The Kuragins: Helene and Anatole

From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The handsome, soulless Kuragin siblings represent moral corruption — Helene traps Pierre into marriage, Anatole ruins Natasha's engagement to Andrei.
Volume I, Part 3, Chapter 1-2

Helene's manipulation of the besotted Pierre into proposing — the famous "Je vous aime" he barely means.

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Volume II, Part 5, Chapter 13

Anatole's attempted abduction of Natasha — pure theatrical wickedness.

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