v A representation of the common man:-
Sancho Panza is the peasant laborer. He is greedy but kind, faithful but cowardly whom Don Quixote takes as his squire. He is a presentation of the common. He is a foil to Don Quixote and virtually every other character in the novel. His proverb-ridding peasant, wisdom and self –sacrificing Christian behavior prove to be the novel’s most insightful and honorable worldview. H has a fascinating love for Don Quixote but grows self-confident and smart. The novel ends by advising his master in the matters of deep personal philosophy.
v Difference between Sancho and Don:-
Sancho Panza is a greedy but sensible peasant who belongs to on Quixote’s village. He serves as a foil to him in every respect. While Don Quixote is tall and gaunt and deprives himself of basic comfort in his pursuit of chivalric ideals. Sancho is short –stature and pot-bellied and find happiness in eating and drinking. Don Quixote is so addicted to reading books of chivalry while Sancho is illiterate and accompanies Don Quixote as sure in his adventure in the hope getting some money and the governorship of an island. The ironic paradox is that Quixote is the idealistic dreamer and He is the doer. While on the other hand, Sancho is the touchstone of reality. He is the taker. In this way Cervantes makes philosophical inquiry into the nature of reality and illusion through character Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
v His Snobbery:-
Sancho exposes the snobbery of the other character the novel by means of his conduct. Though he is illiterate, he has a proverbial with and wisdom which counterpoises his mater’s command of the chivalric life. He is a poor peasant, but he governs the island of Barataria in a better way than the wealthy Duke who confers the governorship on him just to make fun of his ability to govern. When the burden of office proves to much for him, he relinquishes his governorship without bitterness and return the carefree life-style of a peasant. He has gained confidence in himself and in his ability to face the woes and weals of life with equanimity. Thus Sancho rises above his superiors but dint of his acts of sacrifice, discipline and humility.
v His Wife, Teresa:-
Sancho and his wife are made for each other. Teresa warns the ambitious Sancho not to wander too far from his God-given sphere and Sancho acts accordingly by relinquishing ht e governorship of Barataria. She also shows good sense in her distrust of the scheming Samson Carrasco and so des Sancho in his suspicions about the Duke’s steward. She too speaks in proverbs just as Sancho does and pray for Sancho’s success in his to better his lot just as Sancho takes good care of here. The Panzas turn out to be the wisest characters in the novel.
v A citizen of Two World:-
Sancho is the only character in the novel who lives in two world, the mad world of Don Quixote and the real world of money grabbing innkeepers, light hearted prostitutes and arrogant Dukes and Duchesses. He embodies the good and bad aspects of both the current era and is able to create his own place between them. He displays the faults that most of the sane characters in the novel exhibit but has a fundamental honorable and compassion line that others larges lack. Sancho does not share Don’s maddening belief in chivalrous virtues but he avoids changing direction toward the other extreme that equates power with honour. He observes and thinks about Don Quixote enabling us to judge Don Quixote. Sancho humanizes the story bringing dignity and self-confidence, but also humor and compassion.
v A Wise Rule:-
Through Sancho, Cervantes critiques the ill conceived equation of class and world. Though Sancho is ignorant illiterate, cowardly and foolish, he nonetheless proves himself a wise and just rule. He becomes a better governor the educated, wealthy and aristocratic Duke,. By the time Sancho returns home for the last time, he has gained confidence in himself and in his ability to solve problems, regardless of his lower-class status. Sancho frequently reminds his listeners that God know what he means. With this says, he shows that faith in god may be a humanizing force that distinguishes truth honorable men even when they have lower-class origins.
Conclusion:-
Thus Sancho represent earthy wisdom and comments on the follies of his master. He disillusions the Don of his futility and sets aright his soul. Is this not a victory? Like Hamlet’s. The end is silence but also peace.
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