Devil in the Details
During the murder of Lizaveta, this instinctive action—normally expected in self-defense—is notably absent.
Who is raising her hands?
Single male seeking young, poor female. Must feel indebted to him.
Who is Luzhin?
The city in which Crime and Punishment takes place.
Where is St. Petersburg?
This color represents decay and moral corruption.
What is yellow?
"Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely nowhere to turn?
Who is Marmeladov?
Occurs when he allows his daughter Sonia to apply for this specific document, a legal permit for prostitution that stripped her of all civil rights.
What is a yellow ticket?
Dunya's position within the Svidrigailov household.
What is a governess?
Recently unattached hedonistic male seeking any available female- will pay. Must be open to relocation.
Who is Svidrigailov?
Raskolnikov's chief symptom.
What is fever?
What Raskolnikov refused directly before his final confession.
What is water?
"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."
Who is Raskolnikov?
This is the specific, prominently mentioned example (turned term) Raskolnikov uses in his essay to describe the "Extraordinary" man who has the right to step over legal moral barriers.
What/ who is Napoleon?
DAILY DOUBLE: The name of the character that beat the mare in Raskolnikov's dream.
Who is Mikolka?
Inquisitive mind seeks intellectual companion for game play and theoretical conversation. Must have a neurotic personality.
Who is Porfiry Petrovich?
Illness is accompanied by...
What is crime?
This recurring symbol evolves from a "sticky" stain to the living "flow ... in streams" Raskolnikov envisions during his slow resurrection.
What is blood?
"I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity"
Who is Raskolnikov?
Before his confession, Raskolnikov is summoned to the police station for this unrelated legal offense, causing him to faint from stress.
What is non-payment (IOU) of debt (to his landlady)?
The business that Razumikhin proposes do the family to enter with the money from Marfa.
What is publishing?
Existentially confused artist seeking firm answers to life's questions. Open to being persuaded in any direction.
Who is Nikolay?
After returning from illness, this character was described as wearing "her poor old burnous and green shawl; her face still showed signs of illness, it was thinner and paler".
Who is Sonia?
A motif tied to escape, hope, and spiritual renewal.
What is fresh air?
"He had called on them with the feelings of a benefactor who is about to reap the fruits of his good deeds and to hear agreeable flattery."
Who is Luzhin?
Following his confession, Raskolnikov is sentenced to this many years of penal servitude.
What is eight years?
What Sonia is called by the other prisoners in Siberia.
What is the mother?
Perceptive male seeking captive audience. Must agree with the "new philosophies" and reject the concept of charitable acts.
Who is Mr. Lebezyatnikov?
Character who died from brain fever.
Who is Pulcheria?
What Sonia puts on Raskolnikov as he leaves for his confession.
What is the wooden cross?
"You reckoned on her meekness! You relied upon that! But I am not so submissive, let me tell you! You’ve gone too far yourself."
Who is Katerina?
Suspicion falls on the painter after he is caught attempting to pawn this stolen item from Alyona Ivanovna.
What are gold earrings?
The name of Dunya and Raskolnikov's maternal grandfather.
What is Alexander?
Fiery red head seeking career guidance towards advancement. Must be willing to tolerate a temper.
Who is Ilya Petrovich?
Porfiry and Svidrigailov's proposed treatment for Raskolnikov's condition.
What is fresh air?
The character "of a noble heart, full of sentiments, refined by education" represents the degradation of the urban poor.
Who is Katerina Ivanovna?
DAILY DOUBLE: Name the speaker and the subject: "She would undoubtedly have been one of those who would endure martyrdom and would have smiled when they branded her bosom with hot pincers. And she would have gone to it of herself. She is simply thirsting to face some torture for someone, and if she can’t get her torture, she’ll throw herself out of a window."
Who is Svidrigailov speaking about, Dunya?
Embodies moral rigor and intellectual pride, contrasting the protagonist’s impulsive, guilt-ridden nature.
Who is Porfiry Petrovich.