Don Quixote Literary and Chivalry Concepts Study Guide

Succurrere

Helpful to any and all who might be in need

Benignus

He was to be selflessly kind

Hilarius

He was to be joyous and cheerful in the face of even the worst adversaries

Sanctus

He was to be piously reverent

Fortitudo

He was to be brave despite all the dangers that might cross his path

Integritas

He was to be trustworthy to all in his covenantal community

Fidelitas

He was to be steadfastly loyal to all those with whom he was in a relationship

Urbanus

He was to be courteous upon every occasion

Frugalis

He was to be marked by an evident thrifty stewardship

Benevolus

He was to be gracious and mannerly to everyone he met along the way

Abulere

He was to be scrupulously clean in all his personal habits and hygiene

Referre

He was to obey all those that God had placed in authority over him

Allusion

any reference to something outside the text (historical, literary, mythological, political)

Apostrophe

a poem (or section of a text) that speaks to someone or something that can't speak back or isn't present

Connotation

the associated tones or images of a word

Characterization

how an author develops our understanding of a character, by describing his/her appearance, words, actions, and thoughts, or by how other characters respond to him/her

Denotation

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

Dramatic Irony

where the audience (or sometimes another character) knows something the character doesn't

Hyperbole

exaggeration

Satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices (def from Oxford Languages)

Sonnet

a 14-line, metered poem, usually in iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line), with a specific rhyme scheme

Tone

the attitude an author or speaker takes toward its subject

Diction

an author's word choice

Imagery

language in a text that evoke any of the five-senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch

Antithesis

opposites, often in close proximity to one another

Situational Irony

where the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs

Verbal Irony

meaning the opposite of what is said (sarcasm)

Chivalry

from the French word cheval meaning horse

Don Quixada/ Quexada

Don Quixote

Aldonza Lorenzo

Dulcinea of Toboso

Courtly Love

Complete idolization and adoration of a woman.

quest

A story of a knight on a quest, often to uphold or rescue a lady or to uphold some ideal.

rescue

A story of a knight on a quest, often to uphold or rescue a lady or to uphold some ideal.

magic

A common trope in romance stories.

fairies

A common trope in romance stories.

prophetic dreams

A common trope in romance stories.

faithful followers

A common trope in romance stories.

wise old man

A common trope in romance stories.

test of followers

A common trope in romance stories.

betrayal

A common trope in romance stories.

the holy #3

A common trope in romance stories.

maiden/mother/crone

Women as archetypes in romance stories.

the time frame of a year and a day

A common time frame in romance stories.

circumstances

Born in mysterious circumstances.

raised

Raised in obscurity.

initiation

A childhood initiation involving a magic weapon.

promote

Fights to defeat evil and promote peace.

magic weapons

Aided by magic weapons and wise mentors.

mysterious departure

Mysterious departure from the world.

The Golden Helmet of Mambrino

The long sought piece of armor that Don Quixote finally 'finds'.

The Knight of the Sorrowful Face

The formal name that Sancho gives Don Quixote, an example of the satire in the book.

They stone him and Sancho, take their stuff and run away

The response of the prisoners when Don Quixote frees them.

It makes him and Sancho terribly sick: vomiting, diarrhea

The effect of the healing potion that Don Quixote so praises.

He declares evil enchanters have cast a spell to change them into mundane everyday things in order to steal his glory

How Don Quixote explains his defeats and the revelation of his delusion.

Rocinante name meaning

Was once a nag, a broken down old horse, proving the satirical nature of the book.