Don Quixote - Alonso Quixano the GoodAn older gentleman from the area of La Mancha whose reading of books of chivalric romances has affected his brain so much that he loses his sanity in matters relating to chivalry and believes himself to be a knight-errant. A

s such, he leaves his usual pursuits of hunting and reading to roam the countryside of Spain in search of adventure, following a strict code of chivalry in order to protect the weak and the virtuous, mainly damsels in distress, from their evil capturers. He is tall and thin, and looks ridiculous when he rides around in a rusty coat of armor whose helmet is half broken, using a lance made from a tree branch which he uses often to knock down unsuspecting enemies (who, not understanding Don Quixote's madness, have no idea what crime they have committed). Although his efforts are well-intentioned, more often than not they have disastrous results, for Don Quixote sees with the eyes of a knight-errant. Anything that does not conform to his idea of reality, for example when windmills and wine-skins that he took to be giants are not so, he claims has been "enchanted." Sancho PanzaHe is Don Quixote's squire and companion throughout most

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Approximate Word count = 628
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)