A character in Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The shrewd examining magistrate and head of the Investigation Department who, without hard proof, psychologically corners Raskolnikov and coaxes him toward confession.
Also known as: Porfiry
Inside the story
Porfiry Petrovitch is the shrewd examining magistrate who heads the Investigation Department in St. Petersburg. When he takes an interest in Raskolnikov, he has no hard proof, but uses careful conversation and psychological pressure to probe the young student and draw him toward a confession.
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