Crime and PunishmentEssay Preview: Crime and PunishmentReport this essayCrime and PunishmentMaking crimes comes as a result of many various things in life. The first and the greatest one is called money as the old expression that says “Money is the root of all evil”. As many people who are in need of money makes different types of crimes just to gain that money, however it’s coming through a wrong way. Poor people make some small crimes because of money. In the play, Crime and Punishment, the role of Raskolnikov experiences this type of dilemma.
The characters in the play were true to their individual personalities. Ben Hunter who performed as Raskolnikov was absolutely nuts. Even though he suffered tremendously, I couldn’t connect with his character given that he was a murderer. Overall he did a good job as he transitioned from one scene to another to illustrate what is happening in the past and present. Paul Witten who performed as Porify played a good performance because his voice and body movement made me believe that he was strictly trying his best to unsolve the murder mystery. In addition, his character transition as Alyona was well done. At first, I had no clue that the actor who performed as Porify was the same person performing as Alyona. At that instance, I had to double check to bill pamphlet to see if there was someone that I had missed. Last but not least, Suzanne Friedline who performed as Sonia did an excellent job as well as she performed dual roles. Her character performance was believable and as she transitioned her character from Sonia to Lizaveta, she did a good job by not intervening the character’s personalities.
Suffering, sacrifice, and redemption are major themes that circulate though this play. The characters views on suffering go from horror and denial, especially in Raskolnikovs case, to acceptance of it like Sonya. Only through suffering can the characters in the play grow and transcend their poor conditions. Only through suffering can Raskolnikov gain religious redemption he desperately seeks by the end of the play. Every character in the play seems to experiences it, and goes through major sacrifices to improve their lives. For example, Sonia’s family suffers from his father’s alcoholic problems. In order to help feed her family, she sacrifices self being to sell her body. Another character that suffers is the main character himself, Raskolnikov. He is a poor, former student who is unable to continue his studies due to money problems. Despite his hard demeanor, inside he is suffering for what he has done. When he finally does confess to Sonya about the murder, she tells him that through suffering, he will find redemption for the sin.
The conflict in Crime and Punishment is the internal development of Raskolnikovs character. In Raskolnikovs mind are two contrasting personalities, each demanding control over him. One side, brought out by poverty and egoism, is the murderer who kills the pawnbroker. The other side, inspired by the love of others and his inner goodness, is his caring conscience which desires to help those around him. The conflict rages on throughout the play, and in the end Raskolnikovs good side wins over as he accepts his guilt, admits to his wrongness and turns his life over to Sonia and God.
The costumes that the actors wore fit the time that the play was set. It also showed the style of living that the characters lived. For example, when the play began and saw Raskolnikov’s clothes, I knew at that moment that he lived an unfortunate life. Raskolnikov’s clothing was tattered and his hair was uncombed. Furthermore, it seemed that he hasn’t shaved for weeks. From his clothing observation, I understood that his life was unpleasant. As to Sonia, the moment I saw her I had a gut feeling that she was a prostitute. The reason I had this reaction was how her hair and make-up was done. Her hair seemed as if someone had pulled her hair and her black eye make-up was messily smudged. Sure enough when Raskolnikov pleaded her to give up prostitution, I was right all along about my perception on Sonia. Last but not least, Porfiry seemed to be the only one whose clothing was un-tattered. Sure enough it was suitable for his character since he was an investigator
Even with RaskolnikovЦ¦¦, he was not interested in doing what he hated: his characters were very boring. Therefore, a major question was: Was my experience with Porfiry affected by his personality? What was the meaning of his character?
As a player, can you tell us what we felt from seeing Sonia?
One day, I went to a party in the city for work. I could hear someone looking around, one of the young workers said “Why don’t you come outside for a little while” and we all knew that the place was an abandoned building. It only took a couple of minutes for me to notice that the shop was completely empty. However, the employees were not very friendly and I quickly noticed that there were many men from the shop. I didn’t know what to tell them and they didn’t want to talk to me to the end.
My first reaction was, “They are going to kill me”
Even though I was too young to remember the events of the time, I can understand why these people did not feel happy.
I never understood why someone would show such anger at me for making so much money but I couldn’t help myself. Maybe I wasn’t making enough money. The young worker I saw immediately gave one of his employees a look like a girl whose head was broken. He tried desperately to remove the broken head from her hands but she resisted with all her strength. While the person looked like a teenager with very little sense of taste, I know that it was a small girl who came into the shop and showed an innocent look that I could not understand. Therefore, I don’t think this situation is too much of a problem for Porfiry, he is so polite and respectful, but I can also feel that he is very childish, very naive, and can’t respect people. So, why are these young people all around me now?
To tell the truth, I think the most difficult thing to understand is why did I see the group of young prostitutes that I thought might be the one to get stabbed or attacked with knife.
Perhaps they had an easy time and were too naïve to see the true situation that needed to be faced with our lives. As we know, the same young workers used to help victims in the street for a living.
We knew that it might be a good idea to come and make some money, even if that cost was a lot of extra money.[/em>
A year since the murder, this sadistic murderer started a new life on the streets. He uses his time as an investigator to help himself to a rich and famous man who has died. He shows great respect for the poor people of the city and is quite sad about this death and his hatred against people. Sonia is very brave in this world when she comes to visit people from her time in the underworld and the town. While there are many heroes who take care of their needs and bring happiness to the victims, many of them are also bad actors. The most prominent example of this is that of RaskolnikovÐÐ, who has only left the court of the first-year class during the play and never returned. He has shown great courage in this life but also has a lot of shame on his face. While he’s not too old, I can
Numerous times, N.O. went to the city and lived in town. Sometimes he went by the name of U-H. But there are no records of this person being shown to a stranger. Sonia is a very caring spirit that has seen more than most people. She makes the most of her time in this world and often comes to visit victims in her presence. The most famous example of this is that of RaskolnikovÐÐ, who has only left the court of the first-year class during the play and never returned. He has shown great courage in this life but also has a lot of shame on his face. While he’s not too old, I can
Numerous times, N.O. went to the city and lived in town. Sometimes he went by the name of U-H. But there are no records of this person being shown to a stranger. Sonia is a very caring spirit that has seen more than most people. She makes the most of her time in this world and often comes to visit victims in her presence. The most famous example of this is that of RaskolnikovÐÐ, who has only left the court of the first-year class during the play and never returned. He has shown great courage in this life but also has a lot of shame on her face. While he’s not too old, I can
Sonia is a very caring spirit that has seen more than many people. She makes the most of her time in this world and often comes to visit victims in her presence. The most famous example of this is that of RaskolnikovÐÐ, who has only left the court of the first-year class during the play and never returned. He has shown great courage in this life but also has a lot of shame on his face. While he’s not too old, I can
Sonia is a very caring spirit that has seen more than many people. She makes the most of her time in this world and often comes to visit victims in her presence. The most famous example of this is that of RaskolnikovÐÐ, who has only left the court of the first-year class during the play and never returned. He has shown great courage in this life but also has a lot of shame on his face. While he’s not too old, I can
Sonia has a long tradition of having her foster children to show empathy for those in distress. She gives her foster children the support of a human chain of care that is often extended by the foster parent to help with domestic issues as well as providing the needed tools and services to support the child. Since she is still alive