Natasha is Margarita’s devoted housemaid. When Margarita turns into a witch and leaves her old life behind, Natasha uses Azazello’s cream to become a witch herself. She then rides a hog—actually the neighbor Nikolai Ivanovich—and reconvenes with Margarita. At the end of the novel, she begs to be allowed to remain as a witch, a request which is granted.
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Natasha Character Timeline in The Master and Margarita
The timeline below shows where the character Natasha appears in The Master and Margarita. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 19. Margarita
...go for a walk. On her way out, she has a discussion with her housemaid, Natasha, who tells her gossip she’s heard about yesterday’s unbelievable goings-on at the Variety theater.
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Chapter 20. Azazello’s Cream
Natasha comes in, astonished at Margarita’s changed appearance. “It’s the cream!” exclaims Margarita. Natasha hugs Margarita,...
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Chapter 21. Flight
...Suddenly she is overtaken by something which seems to make the sound a “woman’s guffaw”—it’s Natasha.
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Natasha is riding a “fat hog” which is clutching a briefcase. She shouts through the air:...
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...fly over the forest down below, Margarita promises to do whatever she can to help Natasha stay as a witch. Margarita lands near a secluded river and takes a swim. A...
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...naked witches, and a goat-legged creature who gives her champagne. This creature informs her that Natasha is on her way to Moscow to “warn them that Margarita would soon arrive and...
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Chapter 22. By Candlelight
...asks if he can take his glasses off, which Woland says is impossible. Just then, Natasha arrives with “her hog.” Woland agrees to let them stay but insists that the hog—Nikolai...
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Chapter 23. The Great Ball at Satan’s
...transported back to the room in which she had prepared for the ball. Hella and Natasha massage her with blood, reviving her. Koroviev appears, reminding “Queen Margot” to fly around the...
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Chapter 24. The Extraction of the Master
Woland asks Margarita what she would like to do with Natasha. Natasha comes in and begs to remain a witch; Woland grants her requests and she...
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Chapter 27. The End of Apartment no. 50
...“Satan’s ball.” He tells them about what happened to him—becoming a hog, being flown by Natasha, going to “hell and beyond”—but leaves out that he had propositioned Natasha and requests that...
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Chapter 30. It’s Time! It’s Time!
...husband’s return. She has a heart attack and falls to the floor, calling out for Natasha. “Everything’s in order,” says Azazello.
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Epilogue
...Ivanovich Bosoy—who stares at the moon longingly, regretting his decision not to fly off with Natasha forever.
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