1.With which circumstantial complement of place does the novel begin? Why do you think the author does not want to remember the name of the place?
2.In the prologue to the 1972 Cuban edition of Don Quixote appears the concept of quixotism. Read this definition and evaluate it (SIG. DIAPOSITIVE).
3. “Quixotism is not deception about the scope of one’s own strength, even if that deception was suffered by the Knight of the Sad Figure; quixotism is not, either, idealization of the past and attempt to improve the world by pretending to return to it; quixotism is not madness, even if the hidalgo manchego was mad; quixotism is, setting aside all the ramifications that surround Cervantes’ protagonist, to be what the character himself details, when leaving the house of the Knight of the Green Gaban: …chaste in thoughts, honest in words, liberal in deeds, brave in deeds, long-suffering in labors, charitable to the needy, and finally, upholder of the truth, even if it costs him his life to defend it. ”
4.Do you think that Don Quixote acts like the typical person who has lost his mind? Justify your answer with examples taken from the text.
5.Don Quixote is not discouraged to continue realizing his dreams after the defeats he suffers against his adversaries. Do you consider this to be sensible or stupid? Give a reasoned answer.
6.Don Quixote is not interested in what other people think of him. Do you consider this a positive attitude towards life? Give your argument.
