... distress, of warriors fighting against evil powers, was portrayed by the actor with an air of disarming innocence. I could even see my own "lolo" in him. Don Quixote is a man who, in his age, sees the world not as a tired and rotten place, but as a valley ripe for his adventures. And he ... people from their chains. He gave honor and pride to his beloved Lady Dulcinea, whose beauty and charms remained in his mind and served as his inspiration. For Don Quixote de la Mancha, everything was real. The windmills weren't windmills. The inn was a real castle, and he himself, was a knight. But t...

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... lends him hope, is this not preferable to the reality which leads him to despair? Choosing to abandon reality and live in an idealistic, but illusionary world like that of Don Quixote, a character from Dale Wasserman's Man of La Mancha, may seem at first like a choice that few would make. However, escaping despair by entering into a fantasy is one of the ways ... dealt with hardship throughout history. By accepting illusion, hope for the future can be summoned even during the most difficult situations. Few could ever allow themselves to believe as much Don Quixote did, but many use this...

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