Don Quixote, Chapter 58 summary
Chapter 58 of 129 · Part 1 · 17 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 58, Don Quixote praises freedom, examines statues of saints, and accepts hospitality from people pretending to be shepherds, whose beauty he offers to defend against all challengers. His attempt to repay their kindness brings humiliation when he refuses to clear the road and a passing herd tramples him, Sancho, and their mounts.
What happens
- Don Quixote celebrates freedom from obligations, while Sancho values the duke’s gift of two hundred gold escudos.
- Men carrying religious statues show them to Don Quixote, who compares the saints’ service with his own uncertain achievements.
- Don Quixote and Sancho discuss omens, Altisidora’s love, and the difference between bodily beauty and good character.
- Green bird nets stop Don Quixote, and wealthy people playing shepherds recognize him from his printed history and welcome him.
- After their meal, Don Quixote offers to defend the young women’s beauty, excepting Dulcinea, and takes his stand on the highway.
- He ignores a herdsman’s warning, suffers a trampling with Sancho and their mounts, and leaves in shame after a fruitless pursuit.
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What to notice
Don Quixote describes gratitude as a burden on freedom. His response to fresh hospitality then leads him into the roadside challenge.
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Why does Don Quixote take his stand on the highway?
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