All 6 Uses of
repent
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- But by God's mercy, our sufferings were cut short: Mr. Svidrigailov returned to his senses and repented and, probably feeling sorry for Dounia, he laid before Marfa Petrovna a complete and unmistakable proof of Dounia's innocence, in the form of a letter Dounia had been forced to write and give to him, before Marfa Petrovna came upon them in the garden.†
Chpt 1.3repented = expressed regret for having done something wrong
- To the question what led him to confess, he answered that it was his heartfelt repentance.†
Chpt Epil. *repentance = to feel or express regret for having done wrong and to desire to be a better person in the future
- And if only fate would have sent him repentance—burning repentance that would have torn his heart and robbed him of sleep, that repentance, the awful agony of which brings visions of hanging or drowning!†
Chpt Epil.
- And if only fate would have sent him repentance—burning repentance that would have torn his heart and robbed him of sleep, that repentance, the awful agony of which brings visions of hanging or drowning!†
Chpt Epil.
- And if only fate would have sent him repentance—burning repentance that would have torn his heart and robbed him of sleep, that repentance, the awful agony of which brings visions of hanging or drowning!†
Chpt Epil.
- But he did not repent of his crime.†
Chpt Epil.repent = to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future