Grushenka

Dmitri Karamazov

Dmitri is passionately and obsessively in love with Grushenka, who initially toys with him but eventually reciprocates his devotion.

Alyosha Karamazov

Alyosha shows Grushenka genuine kindness and spiritual understanding, helping to soften her heart and redeem her character.

Dmitri Karamazov

Dmitri is passionately and obsessively in love with Grushenka, who initially toys with him but eventually reciprocates his devotion.

Alyosha Karamazov

Alyosha shows Grushenka genuine kindness and spiritual understanding, helping to soften her heart and redeem her character.

Dmitri Karamazov

Dmitri is passionately and obsessively in love with Grushenka, who initially toys with him but eventually reciprocates his devotion.

Alyosha Karamazov

Alyosha shows Grushenka genuine kindness and spiritual understanding, helping to soften her heart and redeem her character.

Book III: The Sensualists

The object of both Fyodor and Dmitri's desires, her manipulative and sensual nature exacerbates the family feud.

IV: The Confession of a Passionate Heart—In Anecdote

Briefly mentioned as having an eye for men and saying she would 'devour' Alyosha one day.

The Confession of a Passionate Heart—"Heels Up"

The object of Dmitri's passion; he describes her allure, her cunning, and his willingness to debase himself for her.

Both Together

Arrives unexpectedly at Katerina Ivanovna's house; engages in a tense conversation, initially promising to give up Dmitri but then withdrawing her promise.

At His Father's

Central to Fyodor's schemes and rivalry with Dmitri; Fyodor hopes to win her by having Dmitri imprisoned.

VII: And in the Open Air

Threatened Captain Snegiryov with dismissal if he prosecuted Dmitri for the assault.

VI: For Awhile a Very Obscure One

Grushenka is mentioned by Smerdyakov as a potential wife for Fyodor Pavlovitch, which would affect the inheritance of the Karamazov brothers.

Book VII: Alyosha

Offers kindness and comfort to Alyosha during his distress, showing a softer side.

II: A Critical Moment

Rakitin proposes visiting her, and Alyosha agrees.

An Onion

Confesses her vengeful past and her plan to ruin Alyosha, tells the parable of the onion, and reveals her officer's imminent arrival.

Book VIII: Mitya

The object of Dmitri's obsession; her potential departure drives his frantic actions.

I: Kuzma Samsonov

The object of Dmitri's passion; she has left him last greetings but remains indecisive about her future.

Lyagavy

Constantly on Dmitri's mind; his anxiety about her drives his desperation.

Goldmines

Mitya's jealousy centers on her; she sends him to Samsonov's and promises to meet him later.

IV: In the Dark

Believed by Dmitri to be at Fyodor Pavlovitch's, but later revealed to have gone to Mokroe to see an officer.

A Sudden Resolution

Has gone to Mokroe to meet her former officer, a fact that Dmitri learns from Fenya.

VI: "I Am Coming, Too!"

Present at the inn with a Polish officer and others; Mitya yearns to see her and learns she is sitting quietly.

VII: The First and Rightful Lover

Initially uneasy but quickly asserts control, insisting Mitya stay and commanding the company. She drinks to Russia and scolds the quarreling Poles.

Delirium

Confesses her past love for another man but ultimately declares her love for Mitya. She becomes increasingly drunk, dances, and then collapses, asking Mitya to take her away.

III: The Sufferings of a Soul, the First Ordeal

Rushes in to claim guilt and begs to be punished together with Dmitri, demonstrating her love and self-sacrifice.

VII: Mitya's Great Secret. Received with Hisses

Mentioned as the woman Dmitri loves and for whom he spent the money at Mokroe.

VIII: The Evidence of the Witnesses. The Babe

Testifies calmly and frankly, confirming Mitya's statements about the money and his threats, but declares her faith in his noble heart and innocence.

IX: They Carry Mitya Away

Brought in for a brief farewell; she bows deeply to Mitya and vows to follow him forever, declaring him guiltless though self-doomed.

At Grushenka's

Anxious and distressed, she discusses Mitya's strange behavior, her jealousy of Katerina Ivanovna, and her fears about the trial.

VIII: The Third and Last Interview with Smerdyakov

Used by Smerdyakov as a pretext to lure Fyodor Pavlovitch to open the door.

I: The Fatal Day

The other female rival; awaited with impatience; seen as a common Russian girl by the ladies.

II: Dangerous Witnesses

Referred to as Madame Svyetlov; Rakitin's testimony about her leads to his exposure for taking money to bring Alyosha to her.

IV: Fortune Smiles on Mitya

Testifies, expressing belief in Dmitri's innocence and revealing Rakitin as her cousin, damaging his credibility.

VII: An Historical Survey

The object of both Dmitri and Fyodor Pavlovitch's passion; the prosecutor describes her as a 'heroine' who laughed at both men.

VIII: A Treatise on Smerdyakov

Mentioned as one of the three persons who supported the theory of Smerdyakov's guilt, but her testimony is dismissed as lacking factual basis.

IX: The Galloping Troika. The End of the Prosecutor's Speech

Referred to as the object of Dmitri's love, who rejects her first lover and promises Dmitri a new life.

XI: There Was No Money. There Was No Robbery

The woman Dmitri sought to run off with, mentioned as the object of his jealous torments.

XII: And There Was No Murder Either

Madame Svyetlov, whose absence from the house is key to Fetyukovitch's argument.

For a Moment the Lie Becomes Truth

Enters unexpectedly, refuses to forgive Katya, but offers conditional forgiveness if Katya saves Mitya.

Endnotes

Referenced in a note explaining a proverbial expression.