![]() Pierre wounds Dolohov in a duel over Ellen's alleged infidelity. ![]() Nikolay, with Denisov, is home on leave and he ignores his sweetheart Sonya. Compared to the limitless sky, which symbolizes death, Napoleon seems to Andrey petty and insignificant. Andrey attends the war council on the eve of Austerlitz and wishes to be a hero. Pierre marries Ellen Anatole unsuccessfully courts Marya. Nikolay accepts being a"cog in a machine" and Andrey rejects being part of the administering forces, choosing, instead, to fight at the front. ![]() They each discover the ineffectuality of the individual in a mass situation. Nikolay Rostov and Prince Andrey undergo their first war experience at the battle of Schöngraben. Old Count Bezuhov dies, leaving Pierre wealthy, titled, and the most eligible bachelor in Petersburg. Prince Andrey and Pierre discuss their futures and what they seek in life, both young men idealizing the"man of destiny" who is soon to invade Russia. We are introduced to the major families through the vehicle of a soiree at the Anna Pavlovna's home, a name-day celebration at the Rostovs, and a description of the isolated existence of the Bolkonskys at their country seat. ![]() ![]() Technical Devices Used in War and Peace. ![]()
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