Capítulo 57:

• Don Quijote and Sancho leave the ducal palace (finally; however, we are still not finished with the Duke and Duchess).
• Altisidora and her little plot (note the repeated references to Troy and Aeneas).
• At the end of the chapter, Don Quijote and Sancho are still on their way to Zaragoza (as mentioned at the end of Part I, and as actually happened in the False Quijote).

Capítulo 58:

• The first paragraph deals with liberty, which takes on new meaning after Sancho is "freed" from his governorship.
• The four images: St. George, St. Martin, St. James, and St. Paul. What do these four figures have in common, and why are they significant in terms of the novel?
• The pastoral Arcadia. What does this have to do with literature, madness, and Don Quijote? Don Quijote's challenge to passersby on the road (third paragraph, p. 962) is a reenactment of something which actually did occur in history (and literature).

Capítulo 59:

• The inn (this is a new one). What does Don Quijote see it as?
• The reaction of Cervantes, Don Quijote, and Sancho to the False Quijote (by Avellaneda), and the change in destination: Barcelona, not Zaragoza.

Capítulo 60:

• Don Quijote vs. Sancho (and Sancho wins!)
• Roque Guinart was a historical figure. He might be considered the Robin Hood of northeastern Spain. He was the leader of the Nyerros (or Ñerros, a group that championed the rights of the lower classes), fighting against the Cadells (a group that favored the privileged class). Compare: Don Quijote, Roque, the Duke.
• Claudia Jerónima (and Don Vicente Torrellas). What is the point of her appearance in the novel?

Capítulo 61:

• Don Quijote leaves Roque's company, goes to Barcelona (and visits friends of Roque).

Capítulo 62:

• In Barcelona: Don Antonio Moreno, the Enchanted Head, the publishing house, translation. (Illusion/reality, literature, truth)

Capítulo 63:

• The galleys. Ana Felix is Ricota, the name originally given by her father Ricote in Ch. 54; likewise, Don Gaspar Gregorio is the same as Don Pedro Gregorio mentioned earlier.
• What is Cervantes' feeling toward the exiled Moriscos and their fate?

Capítulo 64:

• The beginning of the end: the Knight of the White Moon, Don Quijote's defeat, and the laying aside of his arms (for a year).

Capítulo 65:

• The Knight of the White Moon reveals himself (to Don Antonio Moreno).
• Page 1015: "diría que nunca sane don Quijote". Do you agree? Why? And what do you think Cervantes feels? Why?
• Note Sancho and his hopes, on page 1015.
• Conclusion --more or less-- of the (Doña) Anna Felix-Don Gregorio story. Why is it left unfinished?

Capítulo 66:

• Don Quijote's reflections on his defeat, life; what does he intend to do? How is this related to the novel? Sancho and the fat-thin man decision. What does this remind us of?
• Tosilos. Did he marry the daughter of Doña Rodríguez? Why or why not?

Capítulo 67:

• What is Don Quijote's attitude toward Dulcinea now that he is no longer a knight errant?
• How do DQ & Sancho plan to spend the year? What prompts this decision?