# Count Luigi — Pudd’nhead Wilson character guide

> Count Luigi in Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Luigi

**First appearance:** 0006-v-the-twins-thrill-dawson-s-landing

## Snapshot

One of two Italian twin noblemen whose arrival electrifies Dawson's Landing and whose foreign manners unsettle its quieter certainties.

## Who they are

Luigi and his brother Angelo take lodgings with Aunt Patsy Cooper, becoming the town's first exotic sensation and the object of everyone's curiosity. He is polished, traveled, and self-possessed, but his foreignness and his willingness to defend his honor make him a target for local suspicion. His friendship with Wilson and his presence at the center of the town's gossip place him squarely in the novel's social drama.

## In the story

### [The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/v-the-twins-thrill-dawson-s-landing)

One of the Italian twins arriving in Dawson's Landing, described as handsome and distinguished.

### [Swimming in Glory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/vi-swimming-in-glory)

One of the twin guests, charming the townspeople during the reception.

### [VII: The Unknown Nymph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/vii-the-unknown-nymph)

One of the twin brothers, paraded by Judge Driscoll and befriended by Wilson.

### [XI: Pudd'nhead's Startling Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/xi-pudd-nhead-s-startling-discovery)

One of the twins; describes killing a man to save Angelo. He accepts the rum party invitation and drinks whisky.

### [Tom Stares at Ruin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/xiii-tom-stares-at-ruin)

His costly Indian dagger is stolen; a reward is offered for its return.

### [XIV: Roxana Insists Upon Reform](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/xiv-roxana-insists-upon-reform)

Participates in the duel with Judge Driscoll.

### [XV: The Robber Robbed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/xv-the-robber-robbed)

Luigi is the twin who kicked Tom; he and his brother are celebrated by the town, but Tom spreads a false rumor that Luigi is a confessed assassin.

### [The Judge Utters Dire Prophecy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/xvii-the-judge-utters-dire-prophecy)

One of the twins; defeated in the election and rumored to be challenged to a duel by Judge Driscoll.

### [XIX: The Prophecy Realized](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/xix-the-prophecy-realized)

Arrested for murder, insists on a duel with Judge Driscoll, and is indicted for first-degree murder.

### [Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/xxi-doom)

Identified by his fingerprints during Wilson's demonstration.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/chapters/conclusion)

Twins are heroes with rehabilitated reputations; they retire to Europe.

## Links

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