Don Quixote, Chapter 51 summary
Chapter 51 of 129 · Part 1 · 9 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 51, Eugenio tells how Leandra falls for a boastful soldier, leaves home with him, and is found robbed and abandoned before her father confines her in a convent. Her disappointed suitors become herdsmen, and Eugenio explains that his resentment toward women shapes even his treatment of his goat.
What happens
- Leandra’s wealthy father considers Eugenio and Anselmo as husbands but postpones a decision while keeping both hopeful.
- Vicente de la Rosa returns from soldiering and attracts Leandra with colorful clothes, songs, and boasts.
- Leandra escapes with Vicente after he promises marriage and a journey to Naples.
- Searchers find Leandra robbed in a cave; she insists the soldier leaves her chastity intact.
- Her father places her in a convent, while Eugenio, Anselmo, and other disappointed suitors take up herding.
- Eugenio explains his contempt for his female goat and offers his listeners food at his nearby fold.
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