# Fra Paolo — Melmoth the Wanderer character guide

> Fra Paolo in Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Paolo

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Who they are

A monk involved in Monçada's story within the monastery.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/viii)

The mysterious companion who leads Monçada through the vaults, curses him, and ultimately spots the light of heaven through the trapdoor.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/ix)

The unnamed prisoner who narrates the story of the young monk and novice; he is the agent of their betrayal and walling-up, and now guides Monçada.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/melmoth_the_wanderer_se/chapters/x)

Accuses Monçada of treachery and murder; reveals his own role in the plot and the Superior's machinations.

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