Person
Dmitri Karamazov
Also known as Dmitri, Mitya, Dmitri Fyodorovitch, Dmitri Fyodorovitch Karamazov, Mitya Karamazov, Mityenka, Mityenka Karamazov, Mitenka, Pan Mitya.
Dmitri is the eldest son of Fyodor Pavlovitch, born of Fyodor's first marriage to Adelaida Ivanovna. At the family's opening, he belongs to the first branch of the household, while Ivan and Alexey belong to the second. His place in the story is first defined by that divided inheritance of wives, sons, and paternal neglect.
I-II. He Gets Rid Of His Eldest Son
As a child, Mitya is forgotten by his father and first cared for by Grigory, then passed among his mother's relations. He grows up believing he has property of his own and later quarrels bitterly with Fyodor over accounts.
II-VI. Why Is Such A Man Alive?
Dmitri arrives late at Zossima's cell, stylishly dressed and visibly strained, and the meeting becomes a public scandal when he and Fyodor accuse each other over money, jealousy, and Katerina Ivanovna.
III-V. The Confession Of A Passionate Heart—“Heels Up”
He confesses to Alyosha that he has spent money entrusted to him by Katerina Ivanovna and is torn between shame, sensual passion, and a desire to begin anew.
III-IX. The Sensualists
Convinced Grushenka may be hidden in Fyodor's rooms, Dmitri breaks into the house, strikes Grigory, beats his father bloody, and leaves declaring that he does not repent shedding Fyodor's blood.
IV-VII. And In The Open Air
The town is now repeating how Dmitri, in a drunken rage, dragged the destitute Captain Snegiryov out of a tavern by his beard in front of the man's son, one more public scandal blackening his name as the rivalry with his father over Grushenka sharpens.
VIII-I. Kuzma Samsonov
Desperate to repay Katerina Ivanovna the three thousand he squandered before he can go honorably to Grushenka, Dmitri rushes about trying to raise the money. He even calls on the dying merchant Samsonov, Grushenka's old protector, with a scheme to sell his claim on Tchermashnya, but Samsonov coldly sends him off to a drunkard in the country.
VIII-III. Gold-Mines
His last hope, a loan of three thousand from Madame Hohlakov, collapses when she presses gold-mine schemes on him instead of cash. He rushes out in a fury and pawns his pistols for ten roubles, telling himself that nothing is left but to rob or kill for the sum.
VIII-IV. In The Dark
In the garden at night, Dmitri spies on Fyodor, nearly attacks him, and then strikes Grigory down while fleeing over the fence.
IX-II. The Alarm
After Fyodor is found murdered and robbed, Dmitri becomes the urgent suspect, with the bloodied pestle, the empty envelope, and his frantic flight all bearing against him.
IX-IX. They Carry Mitya Away
Committed for trial, Dmitri accepts suffering as a path of renewal while still denying that he killed his father.
XI-VIII. The Third And Last Interview With Smerdyakov
Smerdyakov's confession to Ivan declares Dmitri innocent of the murder, even as the evidence against him remains outwardly powerful.
XII-XIV. The Peasants Stand Firm
The jury finds Dmitri guilty without mercy. He cries out that he is innocent of his father's blood and forgives Katerina, but he is taken away under sentence.
Epilogue II. For A Moment The Lie Becomes Truth
After the verdict, Dmitri is feverish and torn between accepting suffering, escaping with help from others, and remaining answerable to both Katerina and Grushenka.
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