Of the good success which the valorous Don Quixote had in the dreadful and never-before-imagined adventure of the windmills, with other events worthy to be recorded.

Prompts:

1) The windmills are apparently one of the most memorable part of this novel. What did you think of this encounter? And is this it, or will Don Quixote encounter them again?

2) I had wondered how Don Quixote would react to having his illusion shattered, but noticing what he saw as a giant is a windmill did not appear to faze him. He blames it on Friston/Frestón again. What do you make of his reaction?

3) We got to see a lot more of Sancho in this chapter. While introduced as a simpleton, this chapter shows he may be our strongest voice of reason, little good it will do considering his looting of the friar. Every one of his choices was opposite to the ones made by Don Quixote. What do you think of his character so far and the interactions between him and the Don?

4) What did you think of the encounter with the monks, DQ's most problematic so far?

5) Cervantes ends the chapter on a purposeful cliffhanger. What do you think of this choice, and are you surprised to see this parody in such an early novel?

6) Favourite line / anything else to add?

Free Reading Resources:

• Project Gutenberg
• Standard eBook
• Librivox Audiobook

Illustrations:

1. An unsuspecting windmill
2. he drove his lance-point into the sail the wind whirled it round with such force that it shivered the lance to pieces, sweeping with it horse and rider (coloured)
3. The attack on the windmill - Roux
4. The attack on the windmill - Salvador Dali
5. The attack on the windmill - Balaca
6. The attack on the windmill - Gorchs
7. The attack on the windmill - Barneto
8. The attack on the windmill - Harker
9. The attack on the windmill - Mestres
10. The attack on the windmill - PL
11. The attack on the windmill - Carbonero
12. The attack on the windmill - Nelson
13. The attack on the windmill - Doyle
14. Sancho Panza hastened to his assistance as fast as his ass could carry him
15. when he came up to him, he found him not able to stir (coloured)
16. Windmill aftermath - Lalauze
17. helping him to rise, he mounted him again upon Rosinante
18. As they were thus discoursing, there appeared in the road two monks of the order of St. Benedict
19. he advanced and planted himself in the midst of the highway
20. The attack on the coach of the Benedictine monks
21. “Signor Cavalier, we are neither diabolical nor monstrous”
22. The lacqueys attacking Sancho, while the monk gets back on his mule
23. The battle at the coach between the Don and the Biscayne
24. The attack on the windmill the battle at the coach
25. he drew his sword, and grasping his buckler, set upon the Biscainer, with a resolution to kill him.
26. Don Quixote advanced with his liften sword, fully determined to cleave his asunder
27. the Biscayan expected him, with his sword also lifted up and guarded by his cushion
28. Don Quixote vs the Biscayan, Sancho vs the lacqueys

1, 5, 22 by Ricardo Balaca (source)
2, 15, 17, 20, 23 by Gustave Doré (source, coloured versions by Salvador Tusell (source)
3, 18, 25 by George Roux (source)
4 by Salvador Dali (source)
6 by artist/s of the 1859 Tomás Gorchs edition (source)
7 by V. Barneto (source)
8 by G. A. Harker (source)
9 by Apel·les Mestres (source)
10 by artist/s of a 1900 Polish edition (source_p00082.jpg))
11 by José Moreno Carbonero (source)
12 by artist/s of 1912 Nelson edition (source)
13 by Charles A. Doyle (source)
14, 19, 27 by Tony Johannot (source, source 2)
16 by Adolphe Lalauze (source)
21 by artist/s of 1862 Imprenta Nacional edition (source)
24 by F. Bouttats (source)
26 by artist/s of 1819 Imprenta Real edition (source)
28 by artist/s of 1797 Sancha edition (source)

Past years discussions:

• 2021-01-16

Final line:

.. and upon that presumption he did not despair to find the conclusion of this delectable history: which, heaven favouring him, he has at last done, in the manner as shall be recounted in the second part.

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Tue, 18 Jan; in two days, i.e. one-day gap.