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LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS IN “PAN TADEUSZ” WITH NOTES ON POLISH PRONUNCIATION

The principal characters in Pan Tadeusz are as follows. The approximate pronunciation of each proper name is indicated in brackets, according to the system used in Webster's New International Dictionary.

Thaddeus (Tadeusz) Soplica [Ta-dĕ'ōōsh Sŏ-plē'tsä].

Jacek Soplica, his father [Yä'tsĕk],

Judge Soplica, brother of Jacek.

Telimena, a distant relative of the Soplicas and of

the Horeszkos [Tĕ-lĭ-mĕ'nä, Hŏ-rĕsh'kŏ].

Zosia, ward of Telimena [Zŏ'shä],