History Literature / CrimeAndPunishment

* AntiVillain: Raskolnikov having both a sad background, true social concerns and some good intentions along with his pride and arrogance.[[spoiler: Also the whole OutDamnedSpot that he goes through.]]

* CrushBlush: Razumikhin a number of times after meeting Dunya

* NiceHat: Razumikhin gives Raskolnikov one of these, along with a whole outfit, after he recovers from his sickness, and goes on for a long time about how cheap he got them despite how high-quality they are.

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Perhaps the most famous novel by Russian author Creator/FyodorDostoevsky, first published serially in 1866 under the Russian title ''Prestuplenie i nakazanie (Преступлéние и наказáние)''.

Perhaps the most famous novel by Russian author Creator/FyodorDostoevsky, originally published in serial form in 1866 under the Russian title ''Prestuplenie i nakazanie (Преступлéние и наказáние)''.

Perhaps the most famous novel written by Russian author Creator/FyodorDostoevsky. Originally in Russian under the title ''Prestuplenie i nakazanie (Преступлéние и наказáние)''

** [[spoiler:Svidrigajlov, after being rejected by Dunya for the final time, spends the evening gets all his affairs in order, calmly goes on a walk in the morning, and shoots himself in the street.]]

** For symbolic reasons, Dostoevsky makes Sonya charge exactly [[Literature\TheBible 30 silver rubles]] for her first encounter. The value of the 1860s silver ruble may be estimated by then exchange rate to the dollar and inflation, or by the silver content, about $8 to $20 in 2019 dollars. [[LogicBomb Which means a poor uneducated girl who barely could afford boarding with a poor family charged]] as much as [[HighClassCallGirl a luxury escort of modern day]].

* MurdererPOV: [[TheMovie The novel]]. VillainProtagonist plans his [[ThePerfectCrime perfect crime]], commits it, tries to evade the police, [[spoiler: succeeds, but then confesses.]] The novel focuses on the inner turmoil the murder causes.

%%* DeadpanSnarker: Raskolnikov.

* AffablyEvil: Svidrigajlov, who [[spoiler:makes his ScarpiaUltimatum polite and mixes it with an offer of help, but it's still a ScarpiaUltimatum.]]

* NotSoDifferent:
** Luzhin and Svidrigailov are two despicable and immoral men who are treated by Rodion with complete revulsion. However, it is constantly implied that they follow the same [[StrawNihilist pattern of thought]] as Raskolnikov, only devoid of all ambiguity and pretense of [[WellIntentionedExtremist improving the world by breaking the law]].
** Sonya and Dunya. Raskolnikov lampshades it in his inner monolog: just like Sonya became a hooker, Dunya is going to marry a despicable man to help her loved ones.

* SequelHook: At the end of the epilogue, [[spoiler:the narration warns that for all Raskolnikov may share Sonya's optimism about his remaining time in Siberia, he is unaware that his redemption will not be given to him for free, that his renewal will be paid for with suffering... but that's another story for another time.[[note]]One that Dostoyevsky ultimately chose not to write.[[/note]][[/spoiler]]

* SequelHook: At the end of the epilogue, [[spoiler:the narration warns that for all Raskolnikov may share Sonya's optimism about his remaining time in Siberia, he is unaware that his redemption will not be given to him for free, that his renewal will be paid for with suffering... but that's another story for another time.[[/spoiler]][[note]] One that Dostoyevsky ultimately chose not to write.[[/note]]

A moody university student named Raskolnikov [[MurdererPOV murders]] an old moneylender who has been exploiting her clients, but accidentally also kills someone else. He struggles with the ramifications of his actions through the novel. While ruminating over his crime, he deals with visiting family, a nosy friend who [[LoveAtFirstSight falls in love with his engaged sister]], an implacable police detective named Porfiry [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow who plays mindgames with him]], the all-too-obvious faults in his own {{Ubermensch}} theories, and his budding relationship with a [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold prostitute]] and her poor family.

* BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler: Razumikhin ends up married to his friend Raskolnikov's sister Dunya.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Raskolnikov will have a nice new life with Sonya, but only after he atones for his crimes by serving his time in Siberia.]]

* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: The entire first act of the novel is one for Raskolnikov.]]
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: [[spoiler: Raskolnikov and Sonya, who saves his soul with ThePowerOfLove.]]

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Marmeladov]] dies in Sonya's arms.

** [[ImpliedTrope Could be the case]] with [[spoiler: Marmeladov]]. It's never made clear if he got in the way of the carriage simply because he was drunk or on purpose.
** [[spoiler: Svidrigajlov, after being rejected by Dunya for the final time, spends the evening gets all his affairs in order, calmly goes on a walk in the morning, and shoots himself in the street.]]
** [[spoiler: Subverted with Raskolnikov. Everyone thinks that he'll kill himself rather than go to prison and Raskolnikov even goes to the river in an attempt to drown himself, but he doesn't have the courage to do it and eventually realizes that he'll have to take responsibility for his actions.]]

** Lebezyatnikov comes from "lebezit", which means "to fawn, to suck up".

* ThePowerOfLove: Nihilism and pride fuel most of the actions of the book. This is the only thing that stands in their way. [[spoiler: It's enough to save Raskolnikov.]]

* SurpriseWitness: A man approaches Raskolnikov on the street, calls him a murderer and leaves. Later, Porfiry subjects Raskolnikov to a vicious MindRape and is about to call someone who hides in an adjusting room to draw the final nail in the coffin... [[spoiler: Then, Nikolai bursts in, confesses to the murder of the moneylender, and ruins Porfiry's game. Later, we found out that the same man was indeed hiding in the room, but he only had seen Raskolnikov visiting the moneylender's apartment after the murder and acting weird, so really he had nothing concrete.]]

A moody university student named Raskolnikov [[MurdererPOV murders]] an old moneylender who has been exploiting her clients, but accidentally also kills someone else. He struggles with the ramifications of his actions through the novel. While ruminating over his crime, he deals with visiting family, a nosy friend who [[LoveTriangle falls in love with his engaged sister]], an implacable police detective named Porfiry [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow who plays mindgames with him]], the all-too-obvious faults in his own {{Ubermensch}} theories, and his budding relationship with a [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold prostitute]] and her poor family.

* BadDreams: Raskolnikov is haunted by nightmares ranging from unpleasant to genuinely disturbing. Not to mention the nightmares Svidrigailov has right before [[spoiler:he kills himself.]]