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Winner of the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, 1966 "To me the most interesting aspect of the success of Man of La Mancha is the fact that it plows squarely upstream against the prevailing current of philosophy in the theater. That current is best identified by its... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Don Quixote: Don Quixote is the alter ego of Alonso Quijana. He is an old man who idealizes the ideas of chivalry and knighthood. Quixote trys to bring these lost ideas back by becoming a knight himself and fightng for what he knows is right. Many people around him may think he is delusional, but we soon learn his are more genius than crazy.
- Dulcinea del Toboso: Dulcinea del Toboso is the woman whos inspires Quixote. He falls in love with the woman, although she does not understand because she doesn't value herself. She is often harassed by men of the town. After spending more time by Quixote she understands his ideals and decides to follow and do as he does.
- Sancho Panza: Sancho Panza is the loyal squire of Quixote. He may be seen as foolish or ignorant for following Quixote but he doesn't let that bother him. He stays by his side no matter what, he himself sometimes strays from reality pretending with Quixote.
Quotes edit
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“Like beauty, my friend, 'tis all in the eyes of the beholder.”
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“The Great Enchanter. Beware him, Sancho...for his thoughts are cold and his spirit shriveled. He has eyes like little machines, and where he walks the earth is blighted. But one day I shall meet him face to face...and on that day-! (He shakes his lance ferociously)”
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“Facts are the enemy of truth.”
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“To each his Dulcinea.”
Padre -
“Call nothing thy own except thy soul. Love not what thou art, but only what thou may become. Do not pursue pleasure, for thou may have the misfortune to overtake it. Look always forward; in last year's nest there are no birds this year. Be just to all men. Be courteous to all women. Live in the vision of that one for whom great deeds are done...”
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“I hope to add some measure of grace to the world.”
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“To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, to bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong, to love, pure and chaste, from afar, to try, when your arms are too weary, to reach the unreachable star! This is my Quest, to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far, to fight for the right without question or pause, to be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause! And I know, if I'll only be true to this glorious quest, that my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest. And the world will be better for this, that one man, scorned and covered with scars, still strove, with his last ounce of courage, to reach the unreachable stars!”
Don Quixote
Setting & Locations edit
Spain at the end of the sixteenth century. A prison in the city of Seville and various places in the imagination of Miguel de Cervantes.
First Sentence edit
CAPTAIN: (Watching Cervantes; sardonically) Anything wrong? The accommodations?
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dale Wasserman (Author)
- Joe Darion - Wrote the lyrics
- Mitch Leigh - Wrote the music
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 782.81028
Subjects edit
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