Character List
Baron: the proprietor of the castle of Westphalia and father of Miss Cunégonde
Candide: protagonist and illegitimate son of the Baron's sister
Miss Cunégonde: daughter of the Baron of Westphalia
Pangloss: tutor and oracle of the household
Old woman: benefactor to Candide after his separation from Pangloss, formerly a princess who has suffered unspeakable tragedies
Jacques the Anabaptist: benefactor to Candide killed during a shipwreck
Paquette: maidservant to the Baroness, one-time lover of Pangloss who re-appears toward the end of the story in Venice with Friar Giroflee
Don Issachar: Jewish merchant to whom Miss Cunégonde is sold, later killed by Candide in a confrontation over Miss Cunégonde
The Grand Inquisitor: lover to Miss Cunégonde whom Candide kills in cold blood
Franciscan priest: steals Miss Cunégonde's jewels at the tavern near Cadiz, later executed by the Grand Inquisitor
Don Fernando: Buenos Ayres governor who aggressively pursues Miss Cunégonde and keeps her as a mistress
Baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh / Reverend Father Commandant: Miss Cunégonde's brother who twice refuses to consent to the marriage between his sister and Candide
Cacambo: Candide's trusted travel guide and companion sent to liberate Miss Cunégonde from Governor Don Fernando's custody
Sultan Achmet: second slavemaster of Cacambo whom Candide pays to secure Cacambo's liberty
Mynheer Vanderdendur: a Dutch trader who steals Candide's fortune and later dies; slavemaster whose brutality causes Candide to lose faith in the doctrine of optimism espoused by Pangloss
Abbé of Périgord: host to Candide in Paris who brings him to a theatrical performance
Miss Clairon: lead actress in the theatrical performance, a ravishing beauty who closely resembles Miss Cunégonde
Marchioness of Parolignac: guest at Miss Clairon's party who seduces Candide
Man of Letters: dubbed a "second Pangloss," anonymous guest at Miss Clairon's party who dazzles Candide with his intellectual brilliance
Martin: poor German philosopher whom Candide hires to keep him company on his travels in the latter half of the story
Friar Giroflee: lover to Paquette in Venice whose parents have forced him to lead a miserable life in a monastery
Senator Pococurante: a wealthy man who dislikes everything he possesses and lambastes the great geniuses of Western literature
Ragotsky: Transylvanian prince and slavemaster of Miss Cunégonde in Constantinople
ClassicNote on Candide
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