# Chrysostom — Don Quixote character guide

> Chrysostom in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0019-part-i-xiii

## Who they are

A shepherd who dies of unrequited love for Marcela.

## In the story

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/don_quixote_se/chapters/part-i-xii)

The deceased student-shepherd who died of love for Marcela and left instructions for his burial.

### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/don_quixote_se/chapters/part-i-xiii)

Deceased shepherd whose body is being buried; his tragic love for Marcela and his writings are central to the scene.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/don_quixote_se/chapters/part-i-xiv)

His despairing verses are read aloud, expressing his unrequited love and suffering.

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