This presentation is mainly for the purpose of discussion of 'the adventures of the lions'. The Adventures of the Lions can be found in the part two of the novel under chapter XVII. Most details of the presentation are not written. However, discussions such as biography of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, introduction to 'El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote dela Mancha', introduction of the named characters in the adventures of the lions, and the summarized version of The Adventures of The Lions are included. ^^

1. El Ingenioso Hidalgo
Don Quixote dela
Mancha
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

2. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
He was taken Cervantesand servedwasa slave for
Miguel de to Algiers Saavedra as born in
fiveAlcala de Henares, Spain on the year 1547
years. Cervantes was finally liberated when
his ransom was paid and the year 1616. Rodrigo
and died in Madrid in returned to Spain. He
worked as a commissary for the Spanish Armada.
de Cervantes, a surgeon, was his father and
However, He was not apparently very good came
his mother was Leonor de Cortinas. He at
convincingpoor family and received little their
from a rural communities to hand over
grain like wheat, and he was twenty years old, he
education. When he was imprisoned twice for
mismanagement. However, it was during his life
joined the Spanish army and fought many
in prison that he began writing thehe fought of his
battles for his country. In fact, first part as a
famous novel. His novel first reappeared in 1604
soldier against the Ottoman Empire in the
andBattle of Lepanto where Yet, it did not serious
it was a great success. he sustained make
himinjuries and his left hand was completely and
rich as authors did not receive royalties
he only received a small was captured publisher.
maimed. In 1575, he sum from his by the
His Turks as a writer came long after his death.
fame on a return voyage to Spain.
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3. El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don
Quixote dela Mancha
The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha or
simply known as Don Quixote. The full title is indicative of the
tale's object, as ingenioso (Spanish) means "quick with
inventiveness“ marking the transition of modern literature from
Dramatic to thematic unity. The novel takes place over a long
period of time, including many adventures all united by common
themes of the nature of reality, reading, and dialogue in
general.
Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, respectively, Don
Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from
the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon.
As a founding work of modern Western literature, and one of
the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists
of the greatest works of fiction ever published.
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4. Characters in the
adventure of the
lions:
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5. Alonso Quexana
The title character of the novel, Alonso Quexana
(named himself— Don Quixote dela Mancha) is a
gaunt, middle-aged gentleman who, having gone mad
from reading too many books about chivalrous
knights, determines to set off on a great adventure to
win honor and glory in the name of his invented
ladylove, Dulcinea. Don Quixote longs for a sense of
purpose and beauty—two things he believes the world
lacks—and hopes to bring order to a tumultuous world
by reinstating the chivalric code of the knights-errant.
Initially, Don Quixote’s good intentions do only harm to
those he meets, since he is largely unable to see the
world as it really is.
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6. Sancho Panza
The simple peasant who follows Don Quixote out
of greed, curiosity, and loyalty, Sancho is the
novel’s only character to exist both inside and
outside of Don Quixote’s mad world. Other
characters play along with and exploit Don
Quixote’s madness, but Sancho often lives in and
adores it, sometimes getting caught up in the
madness entirely. On the other hand, he often
berates Don Quixote for his reliance on fantasy; in
this sense, he is Don Quixote’s foil. The two
undertake many adventures where the hero thinks
that windmills are giants; flocks of sheep are
armies; inns are castles; and many more.
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7. Alzo Lorenzo/ Dulcinea del
Toboso
The unseen force driving all of Don
Quixote’s adventures. Dulcinea, a
peasant woman whom Don Quixote
envisions as his ladylove, has no
knowledge of his chivalric dedication
to her. Though constantly mentioned
and centrally important to the novel,
she never appears as a physical
character.
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8. Don Diego de Miranda
On the part two of the novel, under chapter XVI, Don
Quixote and Sancho meet Don Diego de Miranda, a
gentleman dressed all in green. Don Quixote
introduces himself to Don Diego and tells him about
the history that was written about his first adventures.
Don Diego marvels that knights-errant still roam the
land and is glad to hear about the book, which he
thinks might correct all the nonsense written in books
of chivalry. Don Diego describes his life. Sancho
begins to think the man is a saint and kisses his foot.
Don Diego tells Don Quixote about his son, who
abandoned the sciences in favor of poetry. Don
Quixote responds with an eloquent speech about the
value of poetry, which he compares to a delicate
maiden. After the adventure with the lions Don Diego
invited Don Quixote and Sancho in his house to meet
his son, Don Lorenzo.
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9. The Adventures of the
An excerpt
Lions from El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote dela Mancha
Like the windmills that are in disguised giants, flocks of sheep that are
armies, inns that are castles, and the enchanted Dulcinea with her two
ladies-in-waiting, the adventures of the lions is one of the adventures Don
Quixote and Sancho faced for their chivalrous deeds. The Adventures of
the Lions can be found in the part two of the novel under chapter XVII.
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10. The Adventures of the
Lions tells Sancho to give the mule driver and the lion tamer some
Don Quixote sees a cart coming toward him hung with the king’s flags, and he
Don Quixote
senses another adventure. He summons Sancho, who puts the curds he just
money for their troubles and renames himself the Knight of the Lions. Don
bought from the shepherds into Don Quixote’s helmet. When Don Quixote puts
Quixote declares that he is not as insane as he may seem—that it is better
on the helmet, the curds run down his face, and he thinks that his brain is
for a knight to err on the side of courage than on the side of cowardice. Don
melting. When he recognizes the curds in the helmet, he accuses Sancho of
Diego invites Don Quixote and Sancho to his home, and Don Quixote
foul play, but Sancho replies that an enchanter must have put them there.
accepts.
Don Quixote hails the cart. The mule driver tells him that the cart carries two
lions for the king. Don Quixote challenges the lions, and despite everyone’s
protests, he insists on having the cage opened. Cervantes interjects that Cide
Hamete Benengeli extols Don Quixote’s bravery before continuing the
narrative. The others run away and the lion tamer opens the cage. Don Quixote
faces the lions with “childish bravado,” but the lion just stretches and lies down
again. Don Quixote decides not to provoke the lions. He calls the others back,
and the lion tamer recounts the story of Don Quixote’s valor.
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Maureen Khimmery B. Supan
Ian Kenneth G. Santiago
Franz Joseph T. Reyes