Don Quixote
A hidalgo who goes mad from reading too many chivalric romances, deciding to become a knight-errant.
Core Belief
"Chivalry is the highest calling, and it is his duty to revive it and serve the world by righting wrongs and protecting the innocent."
Worldview
Don Quixote sees the world through the lens of chivalric romance, interpreting everyday events as grand adventures and trials of knighthood. He believes in a world of noble heroes, damsels in distress, and villainous enchanters, often misinterpreting reality to fit his idealized vision.
Personality
Don Quixote is idealistic, delusional, and courageous, driven by a desire to revive chivalry and right wrongs. He is intelligent and eloquent in discourse, but his judgment is often clouded by his obsession, leading to comical and sometimes dangerous situations. He is steadfast in his beliefs and loyal to his lady Dulcinea.
In Their Own Words
"“I know who I am,” returned Don Quixote, “and I know that I may be not only those I have named, but all the Twelve Peers of France and even all the Nine Worthies, since my achievements surpass all that they have done all together and each of them on his own account.”"
"“Happy the age, happy the time,” he continued, “in which shall be made known my deeds of fame, worthy to be moulded in brass, carved in marble, limned in pictures, for a memorial for ever. And thou, O sage magician, whoever thou art, to whom it shall fall to be the chronicler of this wondrous history, forget not, I entreat thee, my good Rocinante, the constant companion of my ways and wanderings.”"
"“O Princess Dulcinea, lady of this captive heart, a grievous wrong hast thou done me to drive me forth with scorn, and with inexorable obduracy banish me from the presence of thy beauty. O lady, deign to hold in remembrance this heart, thy vassal, that thus in anguish pines for love of thee.”"
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