Parallels between 'Madame Bovary' and 'The Idiot'

[sirinrob]

Having read both 'Madame Bovary' by Flaubert and 'The Idiot' by Dostoyevsky I thought it would be interesting to write a short piece showing the parallels between them. The main thrust would be from the point of view of characterization. My only concern is it might detract from others reading of these novels. Thoughts?

[Raskolnikov]

I never thought of this comparison! But maybe you can enlighten us.

Everytime I think of Madame Bovary, Anna Karenin's fate or Virgina Woolf's detiny actually come up to my mind. General unsatisfaction, mysterious, elusive characters and a tragic end.