In this conversation between Sancho and his wife, Cervantes shows his ability to depict the Spanish peasant with sympathy, accurate dialogue, and warm humor. Teresa is characterized as a shrewd and practical wife, characteristics shared by Sancho as well. The husband, however, has changed from his association with Don Quixote and now expresses his inclination to sally forth again as an unpaid squire to his master. Sancho is becoming quixotized.
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