All the characters in Los Pazos de Ulloa

A complete lesson begins in a PROFESSOR that brings us closer to one of the most famous books in Spanish literature of the 19th century. Next, you will meet all the characters of The Pazos de Ulloa, the famous naturalistic novel by the Galician writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. In an age of multiple labor movements, the world of culture was heavily influenced by realism, which sought to describe the world in complete detail. Drinking from its sources, naturalism was also born, which focuses mainly on the weight that the environment and the environment have on human beings. A reflection of this are works like the one that interests us here, since it is observed that the characters are absolutely influenced by their various social environments, and that is what moves them and encourages them to act in one or the other shape.

However, when it comes to meeting all the characters in The Pazos de Ulloa it is important to differentiate between those who have a main role in the plot, and those who, not always being less important, their contribution is secondary. However, in this novel

every detail is perfectly unitedHence, all are basic to fully understand the development of events.

If you need to refresh your memory, in this other lesson we will discover a brief summary of Los Pazos de Ulloa so you can remember the plot and plot of this Spanish novel.

We are going to get to know all the characters of The Pazos de Ulloa starting with the main ones, who play a basic role in the plot.

Julian

A pastor who has just left the seminary and he is sent to the Pazos to work in the administration of the hacienda and the Christianization of its inhabitants. He is polite and almost mannered, although there he encounters rude treatment. In addition, he purely loves Nucha or Marcelina, future wife of the Marquis and owner of the Pazos. He is a devout, good and serene man, but he finds himself carried away by events in the Pazos.

Mr. Pedro

Don Pedro is the owner of the Pazos and a central character in the play. He does not have a noble title, although he calls himself a marquis. He has an illegitimate son with Sabel, the daughter of his servant and cook, although he later marries Marcelina or Nucha, a cousin of Santiago. The marquis is rude, has bad manners, mistreats women and disposes of his lands and those who inhabit them at his free will. He is very influenced by a rural environment that has brutalized him.

Primitive

Don Pedro's servant, the marquis. In reality, he is the one who manages life in the Shadow Pazos. He steals money from her master, he is the father of Sabel, the cook, and grandfather of Perucho, her illegitimate son and the owner of the place. He is a dark man, cunning, with a bad character, illiterate, but very ambitious, with the intention that his grandson inherit from him, and even with interests in politics. He is cold and calculating.

Sabel

The Cook, daughter of Primitivo and mother of Perucho. Lover of the marquis, he receives beatings from him. However, she is calculating and has intentions towards the inheritance of the Pazos, which she wishes for herself and for hers, her son.

Perucho

The illegitimate son of the Marquis and Sabel, grandson of Primitivo. A beautiful child, but always dirty and messy. He's a thief, barely educated, and runs any kind of errands, even if they aren't too legal. However, he has a sweet touch, and he feels misunderstood, although he is swept away by the environment around him.

Nucha

High class lady, called Marcelina, daughter of M. de la Lage. She marries Don Pedro, but falls ill after becoming pregnant by him. She has a lot of faith, she is calm and submissive, and she endures when she comes on top of her. He does not complain about his sorrows or fears, and relies heavily on Julián, the parish priest.

Many of these characters are marked by their social environment and this is a typical characteristic of the realistic and naturalistic current. In this other lesson from a TEACHER we will discover the characteristics of naturalism in Los Pazos de Ulloa.

Regarding the secondary characters of The Pazos de Ulloa, we find:

• Loves her: in charge of taking care of the daughter of the Marquis and Nucha. Very obese, tactless, but dutiful.
• Lord of the Lage: Don Pedro's uncle and Nucha's father. A city man, concerned about his family, stubborn and quite distant from the harshness of the rural environment.
• De la lage family: Nucha has a brother and three sisters. The first is Gabriel, who is serving. The others are Rita, smiling and flirtatious, Carmen, quiet and in love, and Manolita, who loves the Señorito de la Formoseda.
• The clergy: the clergy who live in the Pazos are observed as manipulative men, who exchange their obligations for hunting, food, festivities or politics.

Here we discover the main themes of The Pazos de Ulloa so that you better understand this work in all its depth.