Chapter 1: Happy Families
Capítulo 1: Famílias Felizes
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. The Oblonsky family was now in a state of unhappiness. When his wife Dolly discovered his affair with the family's teacher, their family fell into chaos.
Stepan Arkadyevich Oblonsky, também conhecido como Stiva, teve um caso com a ex-governanta francesa de sua família. Quando sua esposa, Dolly, descobriu, ela ficou com o coração partido e decidiu se separar dele. A casa inteira caiu no caos, e os criados não sabiam o que fazer.
Oblonsky was a government official who lived a wealthy life but had chaotic emotions. Now he had to face his angry wife and did not know how to handle the situation. He felt very frustrated and didn't know what to do.
Stiva pede a sua irmã Anna Karenina que viaje de São Petersburgo para Moscou para consolar Dolly e salvar seu casamento. Anna é uma mulher linda e charmosa, casada com o alto funcionário do governo Alexei Karenin, e tem um filho chamado Seryozha.
Meanwhile, in St. Petersburg, Anna Karenina was preparing to visit her brother Oblonsky. She was a beautiful and elegant woman who was deeply loved by everyone. Anna's husband Karenin was a senior government official who was very serious about his work but cold in his emotions.
Enquanto Stiva espera a chegada de Anna, ele encontra seu velho amigo Konstantin Levin. Levin é um rico proprietário de terras que não gosta da vida na cidade, mas veio a Moscou para pedir a irmã de Dolly, Kitty Shcherbatskaya, em casamento.