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8 By Kazimierz Brodzinski, 1791-1835.

LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS IN "PAN TADEUSZ" WITH NOTES ON

POLISH PRONUNCIATION

THE principal characters in Pan Tadeusz are as follows. The

approximate pronunciation of each proper name is indicated in

brackets, according to the system used in Webster's New

International Dictionary.

Thaddeus (Tadeusz) Soplica [Ta-dĕ'ōōsh Sŏ-plē'tsa]. Jacek

Soplica, his father [Ya'tsĕk], Judge Soplica, brother of Jacek.

Telimena, a distant relative of the Soplicas and of the Horeszkos

[Tĕ-lĭ-mĕ'na, Hŏ-rĕsh'kŏ]. Zosia, ward of Telimena [Zŏ'sha],

Hreczecha, the Seneschal [Hrĕ-chĕ'ha]. The Chamberlain. Protazy

Brzechalski, the Apparitor [Prŏ-ta'zĭ Bzhĕ-hal'skĭ]. The

Assessor. Bolesta, the Notary [Bŏ-lĕs'ta]. The Count, a distant

relative of the Horeszko family. Gerwazy Rembajlo, the Warden,

formerly a servant of the Horeszko family [Gĕr-va'zĭ Rĕm-baĭ'wŏ].

Rykov, a Russian captain [Rĭ'kŏf]. Jankiel, a Jew [Yan'kyĕl].

Maciej (Maciek) Dobrzynski [Ma'chā (Ma'chĕk) Dŏb-zhĭn'skĭ].

Sprinkler (also called Baptist), Bucket, Buzzard, Razor, Awl, the

Prussian: all members of the Dobrzynski clan. Henryk Dombrowski

[Hĕn'rĭk Dŏm-brŏf'skĭ]. Otton-Karol Kniaziewicz [Ŏt'tŏn-Ka'rŏl

Knya-zhĕ'vĭch].