#char. study.

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BOLD whatever applies to or attracts your muse.

BROTHERS KARAMAZOV   :       orthodox monasteries ,   deep woods ,   starry nights ,  the sound of paper being torn ,   dimly lit rooms ,  withered roses ,  an unfinished letter , piles of books   ,  the sound of shattering glass ,  ticking of clocks in a silent house ,  heavy wooden furniture  ,   the air before a storm   ,  the smell of earth   ,   a crowd of people dressed in black  , distant murmurs  ,  emptied streets  ,   the fear of walking alone in dusk.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT :          coldness of the skin against a blade ,   slender pale fingers   &   slightly shaking hands   ,   a red stain blooming on white fabric   ,  lonely steps in a corridor   ,  the slow dripping of water   ,   looking out of the window into the thickening darkness ,   a single dying candle on the table ,   listening to one’s breath   &   counting heartbeats  , too many stairs   , the desire to be invisible  ,  a subtle memory of kind words.

THE IDIOT   :         classical statues   ,   wealth covered with dust   ,   a dark house tainted with inherited madness ,  an unsettling feeling ,   long walks in a park   ,   useless chatter ,   a silken ribbon forgotten on a bench   ,   a melancholic face   ,   an unexpected spring rain   ,   the joy of reading one’s favorite book  ,  the clarity of mind after fully perceiving the world around  , looking at cloudless sky.

ANNA KARENINA :          fields of crops  ,   flowers brought from an early morning walk   ,  the wind caressing a girl’s hair  ,   a bowl of fruit ,   the smell of ripe pears  ,   the clatter of a spoon against porcelain when stirring tea   ,   children’s laughter coming from the garden   ,  soft sunlight   &   white curtains ,   the sensation of velvet against skin  ,  pearls from a ripped necklace spilling on marble floor ,  a sudden silence in a room full of people.

WAR AND PEACE   :       a glass of wine ,   the brightness of  a crystal chandelier , white lace   , a raging snow storm   ,   the sound of a door being gently closed ,   the moment of holding one’s breath before walking in a ball room  ,   indulging in looking at a beautiful earring against light   ,  closing one’s eyes for a moment while dancing ,   the sweet smell of strawberries  ,   a pair of gloves left on an armchair ,   light scent of powder.

THE MASTER AND MARGARITA   :          the chaos of a lively city ,   ambient jazz in expensive restaurants   ,  jumping on a moving tram , the sight of moscow from the roof of a house   ,  yellow flowers in a vase ,  leaning out of the window  ,  shelves stacked with books   ,  a small tin box with old photographs   , strange shapes in the night sky   , laughing in the middle of the night on a balcony   ,   colorful posters for a surreptitious magician’s show floating in the wind.

EUGENE ONEGIN   :       a lonely mansion   ,   reading a book in the parlour   ,   faint piano melody lingering in falling silence ,   long evenings  , passing seasons   ,   discussing french novels of the moment , unspoken thoughts  ,   leaning against the door frame  , quickly averted glance  , eating a peach absent-minded  ,   bright mornings  , footprints in snow  ,   a loud gun-shot terrifying a flock of birds nearby.

FATHERS AND SONS :          birch groves   , morning mist ,   moss-covered stones near a moor  ,   scientific books   ,   white roses , cheap champagne   ,   shabby pocket-watch  ,  light-hearted irony   ,   a maladroit cello sonata   ,   freshly mowed grass   , letting thoughts come   &   go   ,  a  slow yawn ,  picturesque plates   &   bowls filled with traditional dishes  ,   drinking tea on the porch.

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO   :         a strange feeling of loss ,  writing poems in a diary ,  traveling by train  ,   the hesitation before touching someone’s hand   ,   the gaze of one lost in thought  , the warmth of cinnamon   ,   a scarf brightly embellished with flowers   ,   a glass of water  ,   a threadbare jacket  ,   the tempting void ,  the evanescent serenity of yesterday.

CHERRY ORCHARD   :       a lone chair in an empty room   , falling blossoms ,   old samovar   ,  the unsettling need for change  ,   a mirror reflecting full moon   ,  the disappointment of a glossy object turning worthless after second glance   ,   a piano out of tune.

like jessamine is obviously the empress; corvo is death; and tbh to me the card that represents them both is not so much the lovers BUT strength.