Don Quixote, Part 2, Chapter 47 summary

What happens

1. Sancho enters a splendid palace, but Doctor Pedro Recio de Agüero orders almost every offered dish removed on medical grounds.
2. Sancho threatens the doctor and demands food or release from his governorship.
3. The Duke’s letter warns of an attack and disguised assassins, prompting Sancho to suspect the doctor and request simple food.
4. A farmer describes his family and a proposed marriage, then requests a recommendation and money for his son.
5. Sancho threatens the farmer with his chair, and the visitor leaves after performing his role convincingly.
6. The narrator turns to Don Quixote, whose wounds do not heal within eight days, and announces another incident.

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What to notice

Sancho challenges the expectation that office removes ordinary bodily needs. His question connects hunger and exhaustion with the pressures of governing.

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