Cervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends because Don Quijote is just a nobody that one day decides that he wants to find some entertainment for his life why naming himself a Knight and travel around to show everyone his name and do knightly goods for others. Don Quijote is not a very wise man for he does not know what he is doing and even though he acts strong, he is weak and confused. Not only does he gets beat up, he believes that he has walked into a castle but in actuality, it is just a place, maybe a bar filled with prostitues. It makes fun of the Arthurian legends because in the legends, Sir Lancelot is a great knight known by all and represents the perfect knight and gentlemen. Many love him and he is popular all around the world, especially with the women. He is smart, strong, and he knows how to read the situation well. Yet, Don Quijote is the complete oppisite of him and Cervantes the author takes the seriousness and perfections of Sir Lancelot, and turns him into a laughing stock called Doon Quijote.
Cervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by making Don Quijote look like a fool. Don Quijote' one wish is to be a knight and to travel the world, searching for adventure. So, he asks his landlord if he would knight him. The landlord, seeing how foolish Don Quijote is, agrees to make him a knight the next morning. But that night, Quijote is to watch and guard his armor. So, Quijote stupidly marches around all night, watching his armor, and knocking anyone who tries to move his armor, out. Meanwhile, the landlord tells people about the foolish things that Don Quijote is doing, and he and the rest of the people watch him marching around guarding his armor, and laugh at him. Along with him doing foolish things, and making himself look stupid, Cervantes makes Don Quijote look dumb. Who would actually guard their armor all night? Cervantes makes Quijote look gullible and very unintelligent.
Cervantes' Don Quijote poke fun at Arthurian legends because it is the complete opposite. Sir Lancelot is a noble knight who is smart and does good, and in DOn Quijote is the opposite of that. He thinks that the bar is a castle and that he became properly knighted, and begs the favor of prostitutes not knowing that they are prostitutes. He also watched his armor overnight when it is completely unnecessary. He doesn't know many things, he is a confused and rather dumb person, and this is making fun of SIr Lancelot's great chivalry.
Cervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quijote is portrayed as a character who is the opposite of the knights in the legends. Don Quijote is ignorant and he doesn’t really know much. He gets tricked too easily and doesn’t really know what else could possibly be happening behind his back. His landlord tricks him by telling him that he needs to watch his armor all night, which first off sounds like a really stupid thing to do, and so he does it in order to become a knight. While he’s “guarding” his armor, the landlord tells others about stupid deeds that Don Quijote did, and they start to laugh at him. So Cervantes portrays him as a dumb and ignorant character that believes pretty much anything he is told.
Cervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quijote desires to become a knight but he is actually not an important someone. Unlike the Arthurian legends, Don Quijote is a weak type of man that tries to act as if he is strong. Sir Lancelot is a very much strong and great knight that is well known. Lancelot gets a lot of respect from the people around him. Don Quijote kind of demands to become king the next morning and he goes around trying to do deeds as if he is a knight. And he goes around during the night to protect his armor and that is pretty dumb because there is nothing really to protect it from. So basically this entire character of Don Quijote is the complete opposite of the great Sir Lancelot.
Cervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by making Don Quijote look like a hooligan by doing the same acts that King Arthur did. Don Quijote wishes to become a knight who travels the world helping people and being chivalrous. In the story, Don Quijote pleads his Lord to make him into a knight so that he could fulfill his dream. Don Quijote's master allows him to become a knight the following morning. Don Quijote was on duty and he has to guard his armor. All night, he walks around foolishly and guards his armor knocking out anyone who tried to move or touch his armor. Then the landlord tells all the people how foolish Don Quijote was and he and the rest of the people watched Don Quijote watch his armor. Because Don Quijote did foolish things, he made himself look idiotic. Cervantes makes Quijote look dumb and foolish. He is mocking the idea of someone being "knightly".
Cervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends because Don Quijote is a regular person who one day decides to do something with his life. He decides to call himself a knight and travel all around to spread the word about his name and who he is. Don Quijote wasn't the most intelligent person in the world, because he had no clue what he was doing. Also he was not brave and strong like a real knight. Don Quijote was weak and basically the opposite of what a knight should be. In the story it explains how Don quijote begged the Landlord to grant him his wish to be a knight, so he can live his dream. Don Quijote would watch over his armor and protect it from people. By doing this it made him look ridiculous and stupid. The point of Cervantes' writing this is to make fun of what knights are all about, Don Quijtoe is like the total opposite of any knight, an example would be like Sir Launcelot. Sir Launcelot was praised, loved, and popular. Don Quijote was more like a joke to tease what knights are about.
Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by making Don Quijote look like a fool who really wants to be a knight. He begs and begs to be given the privilege of being a knight, but once he does, he does the responsibility in a very foolish and over exaggerated way. This is kinda mocking the idea of being knightly or worthy of being a knight. This is basically the story of someone who acts the opposite of being a knight, but still is somehow able to become one.
Cervantes’s Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurnian legends because Don Quijote may be chivalrous but he is mocked by the landlord. Don Quijote gets tricked into being “knighted” by the landlord and guards an armour. He does everything to keep the armour safe while the landlord tells others just so they could watch. Don Quijote even tries to get lady Dulcinea to help him, but fails. In the Arthurian legend Sir Launcelot, Sir Launcelot is shown to be a hero and an a chivalrous knight who would help anyone. In Don Quijote, he is shown to be a chivalrous knight but he is made fun of throughout the chapter and no one will take him seriously.
Cervantes’ Don Quixote satirizes the Arthurian Legends by poking fun at the chivalry of the knights of that time. Cervantes exaggerates the meaning of chivalry by overplaying Don Quixote’s’ chivalry. Don Quixote is an ordinary man who dreams of becoming a knight. Don Quixote aspires to act honorably and chivalrous like all knights who do heroic deeds and benefit humankind. Don Quixote begs his lord to allow him to become a knight. The lord grants his wish, and Don Quixote’s becomes a knight. However, once a knight, Don Quixote does not act as most knights would. When guarding his armor, Don Quixote gets carried away and ends up knocking someone unconscious and killing another. Although he believed he was acting gallantly, Don Quixote’s actions were not chivalrous. Instead of behaving in a knightly manner, Don Quixote acted foolishly.
Cervantes’ Don Quixote begins with Don Quixote who suddenly decides to pursue on an adventure of becoming a knight. He sets off with his first adventure than decides he wanted to be properly knighted. Unknowingly, Don Quixote mistakes an inn for a castle and the keeper of the inn as its king. The innkeeper agrees to the madness of wanting to be honored by him and sends him away commanding that he always have money with him at all times. Soon after, trouble arises and Don Quixote then begins to foolishly knock people down with his armor and hurt others around him in the inn. Cervantes pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends by over-exaggerating what it means to be a knight and the duties that lay behind it. Sir Lancelot is displayed as being an all around brave, intelligent, chivalrous, and great knight. Although Don Quixote aspired to become an honorable knight and perform heroic deeds, his actions told otherwise and he presented himself foolishly. Overall, Cervantes mocks the perception of what it is to be a knight and makes Don Quixote look idiotic, a description far differently than what the Arthurian Legends described Sir Lancelot to be.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends because Don Quixote is a nobody that one day decides he wants to find some amusement in his life and names himself a Knight. He travels around the world to show everyone his name and do “knightly” things. He is not a very smart man because he does not know what he is doing and even though he acts strong and smart, he is in actuality weak and confused. He not only gets pushed around but, he also believes in things for example when he thought he walked into a castle, but in reality, it is just a random place that anyone could have went to. This reading makes fun of the Arthurian legends because in the legends, Sir Lancelot is a great knight known by all and represents the perfect knight and perfect gentlemen. Many love him or envy him so much that they want to kill him. He is also popular all around the world. He is smart, strong, and he knows how to read any given situation. For example the fight with him being unarmed he said at least put my sword in the tree where I can reach it, he knows how to be fair. Yet, Don Quixote is the complete opposite as shown by the author.
Cervantes' Don Quixote mocks the Arthurian legend and is considered one of the ultimate parodies of the image of Sir Launcelot. While Sir Launcelot goes around rescuing damsels in distress and slaying all that slander the code of honor, Don Quixote is knighted by the landlord of an inn, and spends his "vigil" guarding his armor by the water trough. Cervantes' writing turns the idea of chivalry upside down into a distorted version of senility.
Cervantes' Don Quixote makes fun of Arthurian legend through the actions of Don Quixote and his idea of how a knight should act. He longs to be a knight, full of chivalry and honor. He begs to be dubbed, so he may travel around the world performing knightly deeds. However, the night before he becomes a knight, Don Quixote defends his armor and attacks any persons whom come close. This behavior contradicts the characteristics of a knight in Arthurian legend. Don Quixote is so concerned in defending his armor, he is oblivious to the severity of his actions. Don Quixote believed he was performing acts of gallantry, but was actually acting quite the opposite. The attitude in which a knight was supposed to have was distorted in the mind of Don Quixote, making fun of what Arthurian legend actually defined knightly manner as.
Cervante's "Don Quixote" was a story made to satirize the story of King Arthur. "Don Quixote" pokes fun especially at a knight's chivalry. At the beginning of this chapter, Don Quixote is described as a poor man who aspires to become a chivalric knight. After pleading his landlord, Don Quixote finally becomes a knight. But soon later, Don Quixote twice struck men to protect his armor, which in one incident killed a man. Although Don Quixote believed his actions were very knightly, the code of chivalry and knighthood gives readers a sense of foolishness in his actions.
The story of Don Quixote, written by Cervantes, describes how a simple man requests to become a knight. He does this by going to the landlord of an inn. Don Quixote must prove himself by keeping watch over his armor overnight. While he was doing this, Don Quixote kills two innocent men and injures many others. In this sense, he is mocking the Arthurian stories by giving the idea that knights did not have to do much to be knighted. He is also mocking the code of chivalry that all knights live up to by killing innocent people. In the story of Don Quixote, the landlord describes the knights’ travels as “adventures” and makes them seem like they are for fun and not with the intentions of helping people. On the other hand, Arthurian stories describe Sir Lancelot’s travels as journeys meant to save and rescue other people in need. Cervantes’ story gives the idea that what a knight does is a joke and he does not feel that knights are worthy of so much praise. He does not see the importance of chivalry and good deeds.
Cervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by portraying Don Quijote as a ridiculous person when he longs to be a knight. He asks for the permission of his Lord to be given the title as a knight. What Don Quijote does not realize, is that his Lord tricks him by telling him that he has to accomplish certain tasks in order to be knight. One of the tasks was guarding his armor day and night, and not to take his eyes off of it. He paces back and forth with some people watching from afar and mocking him. Because Don Quijote’s Lord took advantage of him, he acted out idiotic deeds, and thus portraying Don Quijote as stupid. In Cervantes’ Don Quijote, Quijote was not at all chivalrous, but rather he was very foolish.
Cervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quijote was characterized totally opposite from knights and other legends. Don Quijote was portrayed as ignorant and not very intellectual. He is easily fooled and things being done behind his back just fly over his head. When his landlord deceives and tricks him by telling him that he needs to watch his armor all night is an example of Don Quijote’s gullibility. He mocks the idea of being knightly and all the old legends and tale have been shared through the centuries. Don Quijote is ignorant and easily fooled.
The Arthurian legends are known for their stories on chivalry and knighthood. Cervantes’ Don Quixote pokes fun at these Arthurian legends by showing readers just how foolish Don Quixote acts when he tries to be gallant and chivalrous. When Don Quixote pleads with the landlord to make him a knight, the landlord decides to have some fun with him out of his own humor. He agrees to make Don Quixote a knight, but the ceremony will only take place in the morning. Throughout the night, Don Quixote is kept on guard, marching back and forth in the courtyard, watching his armor. When two carriers decide to move his armor in order to retrieve water from the trough, he takes his sword in hand and decapitates them for touching his armor. Meanwhile, the guests in the inn had received word from the landlord about this strange man and are watching him from afar. They think Don Quixote is a crazed and foolish man. The landlord even goes as far as to explain to the guests staying at the inn that Don Quixote is a mad man.
In the Arthurian Legends, the stories focus much on the knights and their adventures. One example is Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot is the epitome of what it means to be a knight and to act chivalrously. Although these stories were highly popular, they really took what it means to be a knight in a serious and overly dramatic tone. Cervantes’ Don Quixote pokes fun at the Arthurian legends by showing just how ridiculous the Arthurian legends are for making their stories seem so serious and dramatic. In Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Don Quixote desires to be a knight, but he acts in such a foolish way that he downplays what it means to be a knight. Instead of chivalrous and gallant, Cervantes’ story depicts being a knight as a very foolish and stupid thing.
Cervantes’ Don Quixote pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends because Don Quixote is a fool who desires to become a knight. In order to become a knight, the Lord tells Don Quixote that he must guard his armor and keep people away from it. Don Quixote looks foolish and is tricked into performing this task. People are actually laughing and poking fun at Don Quixote. Sir Lancelot, from the Arthurian legends is a perfect gentleman and knight. Sir Lancelot is wise, chivalrous, and greatly respected. Don Quixote is quite the opposite of Sir Lancelot. Cervantes portrays Don Quixote as someone who is tricked easily and unwise
Many Arthurian legends emphasize chivalry and the code of conduct that many knights follow. Knights in Arthurian legends are fair during times of battle, respectful towards women, and brave. In Cervantes’ story “Don Quixote,” the main character yearns to be dubbed a knight and “[seeks] adventures on behalf of those in distress, as is the duty of chivalry and of knights-errant like myself, whose ambition is directed to such deeds.” Thus he pleads with his landlord to dub him a knight in the morning. However in Cervantes’ story, he pokes fun at the idea of chivalry and knighthood, making the story humorous and filled with mockery. The night before he was to be dubbed, Don Quixote stood defending his armor near the water trough. He attacks and eventually kills any bystander who comes too close to it. This behavior is not chivalrous and does not follow the code of conduct that is mentioned in many Arthurian legends. Cervantes’ story of “Don Quixote” provides readers with a humorous twist of a character that was completely opposite to the “classic Arthurian knight” which is mentioned in many legends.
Cervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by mocking the chivalry and knighthood of knights like Sir Launcelot. In Part 1 Chapter 3, Don Quijote longs to go on adventures and be a knight and so to fulfill this dream, he asks his landlord to make him a knight. Don Quijote tries to be an example of a chivalrous knight, but instead he goes and hits one of the carriers, who wanted to let his team drink, because he moved Don Quijote's armor to the side since it was in the way of the water trough, the exact opposite of chivalry. From reading this chapter, I can infer that Don Quijote does not know much about being a knight. He may think he knows, but he doesn't. He didn't even think about bringing money or something to heal his wounds while he is on his journey. Obviously, he wasn't thinking that he needed to buy stuff or that he would get hurt along the way. Sir Launcelot, on the other hand, was always ready for battle and anything that came at him. After reading this, Don Quijote seems to be quite the foolish knight, besides the fact he isn't that knowledgeable in the subject, but because he is not prepared for his journey and adventures that await him.
Cervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because he portrays Don Quijote as a foolish man who wants to become a knight that travels the world and saves others from harm. In this passage, Don Quijote asks his landlord to dub him a knight, and the landlord agrees to do so the next morning. And like a fool, he listens to his landlord and guards his armor all night and tries to beat up anyone who tried to touch it. Don Quijote gets beaten up because he is not very strong and he does not have any experience of being a knight. For example, Cervantes mocks the story of Sir Lancelot, because Lancelot was a very chivalrous, brave and strong man. He also helped women and was a hero. Unlike Lancelot, Don Quijote was silly, disrespectful and not chivalrous.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quixote is portrayed as a fool who tries too hard to act like a knight. Don Quixote is destined to become a knight and speaks to the Lord about this matter. The Lord easily deceives Don Quixote by making him do useless tasks. These actions causes many people to mock Don Quixote. In comparison, Sir Lancelot is the ideal knight who is chivalrous, gallant, and honorable. Don Quixote does not display any of these traits.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends because Don Quixote was portrayed as fool, who tried to give the impression of having the bravery and the characteristics of a knight. He was very ambitious and motivated in thinking that he could accomplish acting and serving as a knight. He thought he was important to people in need, so he brought it up to the Lord. The Lord thought that Don Quixote was a coward and he commanded him to perform ineffective assignments. Don Quixote had the opposite characteristics of Sir Lancelot, but he had the mentality that he was great enough to become a knight. Sir Lancelot was confident, smart, swift, and assertive, who was the expectation and standard for an ideal knight. When he performed the actions given to him by the Lord, many people mocked him because they thought that what he was doing was silly and embarrassing. He failed to show the characteristics of a knight so as a result, people couldn't take him seriously and mocked him.
Cervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legend by intertwining the characteristics of Don Quijote, which was the total opposite of a chivalrous Arthurian knight. Don Quijote aspires to be a knight, but he lacks the true characteristics of a chivalrous knight. When Don Quijote begs his Lord to be dubbed as a knight, his Lord hoodwinks Don Quijote, which shows that Don Quijote is easily deceived. His requirement to become a knight was to protect his armor overnight. But with this task, he killed two innocent men. Don Quijote disobeys the code of conduct as a knight and does not endure chivalry. In Arthurian legends, knights would display the characteristics of chivalry, bravery, honor, and fair in battle. Cervantes’ Don Quijote is the complete opposite of Arthurian’s knights.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends because he overplays the gallantry and chivalry of a knight. This is portrayed through Don Quixote's madness. In the story, he longs to become a knight, valiant and chivalrous. He begs his lord to become a knight, so he can perform knightly deeds.Quixote is told to guard and defend his armor throughout the night. However, Quixote takes his responsibility too far. He ends up knocking a person unconscious and killing another. Quixote believes he is being chivalrous through his protective actions. But in fact, his actions gainsay the characteristics of a knight in Arthurian legends. Satire and humor attribute to the story, as Don Quixote contradicts the traditional knights of Arthurian legends.
From the first page of his novel, Miguel de Cervantes begins poking fun at Arthurian legends through Don Quixote. Quixote, an older man himself, decides to pursue the life of eternal glory as a knight but in an unconventional manner. While Arthurian knights were supposedly charming, young, and intelligent, Cervantes created the polar opposite within his character. For example, Quixote's unintelligence can be seen when he mistakens a typical bar to be an actual castle, or when he truly believes the prostitutes at his "knighting ceremony" are actually princesses in attendance. Therefore, while it wasn't Cervantes' plan to produce a character of legendary status like Sir Lancelot, he did accomplish his goal of creating a very memorable human many can relate to within Don Quixote.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends through Don Quixote. Don Quixote tries to act chivalrous though what he read form books but fails and ends up being tricked. Arthurian knights were supposedly charming, young, and intelligent like Sir Lancelot. Don Quixote was the opposite of them because he was dim and old. He mistakens a bar for a castle. He also over does it by hurting other people. Don Quixote makes fun of the Arthurian Legends and their ideas of knights.
Cervantes pokes fun at the corny Arthurian legends by creating an insane character who strove to accomplish what the knights of said legends did. This premise implies that only the insane would relate to the plainly overblown, cheesy stories. He creates a person who strives to be the epitome of a knight and fails hilariously, thus pointing out that the lofty morals and heroic values of Arthurian knights represent a standard that is impossible to reach.
Cervantes' Don Quijote makes fun of Arthurian Stories and Legends. He pokes fun at the knights and their characteristics. In King Arthur's time knights were well-rounded, good-looking, charming, clever, and noble. The knights are also young in stories of Arthurian Stories and Legends. In Don Quijote, the character is an older gentleman of lower status and he shows none of the characteristics that the knights of King Arthur's time had. The main character also shows no chivalry, he kills others while in Arthurian Stories and Legends the knights would never do such a thing and treat others with respect and honor.
In this chapter Don Quiote he requests to become a knight. To be able to become a knight Don Quiote had to keep guard of his armor. He killed two innocent men. He is mocking the Arthurian legends because the knights like didn’t have to go through a lot to become a knight. He also mocked the code of chivalry because Don Quiote killed innocent people, no reason.
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Cervantes’ Don Quijote makes fun of Arthurian Stories and the Legends by the way he portrays Don Quijote. He portrays Don Quijote as a desperate man who does anything in order to become a knight. He begs for the title of a knight to be placed upon him by his landlord, and says that he is willing to do anything. The landlord takes advantage of Don Quijote and makes him do many foolish and idiotic things. While Don Quijote is doing this ridiculous tasks, from a far there are others making fun of him. Overall, Don Quijote is seen as a foolish knight that has no characteristics of a true knight.
Cervantes' Don Quijote is a parody of the legends of King Arthur. For one, it over-emphasizes the ceremony and pomp that went into all that knights did. For example, Don Quijote goes to such effort to be dubbed a knight-errant. He takes the task of 'watching his armor' so seriously it's almost comical! He ends up knocking out two other men who are also boarding at the humble inn where Don Quijote sought knighthood - thinking the inn to be a stunning castle! The story of Don Quijote also pokes fun at the exaggerated chivalry of Arthur-ian knights. When Don Quijote is knighted, for example, he asks the prostitutes who take part in his 'ceremony' to take on the name 'Dona' as a favor to him. He is under the impression that it is his duty as a knight to be honorable to these women, despite the fact that they are totally dishonorable. Also, Don Quijote is determined to prove his valor by 'watching his armor.' He is oblivious to the fact that those observing his efforts are not in awe of his goodness and courage - they are laughing at him. Don Quijote's character as a whole mocks the knights of King Arthur's time. Knights of old were valiant, passionate, and bold. Don Quijote, however is simply 'wanting for wits' and 'not all there' - a far cry from Thomas Mallory's great and honorable knights.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because he is the polar opposite of the typical knightly hero. Knights are seen as young, courageous, intelligent, and strong men. It is obvious to note the differences when looking at Don Quixote, a fifty year old man that embarks on a journey to become a renowned knight overnight. He spontaneously comes up with this decision and “makes use” of what he has. For example, instead of having a king as his lord, he simply chooses the landlord of the shelter he is staying at. His armor is also made of kitchen supplies rather than exquisite steel like that of true knights. He is not that intelligent as he mistakes a bar for a castle. Unlike most knights, he is also not very charming, hence the fact that he has to choose a random farm girl to love and prostitutes to service him, whereas real knights were adored by queens and princesses throughout. Overall, Don Quixote is an imitation of the archetypal knight whose grace is brought down to a much lower level.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun at the Arthurian legends because of the way he is portrayed as a foolish “knight”. The Arthurian legends praise knights for their strength, bravery, and chivalry. They especially did this for Sir Lancelot. Lancelot was known for being one of the greatest knights because he possessed these outstanding qualities. However, Don Quixote was in no way like Lancelot, for he had little true characteristics of a knight. Only in his mind was he of the greatest knights. In reality, he acted without thought, and was actually very stupid. He wasn’t strong, but was a coward even though he acted brave. Knights were supposed to be helpful, but it seemed that he was more of a hindrance than a help to everyone he met. On top of that, he did not fight for the greater good. He fought innocent people without control. Don Quixote contrasted Lancelot in every way, but that is what made the story humorous.
Cervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends because Don Quijote is just a nobody that one day decides that he wants to find some entertainment for his life why naming himself a Knight and travel around to show everyone his name and do knightly goods for others. Don Quijote is not a very wise man for he does not know what he is doing and even though he acts strong, he is weak and confused. Not only does he gets beat up, he believes that he has walked into a castle but in actuality, it is just a place, maybe a bar filled with prostitues. It makes fun of the Arthurian legends because in the legends, Sir Lancelot is a great knight known by all and represents the perfect knight and gentlemen. Many love him and he is popular all around the world, especially with the women. He is smart, strong, and he knows how to read the situation well. Yet, Don Quijote is the complete oppisite of him and Cervantes the author takes the seriousness and perfections of Sir Lancelot, and turns him into a laughing stock called Doon Quijote.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by making Don Quijote look like a fool. Don Quijote' one wish is to be a knight and to travel the world, searching for adventure. So, he asks his landlord if he would knight him. The landlord, seeing how foolish Don Quijote is, agrees to make him a knight the next morning. But that night, Quijote is to watch and guard his armor. So, Quijote stupidly marches around all night, watching his armor, and knocking anyone who tries to move his armor, out. Meanwhile, the landlord tells people about the foolish things that Don Quijote is doing, and he and the rest of the people watch him marching around guarding his armor, and laugh at him.
ReplyDeleteAlong with him doing foolish things, and making himself look stupid, Cervantes makes Don Quijote look dumb. Who would actually guard their armor all night? Cervantes makes Quijote look gullible and very unintelligent.
Cervantes' Don Quijote poke fun at Arthurian legends because it is the complete opposite. Sir Lancelot is a noble knight who is smart and does good, and in DOn Quijote is the opposite of that. He thinks that the bar is a castle and that he became properly knighted, and begs the favor of prostitutes not knowing that they are prostitutes. He also watched his armor overnight when it is completely unnecessary. He doesn't know many things, he is a confused and rather dumb person, and this is making fun of SIr Lancelot's great chivalry.
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ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quijote is portrayed as a character who is the opposite of the knights in the legends. Don Quijote is ignorant and he doesn’t really know much. He gets tricked too easily and doesn’t really know what else could possibly be happening behind his back. His landlord tricks him by telling him that he needs to watch his armor all night, which first off sounds like a really stupid thing to do, and so he does it in order to become a knight. While he’s “guarding” his armor, the landlord tells others about stupid deeds that Don Quijote did, and they start to laugh at him. So Cervantes portrays him as a dumb and ignorant character that believes pretty much anything he is told.
ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quijote desires to become a knight but he is actually not an important someone. Unlike the Arthurian legends, Don Quijote is a weak type of man that tries to act as if he is strong. Sir Lancelot is a very much strong and great knight that is well known. Lancelot gets a lot of respect from the people around him. Don Quijote kind of demands to become king the next morning and he goes around trying to do deeds as if he is a knight. And he goes around during the night to protect his armor and that is pretty dumb because there is nothing really to protect it from. So basically this entire character of Don Quijote is the complete opposite of the great Sir Lancelot.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by making Don Quijote look like a hooligan by doing the same acts that King Arthur did. Don Quijote wishes to become a knight who travels the world helping people and being chivalrous. In the story, Don Quijote pleads his Lord to make him into a knight so that he could fulfill his dream. Don Quijote's master allows him to become a knight the following morning. Don Quijote was on duty and he has to guard his armor. All night, he walks around foolishly and guards his armor knocking out anyone who tried to move or touch his armor. Then the landlord tells all the people how foolish Don Quijote was and he and the rest of the people watched Don Quijote watch his armor. Because Don Quijote did foolish things, he made himself look idiotic. Cervantes makes Quijote look dumb and foolish. He is mocking the idea of someone being "knightly".
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ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends because Don Quijote is a regular person who one day decides to do something with his life. He decides to call himself a knight and travel all around to spread the word about his name and who he is. Don Quijote wasn't the most intelligent person in the world, because he had no clue what he was doing. Also he was not brave and strong like a real knight. Don Quijote was weak and basically the opposite of what a knight should be. In the story it explains how Don quijote begged the Landlord to grant him his wish to be a knight, so he can live his dream. Don Quijote would watch over his armor and protect it from people. By doing this it made him look ridiculous and stupid. The point of Cervantes' writing this is to make fun of what knights are all about, Don Quijtoe is like the total opposite of any knight, an example would be like Sir Launcelot. Sir Launcelot was praised, loved, and popular. Don Quijote was more like a joke to tease what knights are about.
ReplyDeleteDon Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by making Don Quijote look like a fool who really wants to be a knight. He begs and begs to be given the privilege of being a knight, but once he does, he does the responsibility in a very foolish and over exaggerated way. This is kinda mocking the idea of being knightly or worthy of being a knight. This is basically the story of someone who acts the opposite of being a knight, but still is somehow able to become one.
ReplyDeleteCervantes’s Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurnian legends because Don Quijote may be chivalrous but he is mocked by the landlord. Don Quijote gets tricked into being “knighted” by the landlord and guards an armour. He does everything to keep the armour safe while the landlord tells others just so they could watch. Don Quijote even tries to get lady Dulcinea to help him, but fails. In the Arthurian legend Sir Launcelot, Sir Launcelot is shown to be a hero and an a chivalrous knight who would help anyone. In Don Quijote, he is shown to be a chivalrous knight but he is made fun of throughout the chapter and no one will take him seriously.
ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quixote satirizes the Arthurian Legends by poking fun at the chivalry of the knights of that time. Cervantes exaggerates the meaning of chivalry by overplaying Don Quixote’s’ chivalry. Don Quixote is an ordinary man who dreams of becoming a knight. Don Quixote aspires to act honorably and chivalrous like all knights who do heroic deeds and benefit humankind. Don Quixote begs his lord to allow him to become a knight. The lord grants his wish, and Don Quixote’s becomes a knight. However, once a knight, Don Quixote does not act as most knights would. When guarding his armor, Don Quixote gets carried away and ends up knocking someone unconscious and killing another. Although he believed he was acting gallantly, Don Quixote’s actions were not chivalrous. Instead of behaving in a knightly manner, Don Quixote acted foolishly.
ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quixote begins with Don Quixote who suddenly decides to pursue on an adventure of becoming a knight. He sets off with his first adventure than decides he wanted to be properly knighted. Unknowingly, Don Quixote mistakes an inn for a castle and the keeper of the inn as its king. The innkeeper agrees to the madness of wanting to be honored by him and sends him away commanding that he always have money with him at all times. Soon after, trouble arises and Don Quixote then begins to foolishly knock people down with his armor and hurt others around him in the inn. Cervantes pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends by over-exaggerating what it means to be a knight and the duties that lay behind it. Sir Lancelot is displayed as being an all around brave, intelligent, chivalrous, and great knight. Although Don Quixote aspired to become an honorable knight and perform heroic deeds, his actions told otherwise and he presented himself foolishly. Overall, Cervantes mocks the perception of what it is to be a knight and makes Don Quixote look idiotic, a description far differently than what the Arthurian Legends described Sir Lancelot to be.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends because Don Quixote is a nobody that one day decides he wants to find some amusement in his life and names himself a Knight. He travels around the world to show everyone his name and do “knightly” things. He is not a very smart man because he does not know what he is doing and even though he acts strong and smart, he is in actuality weak and confused. He not only gets pushed around but, he also believes in things for example when he thought he walked into a castle, but in reality, it is just a random place that anyone could have went to. This reading makes fun of the Arthurian legends because in the legends, Sir Lancelot is a great knight known by all and represents the perfect knight and perfect gentlemen. Many love him or envy him so much that they want to kill him. He is also popular all around the world. He is smart, strong, and he knows how to read any given situation. For example the fight with him being unarmed he said at least put my sword in the tree where I can reach it, he knows how to be fair. Yet, Don Quixote is the complete opposite as shown by the author.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote mocks the Arthurian legend and is considered one of the ultimate parodies of the image of Sir Launcelot. While Sir Launcelot goes around rescuing damsels in distress and slaying all that slander the code of honor, Don Quixote is knighted by the landlord of an inn, and spends his "vigil" guarding his armor by the water trough. Cervantes' writing turns the idea of chivalry upside down into a distorted version of senility.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote makes fun of Arthurian legend through the actions of Don Quixote and his idea of how a knight should act. He longs to be a knight, full of chivalry and honor. He begs to be dubbed, so he may travel around the world performing knightly deeds. However, the night before he becomes a knight, Don Quixote defends his armor and attacks any persons whom come close. This behavior contradicts the characteristics of a knight in Arthurian legend. Don Quixote is so concerned in defending his armor, he is oblivious to the severity of his actions. Don Quixote believed he was performing acts of gallantry, but was actually acting quite the opposite. The attitude in which a knight was supposed to have was distorted in the mind of Don Quixote, making fun of what Arthurian legend actually defined knightly manner as.
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ReplyDeleteCervante's "Don Quixote" was a story made to satirize the story of King Arthur. "Don Quixote" pokes fun especially at a knight's chivalry. At the beginning of this chapter, Don Quixote is described as a poor man who aspires to become a chivalric knight. After pleading his landlord, Don Quixote finally becomes a knight. But soon later, Don Quixote twice struck men to protect his armor, which in one incident killed a man. Although Don Quixote believed his actions were very knightly, the code of chivalry and knighthood gives readers a sense of foolishness in his actions.
The story of Don Quixote, written by Cervantes, describes how a simple man requests to become a knight. He does this by going to the landlord of an inn. Don Quixote must prove himself by keeping watch over his armor overnight. While he was doing this, Don Quixote kills two innocent men and injures many others. In this sense, he is mocking the Arthurian stories by giving the idea that knights did not have to do much to be knighted. He is also mocking the code of chivalry that all knights live up to by killing innocent people. In the story of Don Quixote, the landlord describes the knights’ travels as “adventures” and makes them seem like they are for fun and not with the intentions of helping people. On the other hand, Arthurian stories describe Sir Lancelot’s travels as journeys meant to save and rescue other people in need. Cervantes’ story gives the idea that what a knight does is a joke and he does not feel that knights are worthy of so much praise. He does not see the importance of chivalry and good deeds.
ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by portraying Don Quijote as a ridiculous person when he longs to be a knight. He asks for the permission of his Lord to be given the title as a knight. What Don Quijote does not realize, is that his Lord tricks him by telling him that he has to accomplish certain tasks in order to be knight. One of the tasks was guarding his armor day and night, and not to take his eyes off of it. He paces back and forth with some people watching from afar and mocking him. Because Don Quijote’s Lord took advantage of him, he acted out idiotic deeds, and thus portraying Don Quijote as stupid. In Cervantes’ Don Quijote, Quijote was not at all chivalrous, but rather he was very foolish.
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ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quijote was characterized totally opposite from knights and other legends. Don Quijote was portrayed as ignorant and not very intellectual. He is easily fooled and things being done behind his back just fly over his head. When his landlord deceives and tricks him by telling him that he needs to watch his armor all night is an example of Don Quijote’s gullibility. He mocks the idea of being knightly and all the old legends and tale have been shared through the centuries. Don Quijote is ignorant and easily fooled.
ReplyDeleteThe Arthurian legends are known for their stories on chivalry and knighthood. Cervantes’ Don Quixote pokes fun at these Arthurian legends by showing readers just how foolish Don Quixote acts when he tries to be gallant and chivalrous. When Don Quixote pleads with the landlord to make him a knight, the landlord decides to have some fun with him out of his own humor. He agrees to make Don Quixote a knight, but the ceremony will only take place in the morning. Throughout the night, Don Quixote is kept on guard, marching back and forth in the courtyard, watching his armor. When two carriers decide to move his armor in order to retrieve water from the trough, he takes his sword in hand and decapitates them for touching his armor. Meanwhile, the guests in the inn had received word from the landlord about this strange man and are watching him from afar. They think Don Quixote is a crazed and foolish man. The landlord even goes as far as to explain to the guests staying at the inn that Don Quixote is a mad man.
ReplyDeleteIn the Arthurian Legends, the stories focus much on the knights and their adventures. One example is Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot is the epitome of what it means to be a knight and to act chivalrously. Although these stories were highly popular, they really took what it means to be a knight in a serious and overly dramatic tone. Cervantes’ Don Quixote pokes fun at the Arthurian legends by showing just how ridiculous the Arthurian legends are for making their stories seem so serious and dramatic. In Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Don Quixote desires to be a knight, but he acts in such a foolish way that he downplays what it means to be a knight. Instead of chivalrous and gallant, Cervantes’ story depicts being a knight as a very foolish and stupid thing.
Cervantes’ Don Quixote pokes fun at the Arthurian Legends because Don Quixote is a fool who desires to become a knight. In order to become a knight, the Lord tells Don Quixote that he must guard his armor and keep people away from it. Don Quixote looks foolish and is tricked into performing this task. People are actually laughing and poking fun at Don Quixote. Sir Lancelot, from the Arthurian legends is a perfect gentleman and knight. Sir Lancelot is wise, chivalrous, and greatly respected. Don Quixote is quite the opposite of Sir Lancelot. Cervantes portrays Don Quixote as someone who is tricked easily and unwise
ReplyDeleteMany Arthurian legends emphasize chivalry and the code of conduct that many knights follow. Knights in Arthurian legends are fair during times of battle, respectful towards women, and brave. In Cervantes’ story “Don Quixote,” the main character yearns to be dubbed a knight and “[seeks] adventures on behalf of those in distress, as is the duty of chivalry and of knights-errant like myself, whose ambition is directed to such deeds.” Thus he pleads with his landlord to dub him a knight in the morning. However in Cervantes’ story, he pokes fun at the idea of chivalry and knighthood, making the story humorous and filled with mockery. The night before he was to be dubbed, Don Quixote stood defending his armor near the water trough. He attacks and eventually kills any bystander who comes too close to it. This behavior is not chivalrous and does not follow the code of conduct that is mentioned in many Arthurian legends. Cervantes’ story of “Don Quixote” provides readers with a humorous twist of a character that was completely opposite to the “classic Arthurian knight” which is mentioned in many legends.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends by mocking the chivalry and knighthood of knights like Sir Launcelot. In Part 1 Chapter 3, Don Quijote longs to go on adventures and be a knight and so to fulfill this dream, he asks his landlord to make him a knight. Don Quijote tries to be an example of a chivalrous knight, but instead he goes and hits one of the carriers, who wanted to let his team drink, because he moved Don Quijote's armor to the side since it was in the way of the water trough, the exact opposite of chivalry. From reading this chapter, I can infer that Don Quijote does not know much about being a knight. He may think he knows, but he doesn't. He didn't even think about bringing money or something to heal his wounds while he is on his journey. Obviously, he wasn't thinking that he needed to buy stuff or that he would get hurt along the way. Sir Launcelot, on the other hand, was always ready for battle and anything that came at him. After reading this, Don Quijote seems to be quite the foolish knight, besides the fact he isn't that knowledgeable in the subject, but because he is not prepared for his journey and adventures that await him.
ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because he portrays Don Quijote as a foolish man who wants to become a knight that travels the world and saves others from harm. In this passage, Don Quijote asks his landlord to dub him a knight, and the landlord agrees to do so the next morning. And like a fool, he listens to his landlord and guards his armor all night and tries to beat up anyone who tried to touch it. Don Quijote gets beaten up because he is not very strong and he does not have any experience of being a knight. For example, Cervantes mocks the story of Sir Lancelot, because Lancelot was a very chivalrous, brave and strong man. He also helped women and was a hero. Unlike Lancelot, Don Quijote was silly, disrespectful and not chivalrous.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because Don Quixote is portrayed as a fool who tries too hard to act like a knight. Don Quixote is destined to become a knight and speaks to the Lord about this matter. The Lord easily deceives Don Quixote by making him do useless tasks. These actions causes many people to mock Don Quixote. In comparison, Sir Lancelot is the ideal knight who is chivalrous, gallant, and honorable. Don Quixote does not display any of these traits.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends because Don Quixote was portrayed as fool, who tried to give the impression of having the bravery and the characteristics of a knight. He was very ambitious and motivated in thinking that he could accomplish acting and serving as a knight. He thought he was important to people in need, so he brought it up to the Lord. The Lord thought that Don Quixote was a coward and he commanded him to perform ineffective assignments. Don Quixote had the opposite characteristics of Sir Lancelot, but he had the mentality that he was great enough to become a knight. Sir Lancelot was confident, smart, swift, and assertive, who was the expectation and standard for an ideal knight. When he performed the actions given to him by the Lord, many people mocked him because they thought that what he was doing was silly and embarrassing. He failed to show the characteristics of a knight so as a result, people couldn't take him seriously and mocked him.
ReplyDeleteCervantes’ Don Quijote pokes fun at Arthurian legend by intertwining the characteristics of Don Quijote, which was the total opposite of a chivalrous Arthurian knight. Don Quijote aspires to be a knight, but he lacks the true characteristics of a chivalrous knight. When Don Quijote begs his Lord to be dubbed as a knight, his Lord hoodwinks Don Quijote, which shows that Don Quijote is easily deceived. His requirement to become a knight was to protect his armor overnight. But with this task, he killed two innocent men. Don Quijote disobeys the code of conduct as a knight and does not endure chivalry. In Arthurian legends, knights would display the characteristics of chivalry, bravery, honor, and fair in battle. Cervantes’ Don Quijote is the complete opposite of Arthurian’s knights.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends because he overplays the gallantry and chivalry of a knight. This is portrayed through Don Quixote's madness. In the story, he longs to become a knight, valiant and chivalrous. He begs his lord to become a knight, so he can perform knightly deeds.Quixote is told to guard and defend his armor throughout the night. However, Quixote takes his responsibility too far. He ends up knocking a person unconscious and killing another. Quixote believes he is being chivalrous through his protective actions. But in fact, his actions gainsay the characteristics of a knight in Arthurian legends. Satire and humor attribute to the story, as Don Quixote contradicts the traditional knights of Arthurian legends.
ReplyDeleteFrom the first page of his novel, Miguel de Cervantes begins poking fun at Arthurian legends through Don Quixote. Quixote, an older man himself, decides to pursue the life of eternal glory as a knight but in an unconventional manner. While Arthurian knights were supposedly charming, young, and intelligent, Cervantes created the polar opposite within his character. For example, Quixote's unintelligence can be seen when he mistakens a typical bar to be an actual castle, or when he truly believes the prostitutes at his "knighting ceremony" are actually princesses in attendance. Therefore, while it wasn't Cervantes' plan to produce a character of legendary status like Sir Lancelot, he did accomplish his goal of creating a very memorable human many can relate to within Don Quixote.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun of the Arthurian Legends through Don Quixote. Don Quixote tries to act chivalrous though what he read form books but fails and ends up being tricked. Arthurian knights were supposedly charming, young, and intelligent like Sir Lancelot. Don Quixote was the opposite of them because he was dim and old. He mistakens a bar for a castle. He also over does it by hurting other people. Don Quixote makes fun of the Arthurian Legends and their ideas of knights.
ReplyDeleteCervantes pokes fun at the corny Arthurian legends by creating an insane character who strove to accomplish what the knights of said legends did. This premise implies that only the insane would relate to the plainly overblown, cheesy stories. He creates a person who strives to be the epitome of a knight and fails hilariously, thus pointing out that the lofty morals and heroic values of Arthurian knights represent a standard that is impossible to reach.
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Cervantes' Don Quijote makes fun of Arthurian Stories and Legends. He pokes fun at the knights and their characteristics. In King Arthur's time knights were well-rounded, good-looking, charming, clever, and noble. The knights are also young in stories of Arthurian Stories and Legends. In Don Quijote, the character is an older gentleman of lower status and he shows none of the characteristics that the knights of King Arthur's time had. The main character also shows no chivalry, he kills others while in Arthurian Stories and Legends the knights would never do such a thing and treat others with respect and honor.
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In this chapter Don Quiote he requests to become a knight. To be able to become a knight Don Quiote had to keep guard of his armor. He killed two innocent men. He is mocking the Arthurian legends because the knights like didn’t have to go through a lot to become a knight. He also mocked the code of chivalry because Don Quiote killed innocent people, no reason.
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Cervantes’ Don Quijote makes fun of Arthurian Stories and the Legends by the way he portrays Don Quijote. He portrays Don Quijote as a desperate man who does anything in order to become a knight. He begs for the title of a knight to be placed upon him by his landlord, and says that he is willing to do anything. The landlord takes advantage of Don Quijote and makes him do many foolish and idiotic things. While Don Quijote is doing this ridiculous tasks, from a far there are others making fun of him. Overall, Don Quijote is seen as a foolish knight that has no characteristics of a true knight.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quijote is a parody of the legends of King Arthur. For one, it over-emphasizes the ceremony and pomp that went into all that knights did. For example, Don Quijote goes to such effort to be dubbed a knight-errant. He takes the task of 'watching his armor' so seriously it's almost comical! He ends up knocking out two other men who are also boarding at the humble inn where Don Quijote sought knighthood - thinking the inn to be a stunning castle!
ReplyDeleteThe story of Don Quijote also pokes fun at the exaggerated chivalry of Arthur-ian knights. When Don Quijote is knighted, for example, he asks the prostitutes who take part in his 'ceremony' to take on the name 'Dona' as a favor to him. He is under the impression that it is his duty as a knight to be honorable to these women, despite the fact that they are totally dishonorable. Also, Don Quijote is determined to prove his valor by 'watching his armor.' He is oblivious to the fact that those observing his efforts are not in awe of his goodness and courage - they are laughing at him.
Don Quijote's character as a whole mocks the knights of King Arthur's time. Knights of old were valiant, passionate, and bold. Don Quijote, however is simply 'wanting for wits' and 'not all there' - a far cry from Thomas Mallory's great and honorable knights.
Cervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun at Arthurian legends because he is the polar opposite of the typical knightly hero. Knights are seen as young, courageous, intelligent, and strong men. It is obvious to note the differences when looking at Don Quixote, a fifty year old man that embarks on a journey to become a renowned knight overnight. He spontaneously comes up with this decision and “makes use” of what he has. For example, instead of having a king as his lord, he simply chooses the landlord of the shelter he is staying at. His armor is also made of kitchen supplies rather than exquisite steel like that of true knights. He is not that intelligent as he mistakes a bar for a castle. Unlike most knights, he is also not very charming, hence the fact that he has to choose a random farm girl to love and prostitutes to service him, whereas real knights were adored by queens and princesses throughout. Overall, Don Quixote is an imitation of the archetypal knight whose grace is brought down to a much lower level.
ReplyDeleteCervantes' Don Quixote pokes fun at the Arthurian legends because of the way he is portrayed as a foolish “knight”. The Arthurian legends praise knights for their strength, bravery, and chivalry. They especially did this for Sir Lancelot. Lancelot was known for being one of the greatest knights because he possessed these outstanding qualities.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Don Quixote was in no way like Lancelot, for he had little true characteristics of a knight. Only in his mind was he of the greatest knights. In reality, he acted without thought, and was actually very stupid. He wasn’t strong, but was a coward even though he acted brave. Knights were supposed to be helpful, but it seemed that he was more of a hindrance than a help to everyone he met. On top of that, he did not fight for the greater good. He fought innocent people without control. Don Quixote contrasted Lancelot in every way, but that is what made the story humorous.