# Adam — Two Treatises of Government character guide

> Adam in Two Treatises of Government by John Locke.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Adam king David, monarch Adam, king David

**First appearance:** 0001-two-treatises-of-government

## Who they are

First man and central figure in arguments about original sovereignty and paternal power.

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