Don Quixote lands on a brilliant idea:
he’s going to go mad… on purpose.
Not because Dulcinea rejected him,
but because great knights prove their love by suffering like idiots in the wild.
He compares role models, does a quick “best practice analysis”,
and settles on:
👉 stay in the mountains
👉 act miserable
👉 write dramatic stuff about Dulcinea
Meanwhile Sancho tries the classic:
“Are you sure this isn’t… unnecessary?”
Nope.
Instead:
- Don Quixote writes a love letter to Dulcinea
- adds a formal note so Sancho can collect donkeys later (priorities 😄)
- sends Sancho off as messenger
- and stays behind to perform madness properly
Sancho accepts the mission…
but mostly because there’s paperwork securing his salary.
Core idea:
He doesn’t suffer because of love.
He decides first to be legendary… and then behaves accordingly.
One-liner:
Madness, but with planning, references, and signed documents.