... the courts, but the one he brought about himself: the psychological and spiritual torment he created; the isolation from his family and friends, destroying his ties to society; the indecisiveness of wanting to confess his crime, and desperately hoping to get away with it. Before his murder, Raskolnikov believed "For broad understanding and deep feeling, you need pain and suffering." This theory is proved wrong when Raskolnikov realizes that his ... suffering does not bring him closer to understanding but instead it destroys his bondage with society, bringing about confusion and bewilder...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... their favors. Orlando is, however, unwilling to settle down his feelings on one female, "for Orlando's taste was broad; he was no lover of garden flowers only; the wild and the weeds even had always a fascination for him" (P19), until he meets Sasha, the daughter of the Russian Ambassador. Although ... falls in love with Sasha, what he really concerns is "the means for making her irrevocably and indissolubly his own", for, in his opinion, a woman should be obedient. Therefore, Sasha's betrayal to him makes him a misogynist: Standing knee-deep in water, he hurled at the faithless woman al...

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