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What happens to Sancho in Don Quixote?
After Don Quixote and Sancho Panza return home to their village of La Mancha, Spain, Don Quixote falls ill, renounces chivalry and foolish fiction, and dies.
What does Sancho Panza symbolize?
Sancho Panza is precursor to “the sidekick,” and is symbolic of practicality over idealism. Sancho is the everyman, who, though not sharing his master’s delusional “enchantment” until late in the novel, remains his ever-faithful companion realist, and functions as the clever sidekick.
Why does Sancho help Don Quixote?
For starters, the only reason Sancho goes with Don Quixote in the first place is because the Don has promised him “that it was likely such an adventure […] might secure him the conquest of some island […] and then the squire might promise himself to be made governor of the place” (1.1. 7.4).
Why is Sancho Panza a particularly helpful squire Don Quixote?
Sancho is necessary for this because he provides another voice that questions and challenges what Don Quixote sees. (Don Quixote blames the windmill debacle on enchanters, and tells Sancho to shut up (Calla, amigo Sancho) reminding him at the same time of his ignorance of romances of chivalry.)
What advice does Don Quixote give Sancho?
Don Quixote warns Sancho to refrain from eating garlic and onions, since only peasants eat such things; to walk slowly and speak deliberately; to eat little; not to drink too much; not to belch; and not to use so many proverbs.
How do Don Quixote and Sancho Panza each view the windmills?
Lesson Summary Don Quixote sees a collection of windmills and believes they are giants. Sancho is the voice of reason and tries to warn him, but he doesn’t listen and gets knocked around by one of the windmills. Don Quixote decides it is sorcery that caused the giants to turn into windmills.
Why does Sancho leave Don Quixote?
He’s not the most educated dude, but he’s very good at dealing with practical issues like property disputes. Eventually, though, the Duke’s servants make being a governor such a huge hassle that Sancho decides he’d rather just be a normal, everyday guy. He quits his job as governor and returns to Don Quixote.
What is the symbolism of the windmills in Don Quixote?
Chapter 8 contains one of the most notable scenes in literature where Don Quixote mistakenly perceives windmills for giants and attempts to fight them. Don Quixote “tilting at windmills” has come to represent our own impractical battles with imaginary or over-inflated enemies.
Why couldn’t Sancho Panza changed Don Quixote’s mind about the windmills?
Sancho Panza couldn’t change Don Quixote’s mind about the windmills because Quixote had already decided they were giants, a version of reality he wanted to believe in whether it was true or false.