Ivan Franko
Taras Shevchenko
Lesia Ukrainka
Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
Petro and Olena
Vasyl and Natalia
Ivan and Marichka
Bohdan and Yaroslava
He is a traveling merchant.
He comes from the strong and proud Paliychuk family.
He is a scholar from Kyiv.
He belongs to a noble lineage.
Known to be in constant strife with the Paliychuks.
Famous for their craftsmanship.
Renowned healers and village leaders.
Wealthy landowners.
They are indifferent to each other.
They have a peaceful alliance.
They are feuding and have a longstanding conflict.
They maintain a formal friendship.
Ivan is pragmatic and detached from emotions.
Ivan is sensitive, connected to nature, and deeply in love with Marichka.
Ivan is ambitious and career-driven.
Ivan is shy and avoids social interactions.
Marichka is known for her cunning and strategic skills.
Marichka is portrayed as gentle and connected to folklore and music.
Marichka is aggressive and short-tempered.
Marichka is an influential leader in her community.
Nature has little impact on Ivan's journey.
Nature distracts Ivan from his family duties.
Nature influences Ivan’s emotions and becomes a refuge after Marichka’s death.
Nature drives Ivan to pursue a career in agriculture.
She becomes a renowned scholar.
She dies tragically when attempting to cross a river.
She leaves Ivan for another villager.
She marries Ivan and they live happily.
Ivan is devastated and becomes solitary, struggling with her loss.
He quickly moves on and remarries without grief.
He becomes more social and outgoing.
He ignores her loss and focuses on his career.
They serve purely as a source of humor.
Supernatural elements blend with reality, reflecting local beliefs and influencing characters' lives.
They are completely absent from the story.
They act as symbolic dreams with no real impact.
He never marries again.
He marries a village elder's daughter.
Ivan marries Palagna after Marichka's death.
Ivan marries Maria, Marichka's cousin.
Palagna is more mystical and connected to nature.
Palagna is more practical and less connected to the mystical aspects of life than Marichka.
Palagna is artistic and musical like Marichka.
Palagna is exactly like Marichka in every way.
It depicts Hutsuls as modernists with western influence.
The story illustrates Hutsul traditions, folklore, and the harmonious but mystically rich relationship with nature.
It presents Hutsuls as isolated from nature.
Hutsul culture is portrayed as being devoid of tradition.
The enduring power of love and the interplay of tradition, folklore, and nature.
The pursuit of wealth and status above all.
The importance of technological advancement.
The value of scientific exploration.