The Power of Darkness (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1887
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Domestic
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Russia
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy, Domestic tragedy
- Subjects: Family or family life, Parents and children, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Sin or Original sin, Fathers, Russia or Russian people
- Locales: Russia
Characters Discussed
Nikíta Akímitch Tchilíkin (nih-KIH-tah ah- KIH-mihch chih-LIH-kihn), a laborer employed on the farm of Peter Igná-titch. He is engaged in an affair with his employer’s wife, Anísya. Nikíta and his mistress, with the help of Nikíta’s mother, Matryóna, plan Peter’s murder. When their victim is dead, the guilty couple marry and Nikíta becomes master of the farm. Soon tiring of his wife, he begins an affair with Akoulína, by whom he has a child. At the urging of his wife and mother, he kills the baby. At Akoulína’s wedding feast, Nikíta...
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