Zadig: resumo de Chapter 18

O que acontece

1. Zadig returns to Babylon, receives public praise, and gains permission to answer the court’s questions despite appearing without armor.
2. He identifies Time and Life as the answers to two riddles and excels in questions about justice and government.
3. Zadig accuses Itobad of taking his armor and challenges him to combat while wearing only a cloak and cap.
4. He breaks Itobad’s sword, defeats him, and recovers his armor; Cador confirms his ownership, and the court elects him king.
5. Zadig and Astarte honor Providence, while he rewards allies, appoints officials, and makes Arbogad’s military advancement depend on honorable conduct.
6. He compensates past sufferers and former companions, the envious informer dies, and the empire enjoys peace and abundance.

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O que observar

The sentence summarizes the condition of Zadig’s kingdom after his personal recognition leads to public acts of reward and justice.

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