A black man and a slave who works in the stables of the Comendador of La Magdalena, Zaide becomes the lover of Antona Pérez after Lazaro’s father is exiled. Zaide is also the father of Antona Perez’s second child, Lazaro’s half-brother. Though Lazaro is afraid of Zaide at first, Lazaro soon learns that Zaide provides for his family, and this secures Lazaro’s trust. Zaide is then caught stealing and is separated from Lazaro and his mother as part of his punishment.
Zaide Quotes in The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
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I was very small at the time but I was struck by what my little brother had said, and I thought, “How many there must be in the world who run away from others because they do not see themselves!”
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Zaide Quotes in The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
The The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes quotes below are all either spoken by Zaide or refer to Zaide. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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I was very small at the time but I was struck by what my little brother had said, and I thought, “How many there must be in the world who run away from others because they do not see themselves!”
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