Porfiry Petrovich
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Porfiry Petrovich is the astute and psychologically shrewd examining magistrate who investigates Raskolnikov in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel "Crime and Punishment."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porfiry Petrovich canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective figure
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ magistrate ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Arkady Ivanovich Svidrigailov
NERFINISHED
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Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikova NERFINISHED ⓘ Dmitri Prokofych Razumikhin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Crime and Punishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| basedIn | St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterIn | Crime and Punishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
astute
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manipulative in interrogation ⓘ patient ⓘ psychologically shrewd ⓘ subtle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | judicial system of St. Petersburg ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Crime and Punishment universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1866 ⓘ |
| fullName | Porfiry Petrovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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philosophical novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Porfiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
crime and punishment
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guilt and conscience ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| influenced | later detective archetypes in literature ⓘ |
| investigates | Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | canonical character of Russian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
antagonist-figure to Raskolnikov
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catalyst for Raskolnikov’s confession ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cat-and-mouse interrogations with Raskolnikov
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psychological insight into suspects ⓘ |
| occupation | examining magistrate ⓘ |
| patronymic | Petrovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | investigator of Raskolnikov ⓘ |
| suspects | Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
indirect questioning
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probing conversations ⓘ psychological investigation ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
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