# Theobald Pontifex — The Way of All Flesh character guide

> Theobald Pontifex in The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Theobald, Dear Theobald, the Rev. Theobald Pontifex, the inexorable Theobald

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Ernest's father, a stern and oppressive clergyman.

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