Gargantua and Pantagruel | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Pantagruel - This character is the protagonist of four of the five books in this collection, which follow his life and adventures from his birth until his concern over whether his friend should marry.

Panurge - This character is described as a felon, a cheat, a tippler and a loafer, and asks his friend's advice as to whether or not he should marry.

Gargantua - This character is the protagonist of the second book in this collection whose old-fashioned education makes him into a crazed fool, so his father sends him to Paris.