Raskolnikov speaks this quote when he confesses to Sonia. It is significant because it shows he has realized he is not one of the extraordinary men he theorized about. “The devil,” or perhaps foolishness and pride, caused him to murder, and through his guilt he now knows he is not ab...
A shy and timid seventeen year old girl, Sonia is wary of Raskolnikov when she first meets him. Her tenacious religious faith is a vital part of her character; she is shy and timid, but also truly compassionate and altruistic (especially towards Raskolnikov). In this sense, Raskolnikov ...
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From the crimes they commit, to the justice (or lack thereof) they face, to their interactions with the girl Sonia, to the very characteristics that they're made up of, the two men are nearly polar opposites. This lesson focuses on the characters of Svidrigailov and Raskolnikov in the ...