Why does Yuri choose medicine as his career?

What harm does Komarovsky cause Lara?

Describe the love between Lara and Yuri.

Compare and contrast Yuri's love for his family and Lara's love for hers.

In what ways do Russia's revolution and civil war change its government?

How is the novel Dr. Zhivago similar to the play Romeo and Juliet?

Speculate on how the relationship might have turned out had Yuri married Lara first.

What character traits do Lara and Yuri share in common?

Why does Komarovsky call Siberia the New America?

Why is Yuri not jealous of Pasha?