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The Priest

The village priest and Don Quixote's learned friend, who schemes to cure his neighbor's madness and bring him safely home.

supporting

Also known as Pedro Pérez

First appearance: Of the diverting and important scrutiny which the curate and the barber made in the library of our ingenious gentleman

As a supporting figure in Don Quixote, The Priest is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A friend of Don Quixote who tries to bring him home.
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As a man of the church and a reader himself, the Priest knows exactly which books inflamed Don Quixote's brain, and he joins the barber and housekeeper in the first attempts to wall off the library and lure the knight…

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MAMarcelaMEMerlinCACamachoCHChrysostomTIThe Innkeeper'…TPThe Priest

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Don Quixote's Inner Circle
  • Pastoral Tragedy
  • Pranksters and Lovers
  • Supporting Cast and Tricksters
  • Captives and Rescuers

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this chapter, Don Quixote reaches his emotional and psychological peak by delivering a coherent, pragmatic,…

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