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===Pangloss=== | ===Pangloss=== | ||
An optomistic philosopher in the Thunder-Ten-Tronckh's castle. He served as Candide and Cunegonde's childhood professor and later as Candide's mentor. His views on life are that everything that happens, whether it be good or bad, was meant to be. His optimism is almost unbelievable considering the hardships he must face throughtout <em>Candide</em>. He proves his intellect to Candide by reasoning that "the bay of Lisbon had been formed expressly for this Anabaptist to drown in" after Jacques' death (384). Pangloss is finally hanged for his beliefs during a auto-da-fe. | An optomistic philosopher in the Thunder-Ten-Tronckh's castle. He served as Candide and Cunegonde's childhood professor and later as Candide's mentor. His views on life are that everything that happens, whether it be good or bad, was meant to be. His optimism is almost unbelievable considering the hardships he must face throughtout <em>Candide</em>. He falls ill from syphilis after he "tasted the delights of paradise"(383)in the arms of the maidservant, Paquette. Despite losing and eye and ear to the disease he insists that, "everything was for the best" (383). He proves his intellect to Candide by reasoning that "the bay of Lisbon had been formed expressly for this Anabaptist to drown in" after Jacques' death (384). Pangloss is finally hanged for his beliefs during a auto-da-fe. | ||
===Jacques=== | ===Jacques=== | ||