Don Quixote's immense inner strength remains to him even at the moment of his worst defeat; he remains faithful to his ideal love, to his inspiration, to Dulcinea, and does not despair his purpose. Though Dulcinea's perfections are products of his own fancy, Don Quixote has, by strength of faith, given his creation independent life. Even though he dies, the faith in Dulcinea will always remain. In this way, Sancho can be considered as his creation, for Sancho will soon be able to live by himself. Don Quixote has also affected Samson Carrasco, for it can be supposed that the young man, disguised as the conquering knight, was so persistent in his attempts to "cure" Don Quixote because he wanted to share the glory and renown of the heroic knight by somehow linking their names. Samson, it must be noted, was able to conquer Don Quixote only in that location of lies and malicious amusements, the city of Barcelona.
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