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Petrushka
also: Петрушка
One of Murashkin's household servants, called for offstage at the play's climax when Tolkachov, in mock-madness, chases him around the room shouting for blood; never seen onstage. Distinct from the stagehand Petrushka in "Swan Song", a different work.
Reading notes
- A Tragedian in Spite of Himself §56 Petrushka! Marya!
Murashkin's household servants, summoned offstage in the play's final panic and never seen -- the last line before the closing chase confirms that Tolkachov's threat, however farcical, has genuinely frightened his friend.