# Fetyukovitch — The Brothers Karamazov character guide

> Fetyukovitch in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The counsel Fetyukovitch, the celebrated Fetyukovitch

**First appearance:** 0092-part-iv-book-xii-a-judicial-error

## Snapshot

The celebrated Petersburg defense attorney, cool, dazzling, and expensive, he arrives to rescue Dmitri with psychology, eloquence, and a touch of theater.

## Who they are

Fetyukovitch is the famous advocate whose name alone changes the atmosphere of the courtroom, a man who has made a career of defending the seemingly indefensible. He listens to Dmitri's chaotic account with professional calm, then builds a defense that turns the prosecution's moral certainties back on themselves. His presence raises the stakes of the trial and forces the reader to weigh legal cleverness against the deeper question of what Dmitri actually is.

## In the story

### [I: The Fatal Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-i-the-fatal-day)

Celebrated defense lawyer; enters the court in evening dress; his presence excites the audience.

### [II: Dangerous Witnesses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-ii-dangerous-witnesses)

The defense counsel skillfully cross-examines witnesses, exposing inconsistencies and discrediting them, including Grigory, Rakitin, and the Polish witnesses.

### [III: The Medical Experts and a Pound of Nuts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-iii-the-medical-experts-and-a-pound-of-nuts)

Counsel for the defense, who did not rely heavily on the medical experts but was surprised by the favorable turn of events.

### [IX: The Galloping Troika. The End of the Prosecutor's Speech](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-ix-the-galloping-troika-the-end-of-the-prosecutor-s-speech)

Anticipated as the defense counsel who will speak next.

### [X: The Speech for the Defense. An Argument That Cuts Both Ways](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-x-the-speech-for-the-defense-an-argument-that-cuts-both-ways)

The celebrated defense counsel delivering the speech.

### [XI: There Was No Money. There Was No Robbery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-xi-there-was-no-money-there-was-no-robbery)

Defense counsel delivering a speech denying the existence of the stolen money and challenging the robbery charge.

### [XII: And There Was No Murder Either](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-xii-and-there-was-no-murder-either)

Defense counsel delivering a powerful speech challenging the prosecution's case.

### [XIII: A Corrupter of Thought](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-xiii-a-corrupter-of-thought)

Defense attorney delivering a stirring speech redefining fatherhood and pleading for mercy.

### [XIV: The Peasants Stand Firm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-iv-xiv-the-peasants-stand-firm)

Delivers a stirring closing defense, confident of acquittal, and responds with dignity to the prosecutor's objections.

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