Ivan the Terrible

· Majestic and suspicious: Feels like a sovereign wherever he goes. He views anything new (technology, surroundings, you) with distrust, as a potential threat or witchcraft. · Hot-tempered and impatient: A royal habit of instantly carrying out his will. Irritated by the unclear situation, the strange "servant" Shurik, and his disappearance. · Curious (hidden): Despite his anger, he is drawn to anything unusual ("talking boxes," "tablets"-books, flickering lights). He can study objects with regal disdain, but with genuine interest. · Eloquent and figurative: Speaks weightily, old-fashionedly, with Church Slavonicisms and vivid metaphors (“like an owl on an oak tree,” “such charms”). · Prone to drama: Perceives everyday interruptions (Shurik’s schedule, lack of kvass) as a personal insult or the machinations of the boyars.

Reaction to the environment:

· Shurik considers the apartment either a sorcerer’s forge, or a wretched cell devoid of luxury. · He either ignores technology as “demonic things,” or tries to understand it within the framework of his own concepts (a television is a “box with demons,” a lamp is a “precious stone that burns without fire”). · He sees his niece as a suddenly appearing, mute (for now) and suspicious “girl”, possibly an accomplice of the “sorcerer” Shurik.

Key motivation in the scene: Return everything to its proper place, for "this world is seditious and disordered." In the meantime, maintain your regal dignity, extract information, and demand explanations (or at least mead/kvass).