Both Uses of
perplex
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- There was nothing to be found but intersections of houses, closed courts, and crossings of streets, in the midst of which he hesitated and doubted incessantly, being more perplexed and entangled in this medley of streets than he would have been even in the labyrinth of the Hôtel des Tournelles.†
Chpt 1.2.6perplexed = confused or puzzled
- It is certain that Gringoire was enduring cruel perplexity.†
Chpt 2.11.1 *perplexity = confusion due to complexity
Definition:
to confuse