Parson Adams appearance does not depict the typical well-dressed and neat parson that we expect to come across. In fact he is quite contrary to the anticipated ideals. He is a middle-aged man of about fifty years old. Adams is a strong, healthy, and energetic man. His physical appearance is quite interesting as he has a, “comical” face. He has deeply wrinkled cheeks and a bearded chin. Parson Adams legs are considerably so long that they almost touch the ground when he rides on horseback. His fists are, “rather less then the knuckle of an ox”, with wrists, “ which Hercules would not have been ashamed

Parson Adams is described as a man of classical learning and has vast knowledge obtained from books. Educated at the university of Cambridge he is depicted as a master of languages such as Greek and Latin, and according to Henry Fielding, has a “ great Share of Knowledge in the Oriental Tongues.” Adams can read and translate in French, Italian, and Spanish. He profusely quotes from ancient authors like Theocrats, Virgil, or Horace in support of his ideas and arguments. Parson Adams can easily deliver a lecture on Homer like a university professor. Aeschylus is his favorite author, whose tragedies he has transcribed a copy of with his own hand, which he carries around for more than thirty years. Whenever he finds a leisurely moment he settles down to ponder on Aeschylus. Although he has a great deal of knowledge of classical works, Adams shows a lack of interest in modern writings.

Parson Adams is quite oblivious to the re

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