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• Subject: English Literature
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• Publication Date: May 20, 2025
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"The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man." Fyodor Dostoevsky's masterpiece, The Brothers Karamazov, tells a gripping tale of three brothers bound by blood, but divided by philosophy. Each brother's journey reflects a different aspect of the human struggle: Dmitri's fiery passion, Ivan's intellectual skepticism, and Alyosha's deep spiritual devotion. When their debauched father is murdered, the brothers find themselves at the center of a murder trial that becomes a stage for profound philosophical debates on morality, faith, and the meaning of life. A rich exploration of the soul, this novel remains a timeless reflection on free will, doubt, and the struggle between good and evil.

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a celebrated Russian novelist, philosopher and journalist renowned for his exploration of psychology, morality and existentialism. Born in Moscow, he endured a tumultuous life, including a sentence to a Siberian penal colony and struggles with poverty and addiction. His works delve into themes of suffering, redemption and the human condition. Often hailed as one of the greatest writers in world literature, Dostoevsky’s profound philosophical inquiries and complex characters continue to influence literature, psychology and existential thought. His legacy endures as a voice of human complexity and moral depth.

Noteworthy works by Fyodor Dostoevsky:

• White Nights (1848)
• Notes from Underground (1864)
• Crime and Punishment (1866)
• The Idiot (1869)

• PART ONE
• BOOK I: THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY
• 1. Fyodor Pavlovitch Karamazov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• 2. He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
• 3. The Second Marriage And The Second Family. . . . . .10
• 4. The Third Son Alyosha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
• 5. The Elders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
• BOOK II: AN UNFORTUNATE GATHERING
• 1. They Arrive at the Monastery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
• 2. The Old Buffoon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
• 3. Peasant Women who have Faith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
• 4. A Lady of Little Faith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
• 5. So be It! So be It!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
• 6. Why is Such a Man Alive?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
• 7. A Young Man Bent on a Career. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
• 8. The Scandalous Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
• BOOK III: THE SENSUALISTS
• 1. In the Servants’ Quarters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
• 2. Lizaveta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
• 3. The Confession of a Passionate Heart—In Verse. . . .120
• 4. The Confession of a Passionate Heart—In Anecdote. . . . . .130
• 5. The Confession of a Passionate Heart—“Heels Up”. . . . .139
• 6. Smerdyakov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
• 7. The Controversy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
• 8. Over the Brandy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
• 9. The Sensualists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
• 10. Both Together. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
• 11. Another Reputation Ruined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
• PART TWO
• BOOK IV: LACERATIONS
• 1. Father Ferapont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
• 2. At His Father’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
• 3. A Meeting With the Schoolboys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
• 4. At The Hohlakovs’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
• 5. A Laceration in the Drawing room. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
• 6. A Laceration in the Cottage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
• 7. And in the Open Air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
• BOOK V: PRO AND CONTRA
• 1. The Engagement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
• 2. Smerdyakov with a Guitar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
• 3. The Brothers make Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
• 4. Rebellion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
• 5. The Grand Inquisitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
• 6. For Awhile a very Obscure One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
• 7. “It’s Always Worthwhile Speaking to a Clever Man”. . . . 343
• BOOK VI: THE RUSSIAN MONK
• 1. Father Zossima and his Visitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .353
• 2. Biographical Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358
• 3. The Duel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
• 4. Conversations and Exhortations of Father Zossima.394
• PART THREE
• BOOK VII: ALYOSHA
• 1. The Breath of Corruption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413
• 2. A Critical Moment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
• 3. An Onion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434
• 4. Cana of Galilee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
• BOOK VIII: MITYA
• 1. Kuzma Samsonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462
• 2. Lyagavy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
• 3. Gold mines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
• 4. In the Dark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497
• 5. A Sudden Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503
• 6. “I am Coming, Too!”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .523
• 7. The First and Rightful Lover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532
• 8. Delirium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .553
• BOOK IX: THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
• 1. The Beginning of Perhotin’s Official Career. . . . . . . .570
• 2. The Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .578
• 3. The Sufferings of a Soul, The first Ordeal. . . . . . . . . .585
• 4. The Second Ordeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .596
• 5. The Third Ordeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605
• 6. The Prosecutor Catches Mitya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .619
• 7. Mitya’s Great Secret. Received with Hisses. . . . . . . . .628
• 8. The Evidence of the Witnesses. The Babe. . . . . . . . . .642
• 9. They Carry Mitya Away. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .653
• PART FOUR
• BOOK X: THE BOYS
• 1. Kolya Krassotkin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .661
• 2. Children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .667
• 3. The Schoolboy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .674
• 4. The Lost Dog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684
• 5. By Ilusha’s Bedside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .692
• 6. Precocity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .711
• 7. Ilusha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .719
• BOOK XI: IVAN
• 1. At Grushenka’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .724
• 2. The Injured Foot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .735
• 3. A Little Demon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .746
• 4. A Hymn and a Secret. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .754
• 5. Not you, Not You!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770
• 6. The first Interview with Smerdyakov. . . . . . . . . . . . . .778
• 7. The Second visit to Smerdyakov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .789
• 8. The Third and last Interview with Smerdyakov. . . . .800
• 9. The Devil. Ivan’s Nightmare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .819
• 10. “It Was he who said That”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .840
• BOOK XII: A JUDICIAL ERROR
• 1. The Fatal Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .847
• 2. Dangerous Witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .855
• 3. The Medical Experts and a Pound of Nuts. . . . . . . . .866
• 4. Fortune Smiles on Mitya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .872
• 5. A Sudden Catastrophe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .883
• 6. The Prosecutor’s Speech. Sketches of Character. . . . .894
• 7. An Historical Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905
• 8. A Treatise on Smerdyakov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .910
• 9. The Galloping Troika. The end of the Prosecutor’s Speech.. . . . . . .921
• 10. The Speech for the Defense. An Argument that Cuts both Ways. . . ..934
• 11. There was no Money. There was no Robbery. . . . . . .939
• 12. And there was no Murder Either. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .946
• 13. A Corrupter of Thought. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .955
• 14. The Peasants Stand Firm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .964
• EPILOGUE
• 1. Plans for Mitya’s Escape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .972
• 2. For a Moment the Lie Becomes Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . .978
• 3. Ilusha’s Funeral. The Speech at the Stone. . . . . . . . . . .986