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Don Quixote, Chapter 46 summary

Chapter 46 of 129 · Part 1 · 13 min to read the chapter

In Chapter 46, the priest settles the disputes at the inn, while Dorotea explains away Sancho’s doubts about her royal identity by blaming enchantment. The company then binds and cages Don Quixote to take him home, using disguises and a false prophecy to make him accept his imprisonment.

What happens

  1. The officers abandon the arrest, property disputes are settled, and Don Fernando pays the innkeeper’s claims.
  2. Don Quixote urges immediate departure, but Sancho questions Dorotea’s royal identity after seeing her kiss Don Fernando.
  3. Dorotea blames Sancho’s observations on enchantment, and Don Quixote forgives his frightened squire.
  4. The company arranges an ox cart and cage to carry Don Quixote home for treatment.
  5. Disguised helpers bind the sleeping knight and cage him while Sancho recognizes them but remains silent.
  6. The barber delivers a false prophecy that comforts Don Quixote, and the helpers place his cage in the cart.

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In this chapter

Don QuixoteSancho PanzaDoroteaTheme: Belief against evidence

What to notice

Don Quixote treats enchantment as an explanation that overrides contrary evidence. The same belief lets the company imprison him without revealing its plan.

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Why does Don Quixote find the barber’s prophecy comforting?

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