The Brothers Karamazov
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 1
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 2
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 3
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 4
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 5
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 1
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 2
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 3
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 4
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 5
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 6
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 7
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 8
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 1
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 2
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 3
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 4
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 5
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 6
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 7
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 8
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 9
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 10
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 11
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 1
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 2
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 3
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 4
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 5
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 6
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 7
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 1
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 2
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 3
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 4
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 5
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 6
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 7
Part 2: Book 6, Chapter 1
Part 2: Book 6, Chapter 2
Part 2: Book 6, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 1
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 2
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 4
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 1
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 2
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 4
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 5
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 6
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 7
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 8
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 1
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 2
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 4
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 5
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 6
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 7
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 8
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 9
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 1
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 2
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 3
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 4
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 5
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 6
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 7
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 1
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 2
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 3
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 4
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 5
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 6
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 7
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 8
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 9
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 10
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 1
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 2
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 3
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 4
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 5
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 6
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 7
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 8
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 9
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 10
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 11
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 12
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 13
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 14
Epilogue, Chapter 1
Epilogue, Chapter 2
Epilogue, Chapter 3
Themes
All Themes
Faith vs. Reason
Innocence and Guilt
Jealousy and Envy
Morality and Modernization
Suffering
Family
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov
Alexei “Alyosha” Fyodorovich Karamazov
Lieutenant Dmitri “Mitya” Fyodorovich Karamazov
Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov
Pavel Fyodorovich Smerdyakov
Zosima, the Elder
Agrafena “Grushenka” Alexandrovna Svetlov
Mikhail Osipovich “Misha” Rakitin
Katerina “Katya” Ivanovna Verkhovtsev
Ilyusha
Nikolai “Kolya” Ivanov Krasotkin
Lizaveta Smerdyashchaya (“Stinking Lizaveta”)
Pyotr Alexandrovich Miusov
Adelaida Ivanovna
Sofia Ivanovna
Nastasia
Madame Prokhorovna
Grigory Vasilievich Kutuzov
Yefim Petrovich Polenov
General Vorokhov’s Widow
Pyotr Fomich Kalganov
Varsonofy
Madame Katerina Osipovna Khokhlakov
Lise
Kuzma Kuzmich Samsonov
Lyagavy
Agafya Ivanovna
Captain Nikolai Ilyich Snegiryov
Brother Anfim
Markel
Ippolit Kirillovich
Fetyukovich
Herzenstube
Trifon “Borisich” Borisovich
The Panie
The Gentleman
The Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
The Presiding Judge
Mikhail “Makarich” Makarovich Makarov
Maria Kondratievna
Marfa Ignatievna
Pyotr Ilyich Perkhotin
Afanasy
Dardanelov
Symbols
All Symbols
The Left Side
The Onion
The Envelope and the Three Thousand Roubles
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Motifs
Paradox
Pathos
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
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The Brothers Karamazov
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 1
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 2
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 3
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 4
Part 1: Book 1, Chapter 5
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 1
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 2
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 3
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 4
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 5
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 6
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 7
Part 1: Book 2, Chapter 8
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 1
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 2
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 3
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 4
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 5
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 6
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 7
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 8
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 9
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 10
Part 1: Book 3, Chapter 11
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 1
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 2
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 3
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 4
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 5
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 6
Part 2: Book 4, Chapter 7
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 1
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 2
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 3
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 4
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 5
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 6
Part 2: Book 5, Chapter 7
Part 2: Book 6, Chapter 1
Part 2: Book 6, Chapter 2
Part 2: Book 6, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 1
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 2
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 7, Chapter 4
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 1
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 2
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 4
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 5
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 6
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 7
Part 3: Book 8, Chapter 8
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 1
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 2
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 3
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 4
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 5
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 6
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 7
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 8
Part 3: Book 9, Chapter 9
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 1
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 2
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 3
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 4
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 5
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 6
Part 4: Book 10, Chapter 7
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 1
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 2
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 3
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 4
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 5
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 6
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 7
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 8
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 9
Part 4: Book 11, Chapter 10
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 1
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 2
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 3
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 4
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 5
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 6
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 7
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 8
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 9
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 10
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 11
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 12
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 13
Part 4: Book 12, Chapter 14
Epilogue, Chapter 1
Epilogue, Chapter 2
Epilogue, Chapter 3
Themes
All Themes
Faith vs. Reason
Innocence and Guilt
Jealousy and Envy
Morality and Modernization
Suffering
Family
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov
Alexei “Alyosha” Fyodorovich Karamazov
Lieutenant Dmitri “Mitya” Fyodorovich Karamazov
Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov
Pavel Fyodorovich Smerdyakov
Zosima, the Elder
Agrafena “Grushenka” Alexandrovna Svetlov
Mikhail Osipovich “Misha” Rakitin
Katerina “Katya” Ivanovna Verkhovtsev
Ilyusha
Nikolai “Kolya” Ivanov Krasotkin
Lizaveta Smerdyashchaya (“Stinking Lizaveta”)
Pyotr Alexandrovich Miusov
Adelaida Ivanovna
Sofia Ivanovna
Nastasia
Madame Prokhorovna
Grigory Vasilievich Kutuzov
Yefim Petrovich Polenov
General Vorokhov’s Widow
Pyotr Fomich Kalganov
Varsonofy
Madame Katerina Osipovna Khokhlakov
Lise
Kuzma Kuzmich Samsonov
Lyagavy
Agafya Ivanovna
Captain Nikolai Ilyich Snegiryov
Brother Anfim
Markel
Ippolit Kirillovich
Fetyukovich
Herzenstube
Trifon “Borisich” Borisovich
The Panie
The Gentleman
The Cardinal Grand Inquisitor
The Presiding Judge
Mikhail “Makarich” Makarovich Makarov
Maria Kondratievna
Marfa Ignatievna
Pyotr Ilyich Perkhotin
Afanasy
Dardanelov
Symbols
All Symbols
The Left Side
The Onion
The Envelope and the Three Thousand Roubles
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Motifs
Paradox
Pathos
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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