# Marcela — Don Quixote character guide

> Marcela in Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

A beautiful shepherdess who rejects all suitors and defends her freedom.

## In the story

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

The beautiful shepherdess who rejects all suitors, including Chrysostom, and is blamed for his death.

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

Mentioned as the shepherdess who scorned Chrysostom, leading to his death.

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

Appears at the grave site and defends herself against accusations of causing Chrysostom's death.

## Links

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