Prince Myshkin's Epilepsy and Mental Collapse

The progression of Myshkin's epilepsy and his eventual mental breakdown.

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First Fit

First Fit The Attack Myshkin suffers an epileptic fit on the stairs of his hotel, just as Rogozhin attempts to kill him. The fit saves his life. Aftermath He is taken to Lebedev's house and recovers, but the fit marks a turning point.

Second Fit at the Epanchin Party

Second Fit at the Epanchin Party The Scene During a formal party, Myshkin becomes agitated and delivers a passionate speech about Russian soul and Catholicism. He then breaks a Chinese vase and falls into an epileptic fit. Social Ruin The fit humiliates him and ends his chances with Aglaya.

Final Collapse

Final Collapse The Vigil Myshkin spends the night with Rogozhin beside Nastasya's body. His mind gives way completely. Return to Switzerland He is taken back to Schneider's clinic, where he remains in a state of idiocy, lost to the world.

early in the novel, at the hotel

the evening party at the Epanchins'

after Nastasya's murder