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The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes · Character

The Chaplain

Lazarillo's seventh master, a chaplain who gives him a steady job.

minor

Also known as my seventh master

First appearance: seventh master

The Chaplain shows up with force in Sixth Master. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The chaplain employs Lazaro to carry water, giving him a donkey, jars, and a whip, and allows him to keep profits beyond thirty maravedis a day.
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The Chaplain first appears in 0015 seventh master.

In Sixth Master: The chaplain employs Lazaro to carry water, giving him a donkey, jars, and a whip, and allows him to keep profits beyond thirty maravedis a day.

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TSThe SquireLDLazarillo de T…TBThe Bull SellerTCThe Chaplain

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  • Historical and secondary figures
  • Lazarillo's early masters
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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Lázaro’s emotional peak occurs when he first experiences economic agency and self-respect, as his water-carryi…

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