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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Can we explain how Fyodor Karamazov came to have such sons?

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Labels: Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky

Why does Ivan call "The Grand Inquisitor" a poem (II.5.4.246)? Why didn't he write it down?

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Why doesn't Christ speak in his scene with the Grand Inquisitor (II.5.5.)?

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Do humans long for "community of worship" (II.5.5.254)? If so, why?

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Why did Alyosha forget that Dimitri had pointed to his neck (I.3.11.156)? Why did he remember in court (IV.12.4.677)?

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Labels: Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky

Did Smerdyakov become Ivan's disciple, or did he make Ivan his accomplice?

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Labels: Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky

What makes Katerina Ivanova vacillate over testifying at Dimitri's trial?

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Labels: Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky

Do we ever doubt Dimitri's innocence?

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Labels: Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky
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