How we cite our quotes: (Part.Book.Chapter.Paragraph) We use the P. A. Motteux translation from 1712 for our quotes. Some familiar character names appear differently in this edition (Sancho Panza is Sancho Panca here, Rocinante is Rozinante, and Doña Rodriguez is Donna Rodriguez). We preserve Motteux's spellings in our quotes but use the more familiar versions of these names in our analysis.
Quote #10
I beseech thee advise him likewise to let the wearied, mouldering bones of Don Quixote rest quiet in the earth that covers them. (2.1.74.20)
By the end of the book, Cervantes gives us one very good reason for killing off Don Quixote: he doesn't want a bunch of posers writing future stories about the Don. Cervantes already had to deal with a guy who wrote a phony sequel to Don Quixote, Part 1, which makes him very committed to making sure that everyone knows Don Quixote is dead, plain and simple. So, when you get right down to it, is Don Quixote dead because he got old or because Cervantes didn't want any Don Quixote fan fic?