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Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Part I: Chapter I
Part I: Chapters II–IV
Part I: Chapters V–VII
Part II: Chapters I–IV
Part II: Chapters V–VII
Part III: Chapters I–III
Part III: Chapters IV–VI
Part IV: Chapters I–III
Part IV: Chapters IV–VI
Part V: Chapters I–IV
Part VI: Chapters I–V
Part VI: Chapters VI–VIII
Epilogue
Characters
Character List
Raskolnikov
Sonya
Dunya
Svidrigailov
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Nihilism
Poverty
Religion
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Part I: Chapter I
Part I: Chapters II–IV
Part I: Chapters V–VII
Part II: Chapters I–IV
Part II: Chapter V–VII
Part III: Chapters I–III
Part III: Chapters IV–VI
Part IV: Chapters I–III
Part IV: Chapters IV–VI
Part V: Chapters I–IV
Part VI: Chapters I–V
Part VI: Chapters VI–VIII
Epilogue
Quotes By Character
Raskolnikov
Sonia
Dunia
Svidrigailov
Porfiry Petrovich
Further Study
Context
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Epilogue
Part 2, Chapters I-IV
Part I, Chapter I
Part I, Chapters II-IV
Part I, Chapters V-VII
Part II: Chapters V-VII
Part III: Chapters I-III
Part III: Chapters IV-VI
Part IV: Chapters I-III
Part IV: Chapters IV-VI
Part V: Chapters I-IV
Part VI: Chapters I-V
Part VI: Chapters VI-VIII
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
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How to Write Literary Analysis
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In which country was Dostoevsky born?
Ukraine
Poland
Lithuania
Russia
2
of 5
Which political institution was Dostoevsky opposed to?
Democracy
Serfdom
Monarchy
Colonialism
3
of 5
From what disease did Dostoevsky suffer?
Epilepsy
Schizophrenia
Cancer
Parkinson's
4
of 5
Where was Dostoevsky sent to work in a labor camp?
China
Mongolia
Siberia
Turkey
5
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When was Crime and Punishment published?
1849
1857
1866
1881
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