Don Quixote · Character
Montesinos
A legendary figure from chivalric romance who appears in Don Quixote's dream.
minor
Also known as cousin Montesinos, the venerable Montesinos
Montesinos shows up with force in Of the wonderful things the incomparable Don Quixote said he saw in the profound Cave of Montesinos, the impossibility and magnitude of which cause this adventure to be deemed apocryphal. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Appears as an enchanted old man in the cave, welcoming Don Quixote and showing him the marvels of the crystal castle, confirming the story of Durandarte's heart.
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In Of the wonderful things the incomparable Don Quixote said he saw in the profound Cave of Montesinos, the impossibility and magnitude of which cause this adventure to be deemed apocryphal: Appears as an enchanted old…
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Character groups
- Cave of Montesinos Vision
- Pranksters and Lovers
- Pastoral Tragedy
- Morisco and Hosts
- Don Quixote's Inner Circle
- Author and Outlaws
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Of the wonderful things the incomparable Don Quixote said he saw in the profound Cave of Montesinos, the impossibility and magnitude of which cause this adventure to be deemed apocryphal
- XXXIV Which relates how they learned the way in which they were to disenchant the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso, which is one of the rarest adventures in this book.
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See Montesinos in Of the wonderful things the incomparable Don Quixote said he saw in the profound Cave of Montesinos, the impossibility and magnitude of which cause this adventure to be deemed apocryphal