At his master's command Sancho sounds his rusted horn, causing the townspeople to cover their ears. At this moment Don Quixote arrives mounted on Rocinante, followed by Sancho, who is riding a donkey. The innkeeper accepts with delight, but Kitri, appalled at the thought of wedding the foppish nobleman, runs away.ĭancing begins in the square and some toreadors try to kidnap the girls they fancy, but their relatives and lovers hasten to their aid. Now comes the rich nobleman Gamache, who, likewise in love with Kitri, goes to Lorenzo and asks for his daughter's hand. Her father, Lorenzo, sees the lovers and sends Basilio away, bringing Kitri to tears. Kitri, an inn-keeper's daughter, steals out of her house to meet her beloved, the barber Basilio. Don Quixote enthusiastically agrees and, placing it on his head, orders Sancho to bring him his armour, sword and spear, and to make ready his horse, Rocinante. Antonina suggests that he should use a shaving basin instead, which would make a splendid helmet. He shows him the pasteboard helmet, which, with one sweep from his sword, becomes a shapeless mass on the floor. Awakened by the commotion, Don Quixote sends the women away.ĭon Quixote tells Sancho that he is determined to seek adventures as a knight-errant, all the while searching for his beloved Dulcinea. In pursuit are several angry women from the market from whom he has stolen bread and a chicken. Suddenly his servant, Sancho Panza, climbs hurriedly through the window. Gradually he nods and falls asleep to dream of their romantic adventures. But most of all Don Quixote dreams of his beloved Dulcinea, a woman that he believes to be so lovely and noble that she must be divinity. He delights in stories of brave knights, fabulous giants and other fantastical creatures. Then he settles into an armchair and continues reading. He goes to the bookcase and, not finding it, believes it has been stolen by evil magicians. Bachelor Sanson Carrasco is seen covering a bookcase with wallpaper, while Antonina is putting some rusty old armour and a helmet made of pasteboard into a cupboard.ĭon Quixote de la Mancha enters, reading a book.
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