Poprishchin is unattractive, a fact that further infuriates him.
Sophie Quotes in The Diary of a Madman
The The Diary of a Madman quotes below are all either spoken by Sophie or refer to Sophie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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October 4
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Our director must be a very intelligent man. His whole study is filled with bookcases. I read the titles of some of the books: it’s all learning, such learning as our kind can’t even come close to… A real statesman. I notice, though, that he has a special liking for me. If only the daughter also...
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Heavens above, how she was dressed! Her gown was white as a swan, and so magnificent… “Your Excellency,” I almost wanted to say, “don’t punish me, but if it is your will to punish me, punish me with Your Excellency’s own hand.” But, devil take it, my tongue somehow refused to move…
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November 6
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“You’re over forty— it’s time you got smart. What are you dreaming of? Do you think I don’t know all your pranks? You’re dangling after the director’s daughter! Well, take a look at yourself, only think, what are you? You’re a zero, nothing more. You haven’t got a kopeck to your name.”
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Sophie Quotes in The Diary of a Madman
The The Diary of a Madman quotes below are all either spoken by Sophie or refer to Sophie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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October 4
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Our director must be a very intelligent man. His whole study is filled with bookcases. I read the titles of some of the books: it’s all learning, such learning as our kind can’t even come close to… A real statesman. I notice, though, that he has a special liking for me. If only the daughter also...
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Heavens above, how she was dressed! Her gown was white as a swan, and so magnificent… “Your Excellency,” I almost wanted to say, “don’t punish me, but if it is your will to punish me, punish me with Your Excellency’s own hand.” But, devil take it, my tongue somehow refused to move…
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November 6
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“You’re over forty— it’s time you got smart. What are you dreaming of? Do you think I don’t know all your pranks? You’re dangling after the director’s daughter! Well, take a look at yourself, only think, what are you? You’re a zero, nothing more. You haven’t got a kopeck to your name.”
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