The Grand Inquisitor

This book is an annotated text for 3 noteworthy chapters from Fyodor Dostoevsky's book The Brothers Karamazov. The three chapters considered here are The Grand Inquisitor, Rebellion, and The Devil, which are considered to be some of the most powerful chapters from the book, and some of the most influential chapters in the canon of western literature. Eventually this book could be expanded to include other chapters from this book, although it is unlikely that the entire book will ever be annotated here.

These three chapters revolve around Ivan Karamazov, an educated intellectual and admitted atheist in Russia. The first two chapters also include Alyosha Karamazov, a counter-point to Ivan, who is a monk in training, and is well known for his qualities of compassion, unconditional love, strong faith, and trustworthiness.

Table of Contents

• Introduction

Background

• History
• Fyodor Dostoevsky
• The Brothers Karamazov
• Characters

Text

• Rebellion
• Rebellion (Part 2)
• The Grand Inquisitor
• The Grand Inquisitor (Part 2)
• The Devil
• The Devil (Part 2)

Appendices

• Resources