One of Raskolnikov’s two antagonists, Svidrigailov is a womanizer and libertine who was once married to Marfa, and who has been linked to crimes in the past. He courts Dunya, who refuses him, and when he later tries to elope with her she refuses once more, with finality. Svidrigailov is so broken by this that he shoots himself in the head.
Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov Quotes in Crime and Punishment
The Crime and Punishment quotes below are all either spoken by Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov or refer to Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 4, Chapter 2
Quotes
You’ve all been saying that I was mad . . . and just now I imagined that perhaps I really am mad and was only seeing a ghost!
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Part 6, Chapter 6
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"Well, never mind, brother. It’s a good place. If they start asking you, just tell them he went to America."
"Oi, dat’s not allowed, it’s de wrong place!"
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Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov Quotes in Crime and Punishment
The Crime and Punishment quotes below are all either spoken by Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov or refer to Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 4, Chapter 2
Quotes
You’ve all been saying that I was mad . . . and just now I imagined that perhaps I really am mad and was only seeing a ghost!
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 6, Chapter 6
Quotes
"Well, never mind, brother. It’s a good place. If they start asking you, just tell them he went to America."
"Oi, dat’s not allowed, it’s de wrong place!"