The Idiot

Main Characters and Their Development

• Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin — an ideal person, kind-hearted and pure, suffering from epilepsy.
• Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova — a beautiful woman troubled by her dark past, seeking redemption through self-destruction.
• Aglaya Yepanchina — the youngest daughter of a wealthy family, in love with Myshkin, symbolizing innocence and purity.
• Parfyon Rogozhin — a passionate and impulsive young man obsessed with Nastasya Filippovna.
• Ippolit Terentyev — a young man suffering from an incurable illness, philosophically approaching the prospect of death.
• Gavril Ardalionovich Ivolgin (Ganya) — a man striving for social success, in conflict with Myshkin over Nastasya Filippovna.
• Lizabetha Prokofyevna Yepanchina — Aglaya's mother, a member of high society. Initially opposed to Myshkin, she later changes her attitude towards him to a more favorable one.