Crime and Punishment

I. Make vocabulary list.

• best-known: más conocido.
• frightened: asustado.
• shadow: sombra.
• eerie: espeluznante.
• hellscape: paisaje infernal.
• portrayed: retratado.
• dozens: docenas.
• accursed: maldito.
• nethermost: de lo más bajo.
• outposts: puestos de avanzada.
• flutes: flautas.
• antiquarians: anticuarios.
• unfathomable: insondable.
• savory: sabroso.
• reimagining: Re imaginar.
• darkest: más oscuro.
• corners: rincones.

II. Answer the questions

1. Why did Raskolnikov believe his murder was justified?
Raskolnikov rationalizes that his own advancement at the cost of the exploitative
moneylender's death would be a net benefit to society.
2. What were the contemporary philosophies that Dostoevsky was responding to?
Selfishness and utilitarianism
3. How did Dostoevsky’s exile affect his social and political views?
He separates himself from his own humanity

III. Discuss participate on the questions.

How are Dostoevsky's Christian views reflected in Raskolnikov’s story?
What occurs to Raskolnikov is that when people have anxiety they can change and hurt
people and turn them into something normal. When Dostoevsky's Christian views begin
to affect Raskolnikov is the way of thinking that would affect him so badly
psychologically.