Social Isolation
"It was a tiny cupboard of a room... and it had a poverty-stricken appearance with its dusty yellow paper peeling off the walls."
What is Raskolnikov's garret/room?
Raskolnikov is frustrated not by the crime itself, but by his failure to be a "Superman," which he views as a sign of this.
What is weakness (or "being ordinary")?
"The smell of the taverns, which is particularly strong in this part of the city... was enough to make a man feel sick."
Where is the Haymarket Square?
"I didn't kill a human being, I killed a principle! ... I killed ______, and not that old creature!"
Who is himself? (myself)
Raskolnikov is addressing this character when he says, "I don't want to do translations. I don't want any of your charity, either. I want... no, I want nothing."
Who is Razumihin?
This character "had drunk up everything, even his wife's stockings... and now he had come to Raskolnikov for more."
Who is Marmeladov?
He says, "Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely nowhere else to go?"
Who is Marmeladov?
"She was a woman of noble spirit... She was not one to be cowed by circumstances, however humiliating."
Who is Katerina Ivanovna?
After binge-drinking, Marmeladov asks Raskolnikov, "Do you understand, sir, do you understand what it means when you have absolutely ________ else to go?"
Where is nowhere?
"A physical separation... had suddenly occurred to him... He felt he was casting them off, that he was no longer able to speak to them."
Who are Dunya and his mother (Pulcheria Alexandrovna)?
"I wanted to become [this historical figure], and that is why I killed her."
Who is Napoleon?
He says, "Wine and women... lead a man to the devil."
Who is Svidrigailov?
"It would be better to live on a ______ ____ __ _____ for a thousand years... than to die at once!"
What is a "Square Yard of Space"?
"Go at once, this very minute, stand at ___ __________, bow down, first kiss the earth which you have defiled."
What is the Crossroads/Haymarket Square?
Marmeladov claims he drinks not for pleasure, but to find this
What is suffering?
"I drink so that I may suffer twice as much!"