Study Questions for 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Prof. Gina Kovarsky, Assignments of Linguistics

Download Study Questions for 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Prof. Gina Kovarsky and more Assignments Linguistics in PDF only on Docsity! PART IV QUESTIONS 1) Explain the significance of the conversation between R. and Svidrigailov about eternity (Part IV, Chapter 1, p. 289). What does it reveal about each of them? What are the links between Svidrigailov and Raskolnikov? 2) How and why does Raskolnikov torment Sonya (Part IV, Chapter IV, pp. 315-331; see esp. pp. 321-3)? 3) Why does Sonya read the story of Lazarus to him (from the New Testament)? 3) Is it significant that Sonya reads from Lizaveta’s copy of the New Testament? 5) Why do you think Dostoevsky includes these extended quotations from the Gospel text in his narrative (pp. 324-328)? 6) At the close of that chapter, why does R. talk to Sonya about freedom and power? 7) Describe the police inspector Porfiry Petrovich’s physique, behavior, and methods. 8) How do you regard Sonya? What parallels do you discern between her situation, actions, and character and those of Raskolnikov? 9) Think about Svidrigailov and Sonya in relation to Raskolnikov. Are they mirrors? Foils? Helper-figures? Goads? All of the above?