Don Quixote, Chapter 19 summary
Chapter 19 of 129 · Part 1 · 12 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 19, Don Quixote mistakes a funeral procession for a dangerous adventure, scatters its attendants, and discovers that he has injured a churchman rather than avenged a knight. Sancho steals their provisions and names his master the Knight of the Sorrowful Figure, a title Don Quixote accepts before they retreat to eat.
What happens
- Sancho blames their troubles on Don Quixote’s broken oath, and his master agrees that they must make amends.
- Hungry and lost after dark, they encounter torchbearers escorting a black-draped litter, which Don Quixote treats as an adventure.
- Don Quixote attacks the procession and learns from the injured Alonso López that its dead gentleman dies from fever.
- Sancho steals provisions, helps free Alonso López, and gives Don Quixote a title based on his battered appearance.
- Alonso López returns with a warning about excommunication, which Don Quixote answers by defending his intentions.
- Sancho persuades his master to leave; they eat the stolen food in a secluded valley but have nothing to drink.
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What to notice
Don Quixote defends his attack by explaining what he believes he sees. His imagined danger prevents him from accepting responsibility for harming ordinary travelers.
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Why does Sancho call his master the Knight of the Sorrowful Figure?
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