Don Quixote, Part 2, Chapter 16: riassunto
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In Chapter 16, Don Quixote meets Don Diego de Miranda, whose doubts about his sanity soften when the knight gives thoughtful advice about his son's devotion to poetry. Their conversation contrasts imagined adventures with sensible judgment, until a cart bearing royal banners draws Don Quixote's attention and prompts him to demand his helmet.
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- Don Quixote explains the resemblance of his defeated opponents to familiar men as enchantment, while Sancho conceals his own deception about Dulcinea.
- A traveler joins them, and Don Quixote introduces himself and defends the truth of chivalric histories.
- Don Diego de Miranda describes his comfortable, charitable life, prompting Sancho to kiss his feet as though he were holy.
- Don Diego worries that his eighteen-year-old son prefers poetry to law or theology.
- Don Quixote defends natural talent, study, native languages, and a parent's willingness to support a child's chosen subject.
- Don Diego reconsiders the knight's sanity, but a cart with royal banners makes Don Quixote call Sancho back with his helmet.
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