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=== Cunégonde === | === Cunégonde === | ||
The young beautiful daughter of the baron. She is raped and tortured by the Bulgars, while witnessing her family's execution. She is traded may times as a slave. She is given an old slave woman, whom finally reunites her with Candide. While on their journey to South America and out of money, she becomes engaged to the governor of Buenos Aries. It seems that no matter how hard they try, she and Candide cannot seem to get together. | The young beautiful daughter of the baron. She is raped and tortured by the Bulgars, while witnessing her family's execution. She is traded may times as a slave. She is given an old slave woman, whom finally reunites her with Candide. While on their journey to South America and out of money, she becomes engaged to Don Fernando d'Ibaraa y Figueora y Mascarenes y Lampourdos y Souza, the governor of Buenos Aries. It seems that no matter how hard they try, she and Candide cannot seem to get together. However, in the end all the determination of Candide pays off when the two are finally reunited for good. | ||
===Pangloss=== | ===Pangloss=== | ||
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===Don Fernando d'Ibaraa y Figueora y Mascarenes y Lampourdos y Souza=== | ===Don Fernando d'Ibaraa y Figueora y Mascarenes y Lampourdos y Souza=== | ||
He is the arrogant governor of Buenos Aries. He is the normal stereotyped government official, "he address[es] everyone with the most aristocratic disdain, pointing his nose so loftily, raising his voice so mercilessly, lording it so splendidly, and assuming so arrogant a pose" (396). He finds Cunegonde to be "the most beautiful creature he ha[s] ever seen" (397). Despite Cunegonde and Candide being engaged the governor takes her in as his mistress and plans to marry her. | |||
===Martin=== | ===Martin=== | ||
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===Don Issachar=== | ===Don Issachar=== | ||
A wealthy, Jewish man who tries to win the affection of Cunegonde. He shares this fight for affection with The Grand Inquisitor. | A wealthy, Jewish man who tries to win the affection of Cunegonde. He shares this fight for affection with The Grand Inquisitor. | ||
==Critical Perspectives== | ==Critical Perspectives== | ||