That is, Unamuno was a teacher of Greek and would have been incredibly familiar with the patterns of Greek tragedy (LaRubia-Prado 223). LaRubia-Prado and Sigmund Freud would say that while it is highly likely that Don Manuel is a parallel to Christ, Unamuno primarily uses Don Manuel's struggle as another characteristic of the tragic hero. That is, as a tragic hero, Don Manuel could not speak to the villagers about his beliefs, because his suffering was necessary to become "the redeemer of the chorus." Furthermore, according to LaRubia-Prado, the tragic death of Don Manuel has two effects: "it hides from the people the 'crime' committed by his own birth, and secondly, it prevents them from committing the crime that Don Manuel himself committed – the crime they would certainly commit, as humans, if they saw the face of God” (LaRubia-Prado