Crime and Punishment Characters

Raskolnikov (Rodya) The protagonist of the novel Main conflict occurs when he kills Alyona and Lizaveta Ivonovna Is the mind behind the “superman” theory Is sick throughout the novel Is a dynamic character as he changes throught the novel

Razumikhin Rodya’s best friend and foil character as he is the calming influence to Rodya’s constant paranoia Flat character as he stays the same Marries Rodya’s sister at the end of the book

Sonia Marmeladov’s daughter Must prostitute herself against her will to support herself and the rest of her family Also a foil to Rodya due to her faith in Christ throughout and her ability to change him Flat character

Dunya Rodya’s sister Feels forced to marry Luzhin to help her family out Worked under Svid until he convinced the public that he had an affair with her Intelligent and prideful like Rodya, but also decisive and brave

Svidrigailov Former employer of Dunya Is convinced that he can force Dunya t0 love him Is haunted by the ghost of his wife Commits suicide after realizing the crimes he has committed

Porfiry Petrovich The magistrate in charge of the case of the murders of the pawnbroker and her sister Rodya’s main antagonist in the novel Has a shrewd knowledge of the human mind and almost immediately believes that Rodya is guilty

Luzhin Dunya’s fiancé and sworn enemy of Rodya Wishes to marry a poor but beautiful girl so she will feel indebted to him Once him and Dunya break up, he swears to exact revenge on Rodya and attempts to do so with many under-handed tactics