[s11e5] Crime And Punishment -

: The dream reveals Raskolnikov's inherent empathy. As a child in the dream, he tries to protect a horse being beaten to death, contrasting sharply with his intellectualized plan to commit murder.

: It suggests that while his "intellect" has devised a cold-blooded crime, his "heart" remains that of the compassionate boy. [S11E5] Crime and Punishment

Crime and punishment, chapter 5 (chapter of the horse) : r/literature : The dream reveals Raskolnikov's inherent empathy

This chapter provides the critical psychological grounding for Raskolnikov's internal conflict: [S11E5] Crime and Punishment

: He sees a peasant named Mikolka beating an old, frail mare to death with a crowbar.