Main Characters!
- Mikhail Alexandrovich Berlioz
Head of the anti-religious literary journal MASSOLIT. Sentenced to death by Woland.
- Professor Woland
A "foreign professor" who is "in Moscow to present a performance of 'black magic' and then expose its machinations". Satan in disguise.
- Ivan Nikolaevich Ponyrev (Homeless)
A young, aspiring poet employed by Berlioz. He witnesses Berlioz's death but the authorities do not listen and send him to an asylum.
- Pontius Pilate
The Roman Procurator of Judea, a procurator in this case is a governor of a small province.
- Yeshua Ha-Nozri
Wanderer, "mad philosopher, as Pilate calls him, whose name means Jesus.
- Behemoth
An enormous black cat, capable of standing on two legs and talking. Part of Woland's retinue.
- Koroviev (Fagott)
A purported "ex-choirmaster". Woland's assistant, capable of creating any illusions. Part of Woland's retinue.
- Azazello
A short man with a bowler hat and a fang jutting out of his mouth, and fiery read hair and a nasal voice. Part of Woland's retinue.
- Hella
Beautiful and redheaded maid to Woland and his retinue. Remarked as being "perfect, were it not for a purple scar on her neck" – the scar suggesting that she is also a vampiress. Part of Woland's retinue.
- The Master
An author who had written a novel about the meeting of Pontius Pilate and Yeshua Ha-Nozri. Meets Ivan Nikolaevich in the asylum.
- Margarita
The Master's lover who is trapped in a loveless marriage. Depressed and suicidal until she meets Woland and friends.
