Don Quixote, Chapter 32 summary
Chapter 32 of 129 · Part 1 · 11 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 32, the party reaches the inn, where Don Quixote sleeps while the priest challenges the innkeeper’s belief that books of chivalry tell true stories. Their argument makes Sancho question his service, and papers found among the innkeeper’s books draw the company together for a reading.
What happens
- The party reaches the inn, and the battered Don Quixote goes to sleep after asking for a better bed.
- The innkeeper’s wife reclaims the tail used as the barber’s beard, and the priest proposes explanations for abandoning their disguises.
- Over a meal, the inn’s household describes the different pleasures they find in hearing books of chivalry.
- The priest calls the knightly adventures inventions, but the innkeeper defends their truth and refuses to let his favorites burn.
- Troubled by the discussion, Sancho decides to judge his master’s journey before choosing whether to return home.
- The priest examines a handwritten tale, and the company persuades him to read it aloud.
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What to notice
The priest directly rejects the innkeeper’s belief in knightly adventures. This dispute also unsettles Sancho’s confidence in his master’s pursuit.
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Why does the innkeeper refuse to give the manuscript away?
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