Character Relationship Map: We Live Again

Characters

• Katusha Maslova (played by Anna Sten) — protagonist

  Innocent servant seduced by Prince Dmitri, later fired and forced into prostitution after her baby dies. Tried and sentenced to Siberian hard labor for allegedly poisoning a merchant. Initially refuse...

• Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov (played by Fredric March) — supporting

  Russian nobleman who abandons Katusha after seducing her. Serves on the jury at her trial, feels overwhelming guilt, attempts to free her from prison, breaks his engagement to Missy, divides his land...

• Prince Kortchagin (played by C. Aubrey Smith) — supporting

  Wealthy judge and father of Missy. Presides over the courtroom where Katusha is tried and sentenced to five years of hard labor despite the jury's intent to acquit.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Prince Kortchagin → Katusha Maslova (Power Sentencing Authority) — His judicial decision determines Katusha's forced transportation and punishment.

  After the jury's legally incomplete verdict, Prince Kortchagin sentences Katusha to five years of hard labor in Siberia.

• Prince Kortchagin → Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov (Professional Presiding Judge) — Kortchagin occupies the judicial authority above Dmitri during the trial.

  Dmitri serves on the jury in Prince Kortchagin's court while Kortchagin presides over Katusha's trial.

• Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov → Katusha Maslova (Romantic Former Lover) — Their past intimacy becomes the emotional foundation of the entire story.

  Dmitri seduces Katusha in the greenhouse and spends the night with her, then abandons her the next morning.

Story Analysis

A disgraced nobleman pursues redemption by following the woman he abandoned toward forgiveness and a new life.

Plot Progression

1. A Night Without Farewell — Dmitri seduces Katusha and leaves her with money instead of a message. Her pregnancy, dismissal, and the death of her baby begin her descent into hardship.
2. The Fall In Moscow — Katusha moves to Moscow and enters prostitution, poverty, and degradation. Meanwhile, Dmitri's privileged life places him on a path toward jury service.
3. Judgment In The Courtroom — Dmitri recognizes Katusha as a defendant in the murder trial. An incomplete jury verdict leads Prince Kortchagin to impose five years of Siberian hard labor.
4. Atonement Behind Bars — Dmitri's guilt drives him to seek Katusha's release and forgiveness. His marriage proposal is rejected because it reawakens feelings she tried to suppress.
5. The Border Of Renewal — Dmitri breaks his engagement, gives away his land, and follows Katusha toward Siberia. After a final moment of doubt, Katusha accepts him at the border.