Capítulo 33:

• Sancho and the Duquesa. According to Sancho, why does he keep following Don Quijote?
• Sancho and the governorship: is Sancho completely materialistic? Why or why not?

Capítulo 34:

• The boar hunt. What does hunting have to do with Don Quijote (or with the novel)? With the governorship?
• The disenchantment of Dulcinea (start).

Capítulo 35:

• The disenchantment of Dulcinea (continued). What is the price of the disenchantment? Why must Sancho pay it? What is your opinion of it? Is it just or too harsh?

Capítulo 36:

• Carta de Sancho a su mujer.
• Arrival of Trifaldín; introduction of la dueña dolorida.

Capítulo 37:

• More on dueñas. Note Morel-Fatio's interpretation of the novel as an attack on hidalguismo, and the dueñas as the feminine part of this theme.

Capítulo 38:

• Arrival of la condesa Trifaldi. Read footnote number 5, which briefly summarizes Rodríguez Marín's interpretation of this scene: an allusion to the duque (Rodrigo Girón) de Osuna. Tres Faldas > tres girones > los Giron; Lobos > Lobuna, Zorros > Zorruna, [Oso] > Osuna].
• Have fun with the names (Antonomasia, Clavijo, Maguncia, Archipiela) and the -ísimo words.

Capítulo 39:

• Climax of the condesa's story. Beards again???

Capítulo 40:

• The dueña dolorida, continued. The horse's name is Clavileño; why? Note that there is at least one reference in this chapter to Troy (you do remember the episode of the Trojan horse, right?)

Capítulo 41:

• The ride on Clavileño. Note Sancho's reaction to the prospect of this adventure and who/what causes him to participate. Compare/contrast the ascent on the horse up to the heavens (according to Sancho, for example), and the descent into the cave of Montesinos, and the attitudes of Don Quijote and Sancho towards the tale the other has to tell. On page 834 note the reference to "dos valientes" (Don Quijote and Sancho), with Sancho getting almost equal billing now.

Capítulo 42:

• First, matters concerning governing in general. Then, Don Quijote's advice to Sancho before the latter goes to his isle (for the embellishment of the soul). Does this apply only to Sancho?

Capítulo 43:

• More advice to Sancho, but in this case advice for the adornment of the body. The first paragraph says in this part Don Quijote puso su discreción y su locura en un levantado punto ("displayed both his sense and his madness to a great degree"). Does he?

Capítulo 44:

• Literary digression, then Sancho's departure for the isle.
• For the next several chapters the two main characters will be separated; generally, one chapter will deal with one of them, then the next chapter will deal with the other. You might look for parallels/contrasts in these pairs of chapters.
• The latter part of this chapter deals with two problems facing Don Quijote: his stockings and Altisidora. Any relevance for all this?

Capítulo 45:

• Sancho the Governor faces his first challenges. How's he doing? Why?

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