Who chased windmills?
One of the most famous stories in the book is Don Quixote's fight with windmills. He sees some windmills and thinks they are giants. When he rides to fight with them, he is knocked off his horse. Sancho tells him they are only windmills, but Don Quixote does not believe him. Lees verder »
What did Don Quixote do at windmills?
After a full day, Don Quixote and Sancho come to a field of windmills, which Don Quixote mistakes for giants. Don Quixote charges at one at full speed, and his lance gets caught in the windmill's sail, throwing him and Rocinante to the ground. Lees verder »
Why did Don Quixote fight windmills?
Don Quixote believes the windmills are giants, and even when he comes face-to-face with the facts, he refuses to accept that he could be wrong. The absurdity of this encourages the reader to consider how ridiculous it is for others to ignore the truth, even when they are presented with undeniable facts. Lees verder »
What does it mean to chase windmills?
Engage in conflict with an imagined opponent, pursue a vain goal, as in Trying to reform campaign financing in this legislature is tilting at windmills. Lees verder »
Who jousted with windmills?
I'm talking, of course, about Miguel de Cervantes's classic protagonist, Don Quixote. There's a famous passage in the novel Don Quixote, published in two parts in the early 17th century, in which the hero jousts with—or tilts at—windmills. Lees verder »
What did Don Quixote say about the windmill?
“Didn't I tell you to watch what you were doing; that they were just windmills, and that only a person who had windmills in his head could fail to realize it?” “Keep still, Sancho, my friend,” responded don Quixote. Lees verder »
