Crime and Punishment · Character

Marfa Petrovna Svidrigailova

Marfa Petrovna Svidrigailova is a character in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

minor

Also known as Marfa Petrovna, Petrovna

First appearance: 0016-part-iii-i

Svidrigailov's deceased wife, whose wealth he controlled. Her ghost is said to haunt him, and her treatment of Dounia is a subject of scandal.