In Ion Luca Caragiale's comedy O scrisoare pierdută, which character embodies the demagogic, corrupt politician spouting empty patriotic rhetoric?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Nae Cațavencu
- Step 1: Cațavencu represents the opportunistic lawyer-blackmailer hiding ambitions behind flamboyant progressive discourse. Answer: Nae Cațavencu. Why not the others: Trahanache is the venerated local chairman; Tipătescu the prefect; Pristanda the subservient policeman.
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