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Two Examples Of Chivalry In Don Quixote

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Chivalry is defined as the characteristics that knights had to portray in Middle ages which are loyalty, honor, and being polite. One chivalry characteristics Don Quixote follows in his adventure is honor. Honor is the respect that you have for someone or something. Don Quixote honored Dulcinea and praised her every adventure he went on. After Sancho and Don left the highway they seen a chain gang walking towards their directed Don stopped the guards and ask each convict why they were chained up. Don listened to each one of their stories and decided that they should be free. After Don freed each man he ordered them to present themselves to Dulcinea. Once the men refused to do as Don gets upset and started to insult them, which caused them to …show more content…

After the fight with Don, Sancho, the priest, the barber, and the goatherd Don seen two men dressed in white riding down the valley holding a woman captive. Don thought the woman was the Virgin of Catholic. Don was determined to save the girl who was crying because a gentleman doesn’t just sit and watch a woman suffer and be held captive. Don was willing to risk his life for the woman he thought he saw, which he did. The men stopped Don from hitting them with his sword and one of the men hit Don on his shoulder. The man hit Don again leaving him dead. The crying of Sancho brought Don back to life, leaving him hurt on the journey home. This adventure ends when Don Quixote, Sancho, the barber, and the priest arrives home making sure that Don doesn’t go off on another adventure for a while. The niece and housekeeper are happy that the master is back and blames his adventure on his books (Cervantes …show more content…

Don convinces Sancho to leave his wife and children behind because he is going to come back with something that’ll change their lives. On this adventure Sancho Panza would be Don’s squire and he promised Sancho an island, where he would be a governor. A squire is usually a boy at the age of fourteen who receives training on how to become a knight in the future. Sancho was a man who had learning challenges but served as a servant for Don Quixote.
Don Quixote and Sancho’s friendship is like Gilgamesh and Enkidu from The Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh and Enkidu relationship started off rocky because their first time meeting each other they got into a fight. Enkidu and Gilgamesh ended up needing each other for their adventure to kill Humbaba. Enkidu became Gilgamesh brother, who was loyal throughout their journey. Enkidu knew the safest routes through the forest to get to their destination without any problems. When Enkidu was killed Gilgamesh was devastated about losing his friend. Gilgamesh starts his own journey now that his friend is

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