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Worldbuilding

Plot Bead: Decisions

2. Pierre

3. Moscow

4. The Private and Intimate Life of the House

5. Natasha & Bolkonskys

7 & 8. The Opera

9. The Duel

10. Dust and Ashes

11. Sunday Morning

12. Charming

13. The Ball

14. Letters

15. Sonya & Natasha

16. Sonya Alone

17. Preparations

19. The Abduction

20. In My House

21. A Call to Pierre

22. Find Anatole

23. Pierre & Anatole

24. Natasha Very Ill

25. Pierre & Andrey

26. Pierre & Natasha

27. The Great Comet of 1812

Pierre decides he "can't go on living as I am"

Natasha and Sonya move in with Marya D.

Mary obeys her father & never leaves the house

Bolkonsky sends away visitors & taunts Mary

Natasha decides to visit Andrey's family.

Natasha & Mary instantly dislike each other

Bolkonsky doesn't greet Natasha, eventually comes out, then leaves again

Natasha decides she must leave

Mary decides to be nice, Natasha rejects her gesture.

Pierre does not go to the opera.

Anatole approaches Natasha and invites her to a party.

Anatole invites Pierre to the club with him and Dolokhov, Pierre says yes. 

Anatole disregards his marriage.

Pierre challenges Dolokhov to a duel.

Pierre shoots early, causing him to win the duel.

Pierre shoots early, causing him to win.

Anatole sends Hélène to invite Natasha to the ball.

Pierre once again pursues emotional fulfillment, this time wishing to fall in love.

Natasha and Sonya try to see their future with candles and mirrors.

Marya D. goes to confront Bolkonsky.

Natasha tries on dresses to distract herself from her experience at Bolkonsky's and the opera.

Hélène visits Natasha and invites her to the ball. Natasha accepts the invitation and goes to the ball.

While they dance, Anatole professes

his love to Natasha. 

Natasha runs away. Andrey runs after her and kisses her.

Natasha denies him and reminds him of her engagement.

Pierre writes that he feels unfulfilled and wishes he were at war and engaged like Andrey.

Natasha decides she loves Anatole.

Natasha can't decide who to choose, how to proceed with her engagement, or what to write to Andrey and Mary.

Mary writes to Natasha asking her to visit again, apologizes for the previous visit.

Anatole writes to Natasha that if she agrees he will run away with her. She says yes.

Sonya reprimands Natasha for her relationship with Anatole

Natasha responds angrily.

Natasha writes to Mary, officially breaking off the engagement.

Sonya at first isn't sure whether to help Natasha, or how to do so, but then decides to protect her at all costs.

Anatole makes plans to abduct and elope with Natasha that night.

Dolokhov warns Anatole about the risks of his plan and tries to persuade him to not go through with it.

Anatole approaches the house.

Marya D. stops him.

Marya D. scolds Natasha.

Natasha responds angrily to Marya D. and refuses Sonya's support.

Marya D. asks Pierre to get rid of Anatole.

Pierre agrees and goes to find Anatole.

Marya D. tells Natasha that Anatole is married.

Pierre threatens Anatole and tells him to disappear. Anatole obeys,

Natasha poisons herself.

Natasha asks Sonya for help.

Andrey returns.

Andrey does not forgive Natasha.

Andrey decides not to re-propose to Natasha.

Pierre's mixed feelings about Natasha after hearing about the affair turns to pity and sympathy.

Pierre offers to help Natasha and talk to Andrey on her behalf.

Natasha still does not know whether she loved Anatole,

Pierre realizes his love for Natasha.

Pierre sees the comet on his walk home and sees it as a new start.

decisions of thought

lifestyle/large-scale decisions

lack of decision

actions

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