Don Juan · Character
Baba
The shrewd, sardonic eunuch who buys Juan at the Constantinople slave market and steers him, for a price, into the Sultan's harem.
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Also known as old Baba, the negro Baba, CIII Baba
First appearance: Canto V
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Baba is a veteran of the slave trade whose wit and worldliness make him a useful guide through the seraglio's dangerous etiquette. He treats Juan with a mixture of commercial appraisal and grudging fondness, selling him…
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- Professional
- Psychological
- Other
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- Spanish love triangle
- Protagonist
- Russian court circle
- English society figures
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See Baba in Canto V