Conscience plays a big role in a person’s judgement. In Crime and Punishment , after killing two people, Raskolnikov ends up feeling extremely guilty afterwords for pretty much the rest of the book. His consciousness makes itself known by making him very paranoid about others, and even before the murder by questioning why is he thinking of doing bad things.
Because of all this guilt and mistrust, he ends up turning himself in. Although, one might argue that he believes he did not commit a crime and is above others, and therefore is okay to kill others, it’s his consciousness that tells the truth and punishes Raskolnikov for doing wrong. "If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishmentas well as the prison."
Because of all this guilt and mistrust, he ends up turning himself in. Although, one might argue that he believes he did not commit a crime and is above others, and therefore is okay to kill others, it’s his consciousness that tells the truth and punishes Raskolnikov for doing wrong. "If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishmentas well as the prison."