# Don Issachar — Candide character guide

> Don Issachar in Candide by Voltaire.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Signor Don Issachar, Issachar

**First appearance:** 0010-ix-what-became-of-cun-gonde-candide-the-grand-inquisitor-and-the-jew

## Who they are

A Jewish merchant who shares Cunégonde with the Grand Inquisitor in Lisbon.

## In the story

### [VIII: The History of Cunégonde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candide_se/chapters/viii-the-history-of-cun-gonde)

The Jew who bought Cunégonde from the Bulgarian captain; shares her with the Grand Inquisitor; arrives to claim his rights on the Sabbath.

### [IX: What Became of Cunégonde, Candide, the Grand Inquisitor, and the Jew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candide_se/chapters/ix-what-became-of-cun-gonde-candide-the-grand-inquisitor-and-the-jew)

Attacks Candide in a jealous rage and is killed by Candide's sword.

### [XII: The Adventures of the Old Woman Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/candide_se/chapters/xii-the-adventures-of-the-old-woman-continued)

The Jew who employed the Old Woman as a servant and placed her near Cunégonde.

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