Zadig、Chapter 11の要約

起こる出来事

1. Setoc takes Zadig to Balzora Fair, where merchants from many countries gather and share a meal.
2. An Egyptian’s complaint about borrowing against his aunt’s corpse leads to arguments about food, gods, and national antiquity.
3. A Greek insults the others, and a drunken Celt threatens to defend his religion with his blood.
4. Zadig flatters the disputants, then gains their agreement that their different beliefs recognize a supreme creator.
5. The guests embrace Zadig, and Setoc returns with him to Horeb after selling his goods profitably.
6. On arrival, Zadig learns that a prosecution during his absence results in a sentence of death by slow burning.

このchapterの中で

注目するポイント

Zadig changes the discussion from competing claims to shared belief. This approach stops the threatened violence.

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