Samson Carrasco
A bachelor from Don Quixote's village, who attempts to cure him of his madness through various schemes.
Core Belief
"Reason and education are superior to imagination and delusion. He believes that Don Quixote's madness is a threat to social order and must be eradicated."
Worldview
Carrasco sees the world through a rational and academic lens, valuing logic, order, and social propriety. He is skeptical of romantic ideals and unconventional behavior, preferring the stability and predictability of established norms.
Personality
Samson Carrasco is intelligent, well-educated, and somewhat arrogant. He is initially motivated by a desire to help Don Quixote but also enjoys intellectual games and displays of wit. He is pragmatic and willing to use trickery to achieve his goals.
In Their Own Words
"“If thou art not a Peer, peer thou hast none; Among a thousand Peers thou art a peer; Nor is there room for one when thou art near, Unvanquished victor, great unconquered one!”"
"“That is true the amount of individuality bestowed upon Don Quixote is not very great. There are some natural touches of character about him, such as his mixture of irascibility and placability, and his curious affection for Sancho together with his impatience of the squire’s loquacity and impertinence; but in the main, apart from his craze, he is little more than a thoughtful, cultured gentleman, with instinctive good taste and a great deal of shrewdness and originality of mind.”"
"“There is no doubt it was received coldly by some, but if a man writes a book in ridicule of periwigs he must make his account with being coldly received by the periwig wearers and hated by the whole tribe of wigmakers. If Cervantes had the chivalry-romance readers, the sentimentalists, the dramatists, and the poets of the period all against him, it was because “Don Quixote” was what it was; and if the general public did not come forward to make him comfortable for the rest of his days, it is no more to be charged with neglect and ingratitude than the English-speaking public that did not pay off Scott’s liabilities. It did the best it could; it read his book and liked it and bought it, and encouraged the bookseller to pay him well for others.”"
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