Crime and Punishment

by
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
CONTENTS

1- Introduction of Writer
2-Characters List
3- Introduction of Novel
4- Summary
5. Important Themes and Symbols
6. Important Questions
7. Quiz/ Important MCQs
Introduction of Writer (Dostoyevsky)
30 October 1821 Moscow
2nd number in his siblings
His father was killed by a serf
Educated from boarding school | 1838 St. Petersberg | 1843
Education Completed | Realized his artistic skills
1846 published first novel Poor Folk | Admired by Belinsky Liberal
Group Petrashevsky - 1849 prisoned for 8 months | released -8 to 4
years (reduced) - Spiritual transformation
Introduction of Writer (Dostoyevsky)

Russian novelist and short-story writer

Psychological writing had an immense influence on 20th-
century fiction. regarded as one of the finest novelists who
ever lived. Literary modernism, existentialism, and various
schools of psychology, theology, and literary criticism have
been profoundly shaped by his ideas.
His works are often called prophetic
·In his time he was also renowned for his activity as a
journalist.

Autobioraphical elements can be seen in his works

Major Works
Dostoyevsky is best known for his novella “Notes from the
Underground” and for four long novels, Crime and
Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed (also and more
accurately known as The Demons and The Devils), and The
Brothers Karamazov.
 Each of these works is famous for its psychological
profundity like suicides, self destruction, murders etc. and,
indeed, Dostoyevsky is commonly regarded as one of the
greatest psychologists in the history of literature.
Introduction of the novel (Crime and
Punishment)

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Type Of Work: Novel
Genre: Psychological drama (Psychological Realism)
Language: Russian
Time And Place Written: 1865-1866, St. Petersburg, Russia
Date Of First Publication: 1866; appeared serially in The
Russian Messenger before being published in book form in
1867.
Introduction of the novel (Crime and Punishment)

Publisher: The serial edition was published by the editor of

The Russian Messenger, Mikhail Katkov ; the two-volume
book version was published by Bazanov.
Narrator: Third-person omniscient
Settings (Time): 1860s
Settings (Place): St. Petersburg and a prison in Siberia
Point Of View: The story is told primarily from the point of
view of Raskolnikov but occasionally switches to the
perspective of Svidrigailov, Razumikhin, and Dunya.
Characters
1. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov ("Rodya," "Rodka")
Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladov ("Sonya," "Sonechka") (whore)
3. Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikov ("Dunya," "Dunechka")
4. Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov ( Antagonist) Suicide at the end.
5.Dmitri Prokofych Razumikhin (Friend of Raskolnikov)
6.Katerina Ivanovna Marmeladov ( wife of Marmeladov) death at
the end
7.Porfiry Petrovich (Magistrate investigating murder)
8. Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov. (Alcoholic public official)
9.Pulcheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikov (mother of Raskolnikov)
10. Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin- Antagonist, narrow minded, deepest
wish to marry poor girl so that he can dominate her later.
11. Alyona Ivanovna( old Pawnbroker) loan deti hai exploit
bhi krtee hai.
12. Lizaveta Ivanovna ( Sister of Alyona) murdered by
Rasklonkov
13. Nastasya Petrovna ("Nastenka," "Nastasyushka")Maid
Servant of Rasklonkov

14. Nikolai Dementiev ("Mikolka") Painter

Summary of Crime and Punishment

*Raskolnikov | St. Petersburg | crime | old pawnbroker | money for

a watch and to plan the crime
* stops for a drink at a tavern | meets a man named Marmeladov |
sickly wife, Katerina Ivanovna | his daughter, Sonya |
Π Raskolnikov receives a letter from his mother, Pulcheria | his
sister,
Dunya , is engaged to be married to a government official named
Luzhin
a student talking about how society would be better off if the old
pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna were dead.
finds an AX|kills pawnbroker and her sister Lizaveta
summons from the police|conversation about the murder
| Raskolnikov faints |police begin to suspect him.

*He visits his friend Razumikhin and refuses his offer of work.

nightmare-ridden sleep.
After four days of fever and delirium, he wakes up to find
out that his housekeeper, Nastasya, and Razumikhin have been
taking care of him
Raskolnikov goes to a café, where he almost confesses to Zamyotov
that he is the murderer

.impulsively goes to the apartment of the pawnbroker

. Marmeladov dies meets Sonya and gives the family twenty rubles
Raskolnikov becomes annoyed with Pulcheria Alexandrovna and
Dunya

.Razumikhin, meanwhile, falls in love with Dunya.

. Zossimov greets them and tells them that Raskolnikov's condition is

much improved
.Sonya enters the room, greatly embarrassed to be in the
presence of Raskolnikov's family.

.Sonya is followed by a strange man, who we later learn is

Svidrigailov
Raskolnikov visits the magistrate in charge of the murder
investigation, Porfiry Petrovich, a relative of Razumikhin.
Zamyotov is at the detective's house when Raskolnikov arrives.
Raskolnikov and Porfiry have a tense conversation about the murders
a man calls him a murderer. That night Raskolnikov dreams about the
pawnbroker's murder. When he wakes up, there is a stranger in the
room.
The stranger is Svidrigailov | offers to give Dunya the enormous sum
of ten thousand rubles | late wife, Marfa Petrovna, left Dunya three
thousand rubles in her will.

Raskolnikov rejects Svidrigailov's offer | Raskolnikov and Razumikhin

walk to a restaurant to meet Dunya, Pulcheria Alexandrovna, and
Luzhin
Dunya breaks the engagement | Everyone is overjoyed
Razumikhin realizes, without a word being spoken, that
Raskolnikov is guilty of the murders.
Raskolnikov goes to the apartment of Sonya | Sonya was a
friend of one of his victims, Lizaveta. biblical story of
Lazarus
Raskolnikov visits Porfiry Petrovich at the police
department |Nikolai, confesses to the murders
The scene shifts to the apartment of Luzhin and his
roommate, Lebezyatnikov, where Luzhin is nursing his
hatred for Raskolnikov, whom he blames for the breaking
of his engagement to Dunya.
Sonya | gives her a ten-ruble bill
*Luzhin accuses Sonya of stealing a one-hundred-ruble bill.
**Raskolnikov goes to Sonya's room/confesses the murders|
convince him to confess to the authorities
Svidrigailov | knows Raskolnikov is the murderer
Porfiry Petrovich appears and apologizes for his treatment
of Raskolnikov in the police station.
Svidrigailov | attracted to Dunya❘ bring Dunya to his room
she refuses to marry |fires misses she dislikes him he allows
her to leave | suicide
* Raskolnikov planning to confess he confesses to one of the
police officials, Ilya Petrovich.
* A year and a half later, Raskolnikov is in prison in Siberia,
where he has been for nine months.
Sonya has moved to the town outside the prison, and she
visits Raskolnikov
regularly and tries to ease his burden.
Confession | Mentally relaxed
After Raskolnikov's arrest, his mother became delirious and
died. Razumikhin and Dunya were married.
Raskolnikov remains as proud and alienated from humanity
as he was before his confession, but he eventually realizes
that he truly loves Sonya and expresses remorse for his
crime.
Themes

Alienation from Society

The Psychology of Crime and Punishment
The Idea of the Superman
Nihilism
Crime
Money and Poverty
Madness and Intoxication
Redemption
Justice and judgement
MCQS

1. From whom does Raskolnikov get the ax that he uses

to kill
Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta?
A stranger
The caretaker
Nastasya
Razumikhin
MCQS

1. From whom does Raskolnikov get the ax that he uses

to kill
Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta?
A stranger
The caretaker
Nastasya
Razumikhin
2. Why is Raskolnikov immediately opposed to the
marriage of his sister to Luzhin?

He doesn't believe that Luzhin earns enough to supporta

family
He wants her to marry Razumikhin instead
He thinks that she is sacrificing herself for the sake of
Luzhin's money
He is against marriage in general
2. Why is Raskolnikov immediately opposed to the
marriage of his sister to Luzhin?

He doesn't believe that Luzhin earns enough to supporta

family
He wants her to marry Razumikhin instead
He thinks that she is sacrificing herself for the sake of
Luzhin's money
He is against marriage in general
3. When Raskolnikov first meets him, why is

Marmeladov afraid to return to his home?

He has been on a five-day drinking binge and cannot face
his family
He is afraid of contracting tuberculosis from his wife,
Katerina
Ivanovna
He is worried that the authorities will arrest him
None of the above
3. When Raskolnikov first meets him, why is

Marmeladov afraid to return to his home?

He has been on a five-day drinking binge and cannot face
his family
He is afraid of contracting tuberculosis from his wife,
Katerina Ivanovna
He is worried that the authorities will arrest him
None of the above
4. Why does Raskolnikov kill Lizaveta?

He dislikes her
She is trying to prevent him from stealing the pawnbroker's
money
She attacks him in an attempt to revenge her sister
She is a witness to the murder of her sister
4. Why does Raskolnikov kill Lizaveta?

He dislikes her
She is trying to prevent him from stealing the pawnbroker's
money
She attacks him in an attempt to revenge her sister
She is a witness to the murder of her sister
5. What does Sonya do to support her family?

Sews
Steals
Begs
Prostitutes herself
5. What does Sonya do to support her family?

Sews
Steals
Begs
Prostitutes herself
6. What is Porfiry Petrovich's first clue that Raskolnikov
might be the killer?

Raskolnikov faints at the police station during a

conversation about the murder Raskolnikov returns to the
pawnbroker's apartment and asks about blood
Raskolnikov becomes delirious the day after the murder
Raskolnikov teases Zamyotov about the possibility that he is
the murderer
6. What is Porfiry Petrovich's first clue that Raskolnikov
might be the killer?

Raskolnikov faints at the police station during a

conversation about the murder
Raskolnikov returns to the pawnbroker's apartment and
asks about blood
Raskolnikov becomes delirious the day after the murder
Raskolnikov teases Zamyotov about the possibility that he is
the murderer
7. Crime and Punishment was initially published in

1862
1864
1866
1868
7. Crime and Punishment was initially published in

1862
1864
1866
1868
8. Where does Raskolnikov meet the drunk civil
official Marmeladov?

In Raskolnikov's apartment
In Marmeladov's apartment
In the street
In a tavern
8. Where does Raskolnikov meet the drunk civil
official Marmeladov?

In Raskolnikov's apartment
In Marmeladov's apartment
In the street
In a tavern
9. What event tarnished Dunya's reputation in her
hometown?

Rumors that she had become a prostitute to support herself

and her mother
Rumors that she made improper advances toward
Svidrigailov
The breaking of her engagement with Luzhin
Rumors that her brother had committed a murder
9. What event tarnished Dunya's reputation in her
hometown?

Rumors that she had become a prostitute to support herself

and her mother
Rumors that she made improper advances toward
Svidrigailov
The breaking of her engagement with Luzhin
Rumors that her brother had committed a murder
10. What does Raskolnikov overhear in the
Haymarket that clinches his resolve to kill
Alyona?

A conversation about how the death of the pawnbroker would

be a boon to society
A conversation indicating that Alyona will be alone in her
apartment the next evening
The mention of an ax in the caretaker's shed
That Alyona is one of the wealthiest women in Russia
10. What does Raskolnikov overhear in the
Haymarket that clinches his resolve to kill
Alyona?

A conversation about how the death of the pawnbroker would

be a boon to society
A conversation indicating that Alyona will be alone in her
apartment the next evening
The mention of an ax in the caretaker's shed
That Alyona is one of the wealthiest women in Russia
11. Where does Raskolnike ultimately hide the
goods that he steals from Alyona?

Under the couch in his apartment

In Sonya's apartment
Under a rock in a vacant courtyard
At the bottom of the Neva River
11. Where does Raskolnike ultimately hide the
goods that he steals from Alyona?

Under the couch in his apartment

In Sonya's apartment
Under a rock in a vacant courtyard
At the bottom of the Neva River
12. Which nightmare does Raskolnikov mistake
for reality, even after waking up?

The dream in which he tries to murder Alyona

The dream in which Ilya Petrovich is beating Raskolnikov's
landlady
The dream in which a small boy tries to keep a horse from
being
beaten
The dream in which a plague of selfishness and pride
spreads across Europe
12. Which nightmare does Raskolnikov mistake
for reality, even after waking up?

The dream in which he tries to murder Alyona

The dream in which Ilya Petrovich is beating
Raskolnikov's landlady
The dream in which a small boy tries to keep a horse from
being
beaten
The dream in which a plague of selfishness and pride
spreads across Europe
13. Who takes care of Raskalnikov during his
sickness after the murder?

Razumikhin and Nastasya

Dunya and Nastasya
Razumikhin, Dunya, and Nastasya
Pulcheria Alexandrovna, Dunya, and Razumikhin
13. Who takes care of Raskalnikov during his
sickness after the murder?

Razumikhin and Nastasya

Dunya and Nastasya
Razumikhin, Dunya, and Nastasya
Pulcheria Alexandrovna, Dunya, and Razumikhin
14. What is the name of the ca in which
Raskolnikov jokes with Zamyotov about having
murdered Alyona and Lizaveta?

The Boar's Head

Bakaleev's
The Neva
The Crystal Palace
14. What is the name of the ca in which
Raskolnikov jokes with Zamyotov about having
murdered Alyona and Lizaveta?

The Boar's Head

Bakaleev's
The Neva
The Crystal Palace
15. How does Marmeladov die?

He shoots himself
He is trampled under a horse-drawn carriage
He dies of consumption
He dies of alcohol poisoning
15. How does Marmeladov die?

He shoots himself
He is trampled under a horse-drawn carriage
He dies of consumption
He dies of alcohol poisoning
16. What is the main reason that Sonya first visits
Raskolnikov in his apartment?

She is attracted to him

She wants to thank him for the money that he gave to Katerina
Ivanovna
She wants to invite him to the memorial dinner for her father
Raskolnikov wants to talk to her about the murders
16. What is the main reason that Sonya first visits
Raskolnikov in his apartment?

She is attracted to him

She wants to thank him for the money that he gave to
Katerina Ivanovna
She wants to invite him to the memorial dinner for her
father
Raskolnikov wants to talk to her about the murders
18. What event at the end of Part III makes
Raskolnikov think that someone has evidence
that he is the murderer?

A stranger comes up to him outside of his apartment

and calls him a murderer
Porfiry Petrovich asks him a series of leading questions
Razumikhin tells him that the police suspect him
Raskolnikov discovers that the police had searched his
apartment while he was talking to Porfiry Petrovich
19. What does Svidrigailov say during their first
conversation that convinces Raskolnikov that
Svidrigailov is losing his mind?

He tells Raskolnikov that he is in love with Dunya

He tells Raskolnikov of his dream about a depraved five-
year-old girl
He tells Raskolnikov that the ghost of his dead wife, Marfa,
appears to him
He tells Raskolnikov that he knows he is the murderer
19. What does Svidrigailov say during their first
conversation that convinces Raskolnikov that
Svidrigailov is losing his mind?

He tells Raskolnikov that he is in love with Dunya

He tells Raskolnikov of his dream about a depraved five-
year-old girl
He tells Raskolnikov that the ghost of his dead wife,
Marfa, appears to him
He tells Raskolnikov that he knows he is the murderer
20. Why does Dunya break her engement with
Luzhin?

Because he insults Razumikhin

Because he implies that Dunya is having a relationship with
Svidrigailov
Because he insults Pulcheria Alexandrovna
Because he is stingy, overbearing, and dislikesRaskolnikov
20. Why does Dunya break her engement with
Luzhin?

Because he insults Razumikhin

Because he implies that Dunya is having a relationship with
Svidrigailov
Because he insults Pulcheria Alexandrovna
Because he is stingy, overbearing, and dislikes
Raskolnikov
21. What business does Razumikhi propose that
he, Dunya, and Raskolnikov go into?

Law
Running an orphanage
Publishing
Running a restaurant
21. What business does Razumikhi propose that
he, Dunya, and Raskolnikov go into?

Law
Running an orphanage
Publishing
Running a restaurant
22. What biblical story doeRaskolnikov order
Sonya to read to him?

The story of Genesis

The story of the Sermon on the Mount
The story of the Crucifixion
The story of Lazarus
22. What biblical story doeRaskolnikov order
Sonya to read to him?

The story of Genesis

The story of the Sermon on the Mount
The story of the Crucifixion
The story of Lazarus
23. What is the name of the painter who confesses
to the murders just as Raskolnikov is about to
break under Porfiry Petrovich's pressure?

Nikolai
Misha
Alyosha
Ivan
23. What is the name of the painter who confesses
to the murders just as Raskolnikov is about to
break under Porfiry Petrovich's pressure?

Nikolai
Misha
Alyosha
Ivan
24. How does Luzhin try to discredit Sonya and,
by association, Raskolnikov?

By accusing her of being a prostitute

By framing her for the theft of a one-hundred-ruble bill
By accusing her of having an affair with Svidrigailov By
accusing her of abandoning her family
24. How does Luzhin try to discredit Sonya and,
by association, Raskolnikov?

By accusing her of being a prostitute

By framing her for the theft of a one-hundred-ruble bill
By accusing her of having an affair with Svidrigailov By
accusing her of abandoning her family
25. Why does Svidrigailov allow Dunya to escape
from his apartment after attempting to rape her?

Because she wounds him with a revolver

Because he decides to kill himself
Because he is afraid of Raskolnikov
Because he realizes that she will never love him
25. Why does Svidrigailov allow Dunya to escape
from his apartment after attempting to rape her?

Because she wounds him with a revolver

Because he decides to kill himself
Because he is afraid of Raskolnikov
Because he realizes that she will never love him
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