Don Quixote and the Windmills

Miguel De Cervantes

Characters:

Don Quixote – a Spanish gentleman; likes reading books about knights and their adventures.

Sancho Panza – simple farm boy; squire of Don Quixote

Rocinante – pitiful horse of Don Quixote

Dulcinea Del Taboso – a farm girl whom Don Quixote admire and give it as her best name

Vendor of book

Windmills (portray)

Narrator

Setting: Certain Village in La Mancha

SCENE 1

Narrator: Don Quixote was a Spanish gentleman who spent a lot of time reading books about

knights and their adventures. He passed his time reading of it which he did with application

and delight that he even sold many acres of arable land to purchase books of that kind; by

which means he collected as many of them as were to be had.

Book Vendor: Good morning sir! What can I help you?!

Don Quixote: Good morning! I just want to purchase all those books, here’s good money for

you.

Book Vendor: But?! It’s too much sir?!

Don Quixote: Don’t mind that; just give me your best book!

Book Vendor: Here Sir, Thank you! Come again!

Narrator: In fine, he gave himself up so wholly to the reading of romances, that at nights he

would pore on until it was day, and a-days he would read until it was night; and thus, by

sleeping little and reading much, the moisture of his brain was exhausted to that degree,

that at least he lost the use of his reason. (Don Quixote will continually act reading books.)

Narrator: Having thus lost his understanding, he unluckily stumbled upon oddest fancy that ever

entered into a madman’s brain, thus imitating those knights – errands of whom he had read.

Don Quixote: At last! I’m a knight now! I’ll have my adventure and rescue those helpless

maidens! (While holding his armour)

Narrator: The next moment, he went to view his pitiful horse whose bones stuck out like the

corners Spanish real.

Don Quixote: Oh my poor horse, there’s no reason for you to just stuck up here, I’m a famous

knight with you my great horse, “Rocinante!”

SCENE 2

Narrator: He got hold of an old suit of armour and a pitiful horse that he called “Rocinante”, and

decided to give name for himself as “Don Quixote”. Because in the books he had read, all

knights had fair ladies, he decided on a farm lady whom once he admired.

Don Quixote: Good Morning my beautiful lady! I’m Don Quixote, will you be my lady? I’m

your knight in shining armour.

Dulcinea: I’m sorry mister, but i don’t know you.

Dn Quixote: May I know your name? I admire you.

Dulcinea: Don’t bother me, I’m busy goodbye. (exit)

Don Quixote: I just give you a name, “Dulcinea Del Taboso”

SCENE 3

Narrator: Eventually, he decide to become a knight himself, travelling around the world. Once he

convinced a farm boy, Sancho Panza to go with him as a squire.

Sancho: Look, sir knight – errant, your grace should not forget that island you promise me.

Don Quixote: I would have you know that knight – errant make squires to govern islands or

kingdom they won.

Sancho: In that case, I should become a king?

Don Quixote: There is no doubt about it.

Sancho: Well, I doubt it.

Don Quixote: Leave everything to God Sancho and he will give you whatever is most fitting.

SCENE 4

Narrator: While they were on way on travelling, Don Quixote notices something.

Sancho: What giants?

Don Quixote: Those that you see there! Those with long arms! (Pointing on the Windmills that

he thought was a giant)

Sancho: But look, your grace, those are not giants but windmills and what appears to be an arm

are their wings.

Don Quixote: It is plain to be seen, that you have had little experience in this matter of

adventure.

Sancho: But I’m telling the truth!

Don Quixote: If you’re afraid, go off to one side and say your prayers.

Narrator: Saying this, he gave spurs to his steed Rocinante, without paying any heed to Sancho’s

warning that these were truly windmills and not giants that he was riding forth to attack.

Don Quixote: Do not seek to flee, cowards and vile creatures that you are, for it is but a single

knight with whom you have to deal! (Shouted at the top of his lungs)

Narrator: At that moment a little wind came up and big wings began turning, being well covered

with his shield and with his lance at rest, he bore down upon them at a full gallop and fell

upon the first mill that stood in his way, giving a thrust at wing which was whirling at such

a speed that his lance was broken into bits and both horse and horseman went rolling over

the plain, very much battered indeed. (Don Quixote will attack the windmills, but he fell

upon and went rolling over). (Sancho will run over to Don Quixote to give help)

Sancho: God help us! Did I not tell your grace to look well, that those were nothing but

windmills.

Don Quixote: Be quiet friend Sancho, such are the fortunes of war which more than any other are

subject to constant change, evil arts shall not prevail against these trusty sword of mine.

Sancho: May God’s will be done. (Sancho will carry Don Quixote, to stand up)

Narrator: With the aid of his squire the knight once more mounted on Rocinante, who stood there

with one shoulder half out of joint.

Don Quixote: Stand back my friend Sancho. Rocinante, let’s charge to the giant once again!

Sancho: Oh God, let sir knight realize that it is not a giant he is charging for but only a mere

windmill.

Narrator: Don Quixote charge the windmill that he thought was a giant over and over again until

he can no longer move because of the injuries he get from charging the windmill.(Don

Quixote will attack the windmill continuously)

-THE END-