Don Quixote Manipulation Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Book.Chapter.Paragraph) We use the P. A. Motteux translation from 1712 for our quotes. Some familiar character names appear differently in this edition (Sancho Panza is Sancho Panca here, Rocinante is Rozinante, and Doña Rodriguez is Donna Rodriguez). We preserve Motteux's spellings in our quotes but use the more familiar versions of these names in our analysis.

Quote #10

The knight being mounted, they pinned to his back, without his knowledge, a piece of parchment, with these words written in large letters: "This is Don Quixote de la Mancha." (2.1.62.5)

Don Antonio is nice to Don Quixote. But that doesn't change the fact that he's just as willing as anyone else to have a good laugh at Don Quixote's expense. When he trots Don Quixote through the streets of Barcelona, for example, he pins a message to Don Quixote's back without Don Quixote even knowing it. This, of course, makes Don Quixote a big joke to everyone he passes.