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Nicholas is the abbey’s master glazier. He is fascinated by William’s glasses—an invention he had only heard of before—and makes William a new pair when his are stolen. After Remigio’s arrest, Nicholas is appointed cellarer, and he uses the authority of his new position to let William and Adso into the crypt, where he tells them the history of the power struggle over who would become abbot and the enmity between Malachi and Alinardo.
Nicholas of Morimondo Quotes in The Name of the Rose
The The Name of the Rose quotes below are all either spoken by Nicholas of Morimondo or refer to Nicholas of Morimondo. 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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Seventh Day Quotes
The library had been doomed by its own impenetrability, by the mystery that protected it, by its few entrances. The church, maternally open to all in the hour of prayer, was open to all in the hour of succor. But there was no more water, or at least very little could be found stored, and the wells supplied it with a parsimony that did not correspond to the urgency of the need.
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Nicholas of Morimondo Character Timeline in The Name of the Rose
The timeline below shows where the character Nicholas of Morimondo appears in The Name of the Rose. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
First Day
...the abbey’s prohibition. William and Adso explore the rest of the abbey and talk with Nicholas of Morimondo, the master glazier. Nicholas is very impressed with William’s glasses, and William praises...
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Third Day
Adso finds William at the forge, where Nicholas is making him another pair of glasses. Adso confesses that he no longer understands the...
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Fourth Day
...the stolen glasses in the dead Berengar’s pocket and returns them to William, just as Nicholas arrives with his new lenses. With his two pairs of glasses, William deciphers the Greek...
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Sixth Day
...fingers of his hands are also blackened. Jorge weeps and says “it will never end.” Nicholas is appointed cellarer to replace Remigio, but the post of librarian remains vacant. Benno is...
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In his new position as cellarer, Nicholas invites William and Adso to the abbey’s crypt, where he tells them some secrets of...
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...The Italian monks are clustered together, whispering, and Jorge heads toward the chapter house with Nicholas. Benno tells them that the scriptorium is in chaos and no one is working. William...
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...is absent from vespers. Benno is also absent (he is closing the scriptorium), along with Nicholas (who is making dinner) and Alinardo (who is not well). When these facts are pointed...
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Seventh Day
Nicholas begins directing the monks and servants to look for water and vessels of any kind....
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