War and Peace · Character
Antichrist
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 198
The Antichrist enters the novel only as a shadowy name in the uncertain language of rumor. The word carries a chill of prophecy and fear, but no definite face or presence is given.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 198
- Books
- 1
The Antichrist is invoked in peasant rumors that connect Napoleon with vague notions of evil and prophecy. This is not a developed character with a narrated life or arc, but a fearful idea circulating among people trying to make sense of upheaval. Tolstoy gives no physical form or further personal history to the figure.
Description
The novel does not describe the Antichrist's appearance. No age, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, clothing, or physical features are established, and a specific visual depiction would be invented.
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BOOK 1War and Peace
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