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Dmitri and old Karamazov argue over money and Grushenka in Zosima's cell; Zosima bows to Dmitri.
Part 1, Book 2, Chapter 6Smerdyakov shows off in front of Ivan and mocks religion.
Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 7Dmitri bursts in on Ivan and Karamazov and beats his father.
Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 9Alyosha delivers Dmitri's message of "bowing out"; Grushenka insults and humiliates Katerina.
Part 1, Book 3, Chapter 10Alyosha is attacked by Ilyusha, the son of the captain humiliated by Dmitri.
Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 3Alyosha tells Katerina she tortures Ivan because she loves him; he confesses he loves Katerina.
Part 2, Book 4, Chapter 5Smerdyakov tells Ivan Dmitri may kill his father the next day; Ivan scoffs at the idea.
Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 6Ivan tells Smerdyakov he's agreed to go to Chermashnya, and he calls him an "intelligent man."
Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 7Zosima's followers are shaken because his dead body stinks.
Part 3, Book 7, Chapter 1Dmitri looks for Grushenka at Karamazov's and knocks Grigory unconscious.
Part 3, Book 8, Chapter 4Alyosha, the boys, and Kolya and the dog Zhuchka visit dying Ilyusha.
Part 4, Book 10, Chapter 5Ivan questions Smerdyakov, who says he killed Karamazov as Ivan's minion.
Part 4, Book 11, Chapter 8Ivan confesses to murder in court and begins raving; Katerina further implicates Dmitri.
Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 5Dmitri is convicted of murder and given 20 years of hard labor.
Part 4, Book 12, Chapter 14Because Ivan is sick and unconscious, Alyosha and Katerina plan Dmitri's and Grushenka's escape.
Epilogue, Chapter 1Ilyusha dies and the boys attend his funeral; Alyosha gives a speech at Ilyusha's stone.
Epilogue, Chapter 3| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| From the Author | The introduction is penned by the fictional narrator, presenting only a preliminary volume of the biography of his hero,... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 1, Chapters 1–3 | The first three chapters provide background on the patriarch of the Karamazov family, who suffered a "dark and tragic de... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 1, Chapters 4–5 | In Chapter 4 Ivan is almost 24, Alyosha (Alexei) is 20, and Dmitri, 28. Alyosha dropped out of school and initially came... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 2, Chapters 1–2 | Zosima's visitors, arriving in two carriages, are Miusov and his distant visiting relative, young Pyotr Kalganov, and Fy... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 2, Chapters 3–4 | Zosima goes out to the wooden porch that has been attached to the outside wall of the hermitage so that he can receive f... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 2, Chapters 5–6 | Zosima is an ill man, but Alyosha sees that, despite his exhaustion, he wishes to continue the visit. When they return t... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 2, Chapters 7–8 | After the company leaves, Zosima instructs Alyosha to attend and charges him to leave the monastery (Chapter 7). He will... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 3, Chapters 1–2 | Karamazov lives in a large, ramshackle house, currently with his son Ivan (Chapter 1). The faithful servants, Grigory an... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 3, Chapters 3–5 | After the scene at the monastery, Alyosha heads off to see Katerina Ivanovna (Chapter 3) and accidentally runs into his ... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 3, Chapters 6–9 | Alyosha goes to see his father, just finishing dinner with Ivan. Karamazov makes a joke about Smerdyakov, calling him "B... Read More |
| Part 1, Book 3, Chapters 10–11 | In Chapter 10, Alyosha finally arrives at Katerina's by late evening. Alyosha repeats Dmitri's message, and Katerina men... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 4, Chapters 1–2 | Back at the monastery the next day, the elder is giving his last teachings and takes his leave of the faithful. He tells... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 4, Chapters 3–4 | Alyosha heads toward his next errand but is distracted by a quarrel among schoolboys. A group of them are fighting with ... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 4, Chapters 5–7 | At the Khokhlakovs, Katerina is in the drawing room with Ivan (Chapter 5). She claims that she has already made up her m... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 5, Chapters 1–2 | Alyosha has returned, as promised, to the Khokhlakovs, to continue his conversation with Lise (Chapter 1). He tells her ... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 5, Chapters 3–4 | Ivan is in a friendly mood, recalling how Alyosha loved cherry preserves as a child (Chapter 3). This is the first time ... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 5, Chapter 5 | Ivan begins his story of the Grand Inquisitor, which takes place in Seville, Spain, at the height of the Spanish Inquisi... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 5, Chapters 6–7 | In Chapter 6, Ivan reluctantly returns to his father's house for the last time, feeling "anguish to the point of nausea.... Read More |
| Part 2, Book 6, Chapters 1–3 | When Alyosha arrives back at the elder's cell, he finds a gathering of monks who have come to hear Zosima's final words ... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 7, Chapters 1–2 | Many people both inside and outside the monastery are excitedly waiting for a sign of Zosima's blessedness, and although... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 7, Chapters 3–4 | Grushenka rents a cottage from relatives of Samsonov, who brought her to that place four years previously as a poor, ski... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 8, Chapters 1–3 | For the past two days, Dmitri has been trying to raise the cash he needs to repay Katerina (Chapter 1). Dmitri visits Sa... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 8, Chapters 4–5 | Wild with jealousy, Dmitri runs to his father's house to find Grushenka (Chapter 4). He climbs over the garden fence and... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 8, Chapters 6–8 | In Chapter 6, Dmitri's troika driver Andrei is galloping at full speed to Mokroye, and Dmitri rereads his suicide note, ... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 9, Chapters 1–3 | Chapters 1 and 2 return to earlier in the night. Pyotr goes back to Grushenka's to speak to her servant, Fenya, who tell... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 9, Chapters 4–6 | Dmitri provides the prosecutor and district attorney with a history of his attempts to get 3,000 rubles (Chapter 4). He ... Read More |
| Part 3, Book 9, Chapters 7–9 | Dmitri tells the interrogators about appropriating the 3,000 rubles from Katerina and squandering half of it the previou... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 10, Chapters 1–3 | The next seven chapters return to the story of Ilyusha, Alyosha (now out of the monastery and dressing in secular fashio... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 10, Chapters 4–5 | When Kolya meets Alyosha, he tells him how he befriended Ilyusha and defended him against the other boys (Chapter 4). Ko... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 10, Chapters 6–7 | Since the doctor has come, everyone temporarily leaves, and Kolya and Alyosha have a conversation (Chapter 6). Kolya has... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 11, Chapters 1–2 | The Karamazov story is resumed in Book 11. Several weeks have passed, and Dmitri is waiting for trial (Chapter 1). Grush... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 11, Chapters 3–4 | When Alyosha visits with Lise, she shares with him her violent fantasies to hurt and destroy (Chapter 3), and Alyosha un... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 11, Chapters 5–6 | Alyosha sets off to find Ivan, and when he sees Katerina's lights on, he thinks to stop there first. He finds Ivan ready... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 11, Chapters 7–8 | Ivan meets Smerdyakov a second time in his room at Maria Kondratievna's (Chapter 7). He asks Smerdyakov to elaborate on ... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 11, Chapters 9–10 | The narrator notes that Ivan was on the verge of brain fever the night before the trial (Chapter 9). He wakes up and not... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 12, Chapters 1–3 | On the first day of the trial, the courtroom is packed, and the famous lawyer Fetyukovich is defending Dmitri (Chapter 1... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 12, Chapters 4–5 | Alyosha is called to testify, and he suddenly remembers how his brother beat on and pointed to his chest, telling him he... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 12, Chapters 6–9 | The prosecutor's long summation recaps the history of the Karamazov family, equating it to Russia because the family mem... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 12, Chapters 10–12 | In Fetyukovich's closing argument, he stresses that, while the evidence seems conclusive, each "fact," when looked at se... Read More |
| Part 4, Book 12, Chapters 13–14 | Toward the end of his summation, Fetyukovich changes his tactics and tries to generate sympathy for Dmitri as an abused ... Read More |
| Epilogue, Chapters 1–2 | Unconscious Ivan is being cared for by Katerina (Chapter 1). He had left her the plan for Dmitri's escape, along with mo... Read More |
| Epilogue, Chapter 3 | The last chapter of the novel describes the funeral of Ilyusha. By now, Kolya has taken charge of the boys, who are wait... Read More |
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