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Discussion Panel

Discussion Panel. 1. How does Dostoyevsky achieve and sustain the suspense in his novel? Which scenes strike you as being particularly suspenseful? How does he use description to enhance the turmoil in Raskolnikov's mind?. Discussion Panel.

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Discussion Panel

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  1. Discussion Panel 1. How does Dostoyevsky achieve and sustain the suspense in his novel? Which scenes strike you as being particularly suspenseful? How does he use description to enhance the turmoil in Raskolnikov's mind?

  2. Discussion Panel 2. Why does Raskolnikov reject his family's and Razumikhin's attempts at solace and comfort? Why, when they are at their most loving, does he have feelings of hatred for them? What is Dostoyevsky saying about guilt and conscience?

  3. Crime and Punishment (Parts II and III) • “he walked on about ten paces, and turned round to face the Neva… The dome of the Cathedral… was fairly gleaming…

  4. Dome of St. Isaac Cathedral (Interior)

  5. “…he always felt an inexplicable coldness drifting towards him from this magnificent panorama

  6. Speaking names (more examples) • “I’d like to make it clear to you that my name’s Vrazumikhin; not Razumikhin, as everyone calls me…” • Vrazumit’ – verb, ‘to bring to reason, to make someone wise’

  7. Speaking names Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin

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