1. Crime and Punishment Characters

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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