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AzoraAzora becomes Zadig’s wife after Semira rejects him, and her judgments favor handsome young men.First seen in chapter 1
SemiraSemira is the woman Zadig defends, who rejects him for fear of his losing an eye.First seen in chapter 1
CadorCador is Zadig’s friend, who helps him secretly test Azora’s loyalty.First seen in chapter 2
ArimazesArimazes is Zadig’s jealous neighbor, who presents part of his poem as evidence of treason.First seen in chapter 4
SetocSetoc is a merchant who buys Zadig and his attendant, then comes to respect Zadig’s knowledge.First seen in chapter 9
MissoufMissouf is the woman an Egyptian crowd accuses Zadig of abducting.First seen in chapter 9
AlmonaAlmona is a widow preparing to burn with her dead husband because she fears public shame.First seen in chapter 10
ArbogadArbogad is a wealthy bandit who admires Zadig’s resistance and offers him hospitality.First seen in chapter 13
OgulOgul is Astarte’s master, whom Zadig promises to cure in exchange for her freedom.First seen in chapter 15
ItobadItobad is a defeated contestant who steals Zadig’s armor and claims his victory.First seen in chapter 16
JesradJesrad is an angel who appears as a hermit and challenges Zadig’s understanding of suffering.First seen in chapter 17

Chapter 1
Zadig recovers from a wound received defending Semira, but she rejects him, and he marries Azora.
Chapter 2
Zadig pretends to be dead and exposes Azora when she agrees to cut off his nose to cure Cador.
Chapter 4
Arimazes uses a broken poem to accuse Zadig of treason, but a parrot brings the fragment proving his innocence.
Chapter 5
The king awards Zadig the golden cup for defending Coreb despite royal anger against him.
Chapter 6
As chief judge, Zadig tests affection, favors moral education, and earns public love, but disturbing dreams leave him uneasy.
Chapter 7
Moabdar orders Astarte and Zadig killed, but Astarte warns Zadig and Cador arranges his escape toward Egypt.
Chapter 8
In Egypt, Zadig intervenes to protect a woman from a beating and kills her attacker after being wounded.
Chapter 9
Sentenced to slavery for killing Cletofis, Zadig wins his buyer Setoc’s respect through practical knowledge and clever advice.
Chapter 10
Zadig changes Setoc’s religious beliefs and gains support for a law that ends widow burning.
Chapter 11
Zadig settles a religious dispute at Balzora Fair, then returns to Horeb to learn he faces execution by burning.
Chapter 12
Almona exposes the priests’ bargain before the judges, secures Zadig’s pardon, and marries Setoc.
Chapter 13
Arbogad protects Zadig from his bandits and reports Moabdar’s death, but cannot tell him what happened to Astarte.
Chapter 14
Zadig prevents a fisherman’s suicide, gives him half his money, and sends him to Cador in Babylon.
Chapter 15
Zadig finds Astarte among Ogul’s slaves and obtains her freedom by promising to cure her master.
Chapter 16
Zadig wins the combat contest for Astarte’s hand and Babylon’s throne, but Itobad steals his armor and claims victory.
Chapter 17
A hermit’s troubling acts challenge Zadig until the stranger reveals himself as Jesrad and tells him to return to Babylon.
Chapter 18
Zadig solves the court’s riddles, defeats Itobad without armor, and becomes king beside Astarte.
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