Don Quijote

In chapter 50 of Don Quijote, the crazy knight is being taken home by his friends. A cathedral priest, who was journeying down the same rode saw the Don and entered into a friendly conversation. The subject of the island, which Sancho was going to be given came up, and their was a question as to if Sancho could run it, and Sancho replied that he would give it to someone who could, and enjoy the money which came out of it.

"Ah, brother Sancho," replied the cathedral priest, "but that only takes care of enjoying the rent, and the lord of an estate has to be responsible for administering justice, and this requires ability and common sense, and especially a determination to do the right thing, and if you start without that, then everything will go wrong, and end wrong - which is why God helps carry out the simple man's wishes, just as He sets His face against the wise man's evil intentions."
"I don't know anything about those philosophies," replied Sancho. "All I know is that as soon as I get to be count, I'll know how to act like a count, because I've got just as much soul as the next man, and maybe even more body, and I'd be just as much the ruler of my estates as anyone else is of his, and when I'm in charge I'll do what I want to do, and doing what I want to do, I'll make myself happy, and making myself happy, I'll be satisfied, and when I'm satisfied, that's all I could ask for, and having all I could ask for, that'll be the end of it, so let the estate come and leave the rest to God and then, as one blind man said to the other, we'll see what we'll see."
"That philosophy makes a lot of sense, Sancho-- but just the same, there's a lot to be said about this business of governing estates."

I think that this conversation is really hilarious. Sancho proved as sane as are crazy hero. He thinks that he is going to get to be the governor of an island, and that he'll even be good at it, but he can't even take care of his family. He i s selfish and fat. Anyways, the above paragraph was really long and complicated, so without further adieu, I am going to recreate them.

"Ah, friend Sancho," replied the cathedral priest, "but that only takes care of relishing the money, and the master of an estate has to be responsible for doing justice. This requires ability and common sense, and especially a boldness to do the right thing. If you start without that, then everything will go wrong and end a disaster. This is why God helps accomplish simple man's wishes, just as He confronts the wise man's evil objectives."
"I don't understand those doctrines," replied Sancho. "All I believe is that as soon as I get to be a count, I'll know how to act like a count. I've got just as much courage as the next man, and maybe even more bulk. I'd be just as much a ruler of my property as anyone else is of his, and when I'm in command, I'll do what I want to do. Doing what I want to do, will make me happy. Being happy will make me satisfied. When I'm satisfied, I'll have all I could ask for. Having all I could ask for will be the end of it. So let the estate come to me and let God worry about the rest. Then, as one blind man said to the other, we'll see what we'll see."
"That conviction makes a lot of sense, Sancho-- but just the same, there's a lot to be said about this business of ruling acreage."

Don Quijote

In Chapter 37, Dorotea, Cardenio, Luscinda, and Don Fernando had just gotten their relationships worked out and everything was going as each one had once dreamed.

Dorotea herself could not be sure her good fortune was nothing more than a dream; Cardenio felt exactly the same way, and so too did Luscinda. Don Fernando thanked Heaven for its grace in rescuing him from that convoluted labyrinth in which he'd come so close to losing both his reputation and his immortal soul; and, in a word, everyone in the inn was well satisfied, rejoicing at the happy resolution of such a troublesome, hopeless business.

I really enjoyed this passage, because of the descriptive words that painted pictures in my mind. This is one of those passages that dreams come true. Three of the people could not believe what was happening, because they did not believe that their dreams would come to be real. Fernando had made a mess of things, and was stuck, because of his deception and lies. He was imprisoned in a convoluted labyrinth, a twisted and complicated maze that was impossible to figure out because of his mistakes. But, because the God of Heaven and Earth had interfered, everything was better. Fernando had been freed from his labyrinth, and everyone was happy and joyful because of the great ending, to what had been thought as a disaster. I really enjoy reading the colorful language of a wonderful writer.

Don Quijote

In Chapter 31 of Don Quijote, Sancho Panza, the squire of Don Quijote, had just gotten back from delivering a letter to Don Quijote's lady. But Sancho had not even delivered the message, because after a day and a half of traveling, Sancho had discovered that he did not have the letter. He had forgotten it with his insane master. Sancho, not wanting his hero to think badly of him, came up with a story that he could tell the madman instead. So, when Don Quijote asked:

"And tell me: what was that queen of beauty doing, when you got there? Surely you found her threading pearls , or embroidering with golden thread some mysterious motto for this enslaved knight of hers."
"That wasn't how I found her," replied Sancho, "but out in the yard, at her house, sifting two or three bushels of wheat."
"Then count on it my friend," said Don Quijote, "those grains of wheat were grains of pearl, when she touched them with her hands. But was it fine white wheat or the heavy brown kind?"
"It was just plain ordinary red," answered Sancho.
"Then let me tell you," said Don Quijote, "sifted by her hands, it surely became the whitest of white flour. But go on: when you gave her my letter, what did she do?"
"When I walked over to give it to her," replied Sancho, "she was working the sieve back and forth, with a lot of wheat in it, so she said to me: 'Just put your letter on that sach over there, my friend, because I can't read it until I'm done with all this sieving.' "
"Ah, what a sensible lady!" said Don Quijote. "She did that so she could read it slowly and carefully, all by herself..."

The conversation between the two companions goes on for a while longer, but I thought that this specific scene was very interesting. I had two reasons.
The first: Sancho lied to his master. I was amazed when he did this, because Sancho is usually very truthful and humble. He also knew that if his master found out that Sancho had not delivered the letter, that Sancho would get a nice beating, but the same thing would happen if Do Quijote found out that Sancho was deceiving him about his honored lady.
The second: Sancho told his crazy master what Sancho would have really seen had he truly delivered the message. I thought that this was very intelligent, but what I thought was even more fascinating was the way that Don Quijote responded. No-matter what Sancho said, the insane knight twisted it to sound extremely elegant. Having been trapped in his own world, the madman would not here anything bad about his lady, and always tried to make it sound as wonderful a possible.
I really enjoy reading Don Quijote, because he is so crazy he's funny, and because his character is so original.