# Amalia Ivanovna — Crime and Punishment character guide

> Amalia Ivanovna in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Amalia, Amalia Ludwigovna

**First appearance:** 0004-part-i-iii

## Who they are

The German landlady of the Marmeladovs, with whom Katerina Ivanovna frequently quarrels.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/chapters/part-v-iii)

The landlady who hosts the funeral dinner. She eagerly sides with Luzhin, calls Sonia a thief, and ultimately violently evicts Katerina Ivanovna and the children.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crime_and_punishment/chapters/part-v-v)

Mentioned as one of the people to whom the deranged Katerina Ivanovna is telling her story.

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