Don Quixote is Miguel de Cervantes novel. Its major themes are honorable courage and Don Quixote’s delusional worldview. In several instances, it is revealed that Don Quixote has many positive traits such as honor and courage despite his delusional nature. In spite of his impractical view of the world, Don Quixote displays courage and loyalty in all his adventures. Don Quixote de la Mancha becomes insane because he thinks the world is as adventurous as the books he’s read about knights, chivalry and adventure. He decided to create an enchanted universe in which he is a knight-errant, on a quest to discover many important adventures in order to proclaim his honor. Don Quixote’s obsession with Dulcinea and his adventures, as well as his everyday encounters, are all enthralling.
Don Quixote says that after declaring his knighthood, he must find a noble lady to whom he could perform deeds of honor. Don Quixote was a great admirer of Aldonza Loreto, but little did he know that she had been renamed Dulcinea del Toboso. Don Quixote then dedicated himself to the honor of Dulcinea del Toboso. Don Quixote renamed Aldonza Lorenzo, a peasant farm girl whom he loved yet hardly knew, as Dulcinea del Toboso. Don Quixote praised her and dedicated his every endeavor in her honor. “Everyone, please stop right now to confess that the Dulcinea del Tuoboso is the most beautiful woman in the whole world. Don Quixote’s devotion to Dulcinea remains unwavering, even after he was beaten by the group and left face-down in the dirt. Don Quixote describes Dulcinea Del Toboso to Vivaldo as a woman who is kind and caring. Don Quixote, in his quest for adventure, encounters many adventures that seem to be of great importance. However, this is just another example of his deceptive mind creating significance from everyday situations. Don Quixote’s first journey takes him to a farmer beating a shepherd. Thinking that the farmer was a knight he confronts the farmer and demands payment for the boy. In reality, this makes the situation worse because the farmer continues the beating after Don Quixote left. Don Quixote is also known for misinterpreting reality, as he tries to make money and rid the Earth of evil. Don Quixote attacks the windmills even though he believes they are giants. Even after he has been defeated and concluded that the enchanter stole his books to steal Don Quixote’s glory for conquering the windmills, he still feels this bold action was necessary. Don Quixote will correct the next major mistake he made, which was when he thought that enchanters were kidnapping the princess. Don Quixote insists on his words, even after Sancho informs him of the truth. Don Quixote urged Sancho to fight a group Yanguesan muleteers who had beaten Rocinante. They would certainly win. Don Quixote, who was beaten in this battle by a group of Yanguese muleteers, declares: “I’m worth a 100 (116). Don Quixote is confident that he has another opportunity to demonstrate his bravery and strength. He believes that two large dust clouds from sheep were actually two army fighting each other. Don Quixote, who believes this to be a noble act, ends up killing multiple sheep. The shepherds then throw stones at him and knock out his tooth. Don Quixote felt that his role was to “set the wrongs of forced actions and help poor wretches”. He did this by helping free a small group of prisoners, who had been taken in a violent manner. Sancho warns Quixote but he does not listen to him and breaks them free, still loyal to the knightly cause. Don Quixote’s good intentions are not enough to stop him from being insulted.
Don Quixote transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary throughout the story. Don Quixote makes the most of every opportunity he has to transform his environment into something more intriguing. He begins by deciding that he has to give himself, Dulcinea del Toboso (his mistress), and Rocinante a better nickname. In his mind, Rocinante, a thin old mare, was the best horse ever. Sancho Panza, an illiterate and stubby poor man, would be Don Quixote’s faithful and appropriate squire. Don Quixote confuses innkeepers with knights and castles. The lady he comes across is treated as a princess by him. Don Quixote thinks that a barber is wearing Mambrino’s Helmet to protect himself against the rain. He wants to get the helmet off him. Sancho laughed at him because he was wearing a basin. Don Quixote explained that the helmet had been in the wrong hand and melted down. It was still an amazing Mambrino’s Helmet, but in a new form.
Don Quixote was a irrational madman due to his extensive reading of literature about chivalrous knights and courtly romance. However, he had many noble characteristics such as honoring his word, devotion to love, and loyalty towards the knighthood he declared. Don Quixote was a madman who read a lot about knights in chivalry and courtly love. However, Don Quixote had many noble traits, such as loyalty, honor, and devotion.
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