Margarita (Master and Margarita)
| Margarita | |
|---|---|
| The Master and Margarita character | |
| Created by | Mikhail Bulgakov |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Margarita Nikolaevna |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Housewife, Witch |
| Nationality | Russian |
Margarita Nikolaevna (Russian: Маргари́та Никола́евна) is a fictional character from the novel The Master and Margarita by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov.
Description
In the novel, Margarita Nikolaevna is 30 years old. She is a pretty
Woland
's entourage, performing the role of Queen by hosting Satan's Ball at Woland's request.
Most Bulgakov scholars believe that the main prototype for Margarita was Elena Bulgakova, the third and last wife of the writer, whom he called "my Margarita".Finnish knife strikes! She, by the way, insisted afterwards that it wasn't so, that we had, of course, loved each other for a long, long time, without knowing each other...".
References
- ^ "Михаил Булгаков. Маргарита - Булгаковская энциклопедия, Мастер и Маргарита, Адам и Ева, Воланд, Азазелло". Archived from the original on 2010-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-26.