# Michel de Montaigne — Essays character guide

> Michel de Montaigne in Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-self-reliance

## Who they are

French Renaissance writer, known for popularizing the essay form.

## In the story

### [Spiritual Laws](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emerson_essays_se/chapters/spiritual-laws)

Listed among the wise men who would see through Plato's secret doctrines, exemplifying the perfect intelligence between like-minded souls across time.

### [Friendship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/emerson_essays_se/chapters/friendship)

Evoked in the personal, essayistic exploration of the heart's 'warm lore' and the strict law of one-to-one conversation, reflecting a similar introspective style.

## Links

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