The fool 1/2

The novel "The Idiot" is one of the most expressive models of Dostoevsky's ability to look into the depths of the human soul. This "idiot" is a prince, from a well-known royal lineage in Russian history, but his personality and life path do not resemble those princes who command and are obeyed. Rather, he is a kind, simple person, whose emotions can be stirred and influenced just by showing tenderness or expressing need, sadness, or grief... That is why he appears to society as a "fool." "Why does nature create the best people only to use them afterwards?... I haven't corrupted anyone... I wanted to live for the happiness of all people... to discover the truth and spread it... What was the result? Nothing! The result is that you despise me, and that is proof that I am a fool." These are the words with which Prince Mishkin speaks about himself.