The Priest

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The Priest is a supporting character in Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," a friend of the protagonist who often represents conventional wisdom and attempts to bring Don Quixote back to reality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
clergyman
fictional character
supporting character
appearsIn Don Quixote
appearsInGenre picaresque-influenced novel
satirical novel
appearsInPart Don Quixote
surface form: Part I of Don Quixote

Don Quixote
surface form: Part II of Don Quixote
appearsInWorkBy Miguel de Cervantes
associatedWith Spanish Renaissance
surface form: Renaissance Spain

village of Don Quixote
cooperatesWith the village barber to manage Don Quixote
createdBy Miguel de Cervantes
engagesIn literary criticism of chivalric books
firstAppearance Don Quixote
surface form: Part I of Don Quixote
gender male
hasFriend Don Quixote
Sancho Panza
hasOccupation parish priest
hasRelationshipWith the village barber
languageOfWork Spanish
literaryPeriod Spanish Golden Age
literaryStatus minor but recurring character
medium novel
moralAlignment well-intentioned
moralFunction critic of popular chivalric romances
defender of social order
narrativeFunction commentator on literature
planner of schemes to control Don Quixote
nationality Spanish
opposes Don Quixote's chivalric delusions
participatesIn the burning of Don Quixote's chivalric books
religion Roman Catholicism
represents conventional wisdom
orthodox views on chivalry
social norms
roleInPlot comic figure
mediator between fantasy and reality
voice of reason
setting La Mancha
triesTo bring Don Quixote back to reality
cure Don Quixote's madness
usesMethod deception to restrain Don Quixote

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Don Quixote hasCharacter The Priest