![]() ![]() Abo of Fossanova-the abbot of the Benedictine monastery.Adso of Melk-narrator, Benedictine novice accompanying William.William of Baskerville-main protagonist, a Franciscan friar.William's innate curiosity and highly-developed powers of logic and deduction provide the keys to unravelling the mysteries of the abbey. The protagonists explore a labyrinthine medieval library, discuss the subversive power of laughter, and come face to face with the Inquisition. William is tasked by the abbot of the monastery to investigate the deaths as fresh clues with each murder victim lead William to dead ends and new clues. As the story unfolds, several other monks die under mysterious circumstances. As they arrive, the monastery is disturbed by a suicide. 5.2 To actual history, geography and current scienceįranciscan friar William of Baskerville and his novice Adso of Melk travel to a Benedictine monastery in Northern Italy to attend a theological disputation. ![]()
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