Her name is Aldonza Lorenzo, a peasant girl from the town of Toboso; a small village near Don Quijote. Aldonza Lorenzo or Dulcinea, a fictional character in Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quijote, is believed to be a princess by Don Quijote. To Don Quijote, and despite his madness, he imagines a peasant girl that he notices from afar and believes this is his true love. He gives her certain attributes that state she must be a beautiful princess. Her name even infers that she is beautiful and kind. This becomes one of his main motivations in the story to go out and right the wrongs in order to win her heart and eventually marry her.
Although the reader never meets Dulcinea, she continues to be an influential character throughout the first and second part of the story. She is the fuel for Don Quijote’s madness. She is so influential that when Don Quijote’s squire points out the first peasant girl he sees and claims her to be Dulcinea, Don Quijote believes that she is enchanted and has been turned into an ugly peasant.
As the second part of the story progresses, Don Quijote’s love once again is mentioned and even his squire is convinced that the peasant girl he pointed out was the real Dulcinea. For now, Don Quijote continues to be possessed by her beauty and convinced he will find his true love.
Works Cited
Solomon, David L. "Dulcinea." The Don Quixote Study Guide.
2002. 5 Apr 2007 <http://www.wam.umd.edu/~david/
dulcinea.htm>.
Dr. Garcia
3/5/07
FYS 101
Dulcinea
Her name is Aldonza Lorenzo, a peasant girl from the town of Toboso; a small village near Don Quijote. Aldonza Lorenzo or Dulcinea, a fictional character in Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quijote, is believed to be a princess by Don Quijote. To Don Quijote, and despite his madness, he imagines a peasant girl that he notices from afar and believes this is his true love. He gives her certain attributes that state she must be a beautiful princess. Her name even infers that she is beautiful and kind. This becomes one of his main motivations in the story to go out and right the wrongs in order to win her heart and eventually marry her.
Although the reader never meets Dulcinea, she continues to be an influential character throughout the first and second part of the story. She is the fuel for Don Quijote’s madness. She is so influential that when Don Quijote’s squire points out the first peasant girl he sees and claims her to be Dulcinea, Don Quijote believes that she is enchanted and has been turned into an ugly peasant.
As the second part of the story progresses, Don Quijote’s love once again is mentioned and even his squire is convinced that the peasant girl he pointed out was the real Dulcinea. For now, Don Quijote continues to be possessed by her beauty and convinced he will find his true love.
Works Cited
Solomon, David L. "Dulcinea." The Don Quixote Study Guide.
2002. 5 Apr 2007 <http://www.wam.umd.edu/~david/
dulcinea.htm>.