He was won by the sixteen-year-old’s innocence, and he said of her, “those innocent eyes of hers slit my soul open like a razor.” She had two sons, Ivan and Alyosha.

His impassioned character led him to be demoted for dueling, but he was re-promoted for “gallantry.” His extravagant lifestyle had put him far into debt by the time he left the military, and he came home to collect his inheritance from his father.Īfter Adelaida left him, Fyodor married a beautiful innocent named Sofia. He grew up “unruly” and “impatient.” When he was old enough, he joined the military. Neglected by his father, young Dmitri fell under the care of various servants and relatives through the years. Fyodor was crushed by her desertion, but he also relished the idea of his humiliation so much that those who heard him talking about his situation thought that he somehow enjoyed his position as a cuckold. He married a fiery, romantic woman named Adelaida, who thought his lifestyle was “bold.” After bearing him a son whom they named Dmitri, she ran off with a tutor. He has few friends and many enemies, and he is an enigma to all. Though many thought him too impulsive to be crafty, he died with 100,000 rubles, proving that he must have been keen in some ways. We meet Fyodor, a “muddle-headed” eccentric who has led a reckless and selfish life. Fyodor Karamazov and his three sons have just been reunited after many years, and the novel’s first chapters concern themselves mostly with the family’s backstory.

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