Don Quixote · Character
The Biscayan
A Basque gentleman who fights Don Quixote over a perceived insult.
minor
Also known as Biscayan, the gallant Biscayan
The Biscayan shows up with force in Chapter VIII: Of the good success which the valorous Don Quixote had in the most terrifying and never-to-be-imagined adventure of the windmills, with other events worthy of happy memory. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Squire of the coach, fights Don Quixote with a sword and cushion.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Pastoral Tragedy
- Pranksters and Lovers
- Cave of Montesinos Vision
- Enchanters and Illusions
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Chapter VIII: Of the good success which the valorous Don Quixote had in the most terrifying and never-to-be-imagined adventure of the windmills, with other events worthy of happy memory
- Chapter IX
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See The Biscayan in Chapter VIII: Of the good success which the valorous Don Quixote had in the most terrifying and never-to-be-imagined adventure of the windmills, with other events worthy of happy memory