# Phutatorius — The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman character guide

> Phutatorius in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0050-book-iii

## Who they are

A pompous and learned churchman involved in a memorable hot chestnut incident.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Yorick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/characters/mr_yorick)

_rivalry_

Yorick and Phutatorius are intellectual and social rivals, with Phutatorius representing pompous orthodoxy against Yorick's wit.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxvii)

Exclaims in pain and surprise due to a hot chestnut falling into his breeches, leading to a misinterpreted outburst.

### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tristram_shandy_se/chapters/xxviii)

Seeks advice for a burn and mentions his treatise 'de Concubinis retinendis'.

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