A character in Don Quixote
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
A peasant woman named Aldonza Lorenzo whom Quixote idealizes as a noble and beautiful lady to serve as his lady-love.
Also known as: Dulcinea, the lady Dulcinea, the lady of Toboso
Inside the story
Dulcinea del Toboso is Aldonza Lorenzo, a peasant woman from Toboso whom Don Quixote imagines as a noble and beautiful lady. In his vision of himself as a knight, she is his chosen lady love, though she does not occupy that role in ordinary life.
Alonso QuijanoA middle-aged nobleman who loses his sanity from reading too many chivalric romances and reinvents himself as the knight-errant Don Quixote.
Sancho PanzaA simple peasant and neighbor to Quijano who becomes his squire, providing a pragmatic and earthy foil to his delusions.
DorotheaA fair lady mentioned in the narrative.
Samson CarrascoA bachelor who interacts with Sancho Panza and Don Quixote.
Storieta keeps this cast at your side while you read Don Quixote, portraits, names, and an ask-anything assistant that only knows what you've read so far. No spoilers, ever.
