Question

Cervantes describes a dangerous battle, but by adding the cushion as a defense against Quixote’s weapon—a branch from an oak tree that he used to replace his broken sword from the windmill attack—we see the _____ nature of the entire event.
A: fantastic

B: comedic

C: serious

D: dangerous

Answer 1

Answer:

We see the B: comedic nature of the entire event.

Explanation:

Don Quixote is a character created by author Miguel de Cervantes. He is a lovely, chivalrous man who lives the illusion of being a knight. Don Quixote has a sense of earnest purpose, trying to improve the world without realizing his own madness. Everything is different to his eyes - windmills are giants with whom he fights, for instance. His idealistic, romanticized perspective is quite funny to watch, his battles having a comedic nature to them. His using a a branch from an oak tree as a sword, for example, is quite childish. No one can watch (or read, for that matter) a battle in which cushions and branches are used seriously. It's just like watching children playing around.