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Prince Stepan (Stiva) Arkadyevich Oblonsky
Oblonsky’s wife, Kitty’s sister, and Anna’s sister-in-law, the long-suffering Dolly has perhaps the most realistic version of marriage and motherhood that Tolstoy depicts throughout the novel. Dolly is emotional, but ultimately, she takes a pragmatic approach to life. At the very beginning of the book, she must cope with Oblonsky’s adultery; although she is furious and nearly hysterical, she rallies and pulls herself together for the sake of her children. Dolly is always plagued with money troubles: Oblonsky’s lavish ways stretch their modest means, so she is the one who must figure out how to make ends meet. Dolly is one of the few characters to remain loyal to and sympathetic with Anna throughout. Even though Dolly’s married life is by no means perfect, she makes her choices for the sake of her family, and she ultimately seems to be content with her life.
Princess Darya (Dolly) Alexandrovna Oblonsky Quotes in Anna Karenina
The Anna Karenina quotes below are all either spoken by Princess Darya (Dolly) Alexandrovna Oblonsky or refer to Princess Darya (Dolly) Alexandrovna Oblonsky. 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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Part 6, Chapter 16
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But even without looking in the mirror she thought it was still not too late. She remembered Sergei Ivanovich, who was especially amiable to her, and Stiva’s friend, the kindly Turovtsyn, who had helped her take care of her children when they had scarlet fever and was in love with her. And there was also one quite young man who, as her husband had told her jokingly, found her the most beautiful of all the sisters. And Darya Alexandrovna pictured the most passionate and impossible love affairs.
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Princess Darya (Dolly) Alexandrovna Oblonsky Quotes in Anna Karenina
The Anna Karenina quotes below are all either spoken by Princess Darya (Dolly) Alexandrovna Oblonsky or refer to Princess Darya (Dolly) Alexandrovna Oblonsky. 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:
).
Part 6, Chapter 16
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But even without looking in the mirror she thought it was still not too late. She remembered Sergei Ivanovich, who was especially amiable to her, and Stiva’s friend, the kindly Turovtsyn, who had helped her take care of her children when they had scarlet fever and was in love with her. And there was also one quite young man who, as her husband had told her jokingly, found her the most beautiful of all the sisters. And Darya Alexandrovna pictured the most passionate and impossible love affairs.
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