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Mokichi
Ichizo is an older man, the brother of Omatsu, who is one of the few named Christians in Tomogi, the first village Rodrigues and Garrpe see. When Japanese officials descend on Tomogi and demand volunteers to be cross-examined, Ichizo also volunteers. During the examination, though he tries to apostatize as Rodrigues told him to, he cannot bear it and is revealed to be a Christian, and is thus tortured in executed in front of his village alongside Mokichi.
Ichizo Quotes in Silence
The Silence quotes below are all either spoken by Ichizo or refer to Ichizo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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This was the splendid martyrdom I had often seen in my dreams. But the martyrdom of the Japanese Christians I now describe to you was no such glorious thing. What a miserable painful business it was! The rain falls unceasingly on the sea. And the sea which willed them surges on uncannily—in silence.
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Ichizo Quotes in Silence
The Silence quotes below are all either spoken by Ichizo or refer to Ichizo. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
Quotes
This was the splendid martyrdom I had often seen in my dreams. But the martyrdom of the Japanese Christians I now describe to you was no such glorious thing. What a miserable painful business it was! The rain falls unceasingly on the sea. And the sea which willed them surges on uncannily—in silence.
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