 Figaro and Count Almaviva, the two characters Beaumarchais most likely conceived in his travels in Spain, were (with Rosine, later the Countess Almaviva) the only ones present in all three plays.They are indicative of the change in social attitudes before, during, and after the French Revolution.Prototypes of Almaviva and Rosine first appeared under the names Lindor and Pauline in the short and incomplete play "Le Sacristain", in which Lindor disguises himself as a monk and music teacher in order to meet Pauline under the watchful eyes of her elderly husband.