Don Quixote, Chapter 7 summary
Chapter 7 of 129 · Part 1 · 8 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 7, Don Quixote accepts an enchantment story explaining his missing books, while his friends’ efforts to keep him home fail to change his ambitions. He recruits Sancho Panza with promises of an island governorship, gathers supplies, and secretly leaves with him across the plain of Montiel.
What happens
- Don Quixote imagines a tournament and demands food, while the interrupted inspection leaves books to be burned.
- The housekeeper burns the books, and the priest and barber arrange to seal their room.
- Don Quixote accepts the household’s invented enchantment story and identifies Frestón as his enemy.
- Don Quixote raises money and prepares equipment, while Sancho arranges to bring his donkey and saddlebags.
- They leave secretly at night and discuss the titles Sancho and his family might receive.
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What to notice
Sancho makes his expected reward explicit. The promise ties his practical hopes to Don Quixote’s imagined conquests.
Quick check
Why does Sancho agree to become Don Quixote’s squire?
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