Don Quixote · Character
The Innkeeper
The owner of the inn who dubs Don Quixote a knight.
minor
First appearance: III
The Innkeeper shows up with force in Chapter II: Which treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The innkeeper, whom Don Quixote mistakes for a castellan, is described as a crafty Andalusian.
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In Chapter II: Which treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home: The innkeeper, whom Don Quixote mistakes for a castellan, is described as a crafty Andalusian. He humors Don Quixote's delusions…
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- Other
Character groups
- Supporting Cast and Tricksters
- Author and Outlaws
- Pranksters and Lovers
- Don Quixote's Inner Circle
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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 II: Which treats of the first sally the ingenious Don Quixote made from home
- III
- XVI
- XVII
- Which treats of the exalted adventure and rich prize of Mambrino's helmet, together with other things that happened to our invincible knight
- Of the freedom Don Quixote conferred on several unfortunates who against their will were being carried where they had no wish to go
- XXXII Which treats of what befell Don Quixote's party at the inn
- Which treats of the heroic and prodigious battle Don Quixote had with certain skins of red wine, and brings the novel of The Ill-Advised Curiosity to a close.
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