SLAVIC 210 Chapter BK Book 12: 4 - Fortune Smiles on Mitya
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Alyosha is called to the stand and he asserts that he does not believe dmitri is the killer - it is smerdyakov. But he does not have any evidence to support this. The 3000 roubles had become an obsession for mitya, he looked upon them as part of the inheritance he had been cheated of by his father. Alyosha doesn"t really have a good reason why mitya is innocent. Alyosha recalls when dmitri pounded on his chest, he was symbolically referring to the 1500 roubles in the amulet. She admits that she gave dmitri the loan because she could see he was in great need of money. Katerina doesn"t know if she will tell the story of her asking dmitri for money. She blames herself for everything - she admits to toying with fyodor and.