The Master and Margarita

by Mikhail Bulgakov

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Explanation and Analysis—Margarita vs. Pilate:

Margarita and Pilate—central characters in two of the novel’s plotlines—are connected by both the Master’s book and their efforts to undo the past. One mourns the loss of her lover; the other struggles with a mistake he can no longer revoke. They despair and dream. But read against each other, they explore different ways of coming to terms with loss and history.