The Grand Inquisitor is a gem within a gem. The book is my favorite work of fiction (or prophecy if you will). I wish FD had lived long enough to give us the sequel.
The kiss man, the kiss. What did it represent? Ivan accuses Alyosha of thievery immediately afterward when he does it. Does it represent unconditional love? Or forgiveness? Both?!? What!? What does Dostoevsky mean by showing affection for the corrupted thing standing in front of you?
@@GregoryBSadler that they claimed the Sword of Cesar to worship the devil and provide happiness to mankind because the burden Christ laid upon the backs of men was too heavy.
@@GregoryBSadler I have multiple times. My question is this - Ivan is using this poem to argue why he is atheist especially. And it is his own poem. So why then does it seem that Jesus gets the final say anyway with his Kiss. Why should Ivan need to include that?
Sometimes I feel that the Grand Inquisitor gets too much attention compared to the whole novel. The final trial for the murder at the end of the second part of the book is much more valuable, if we're gonna pick a chapter from the novel..
Why does God perform miracles by healing the blind man and raising the girl from the dead, but rejects the temptations of proving he is God by miracles when Satan asks him?
The Grand Inquisitor is a gem within a gem. The book is my favorite work of fiction (or prophecy if you will). I wish FD had lived long enough to give us the sequel.
Ivan’s talk with Alyosha and this chapter got my mind bent
It is indeed quite something
Words cannot explain my love for Dostoevsky.
They just did, a little bit!
Great video! I also love the sequence towards the end when the devil mocks Ivan for writing the Grand Inquisitor, a "poem by a promising writer"!
In the chapter in which the Devil "visits" Ivan, I guess.
I just completed Chapter 5 (The Grand Inquisitor) and came across this video. Very helpful indeed. Thank-you!
Glad it was useful for you. You'd probably find the other ones in the series useful as well
Great! Thank you teacher
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The kiss man, the kiss. What did it represent? Ivan accuses Alyosha of thievery immediately afterward when he does it. Does it represent unconditional love? Or forgiveness? Both?!? What!? What does Dostoevsky mean by showing affection for the corrupted thing standing in front of you?
It's a deliberately ambiguous symbol. Read into it what you like
Did the Grand Inquisitor fall victim to the third temptation himself?
I would also like to note... Father Zosima understood all from a Look from Ivan, As well did Allyosha from a Look from Dimitri.
What does he say about he and his fellow workers in the chapter?
@@GregoryBSadler that they claimed the Sword of Cesar to worship the devil and provide happiness to mankind because the burden Christ laid upon the backs of men was too heavy.
I still don’t understand what Ivan is trying to convey with this poem”
Reread and reflect
@@GregoryBSadler I have multiple times. My question is this - Ivan is using this poem to argue why he is atheist especially. And it is his own poem. So why then does it seem that Jesus gets the final say anyway with his Kiss. Why should Ivan need to include that?
Reread the previous chapter
@@GregoryBSadler do you understand my question or do you have some sort of bot set up that replies to comments with different versions of reread
@@ragnarwinther4984 I understand your question all right. Do the work, buddy. I've given you enough time for now
Sometimes I feel that the Grand Inquisitor gets too much attention compared to the whole novel. The final trial for the murder at the end of the second part of the book is much more valuable, if we're gonna pick a chapter from the novel..
We're picking one here
Why does God perform miracles by healing the blind man and raising the girl from the dead, but rejects the temptations of proving he is God by miracles when Satan asks him?
Good issue for you to think about further, I suppose
Heh heh heh heh
So was Dostoevsky an athiest?
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No, he was a believer.
No. He was a believer. Alyosha was based on son his who died as a child