In the play Man of La Mancha, Cervantes plays a character that treats people with .
courtesy and wanted all people to be equal. The achievement of the impossible included .
improving people and society. As a tax collector, he found out that a church was not .
paying their taxes so he foreclosed on it. Just because they are a church it doesn't mean .
that they are different from any other property owner, and they all to obey the law and .
pay, just like everyone else. He followed the law, got thrown in jail and was sentenced to .
death. While in jail, Cervantes pleads in his defense by reenacting the story of Don .
Quixote, a man who had a quest to change the lives of other characters and reaching that .
goal until he died. Cervantes mission was to change the prisoners view on life, as they .
were rude to Cervantes in the beginning. It doesn't matter who it is, Cervantes looks .
beyond the person and sees that everyone has potential, and it was absurd to change .
prisoners because of their image in our world today. Cervantes succeeds in achieving the .
impossible through absurdity. .
Cervantes uses courtesy toward people to attempt his seemingly impossible goal. .
He wanted everyone to be equal, and wanted equality in society. "The law says treat .
everyone equally. We only obeyed the law!" (Cervantes, Man of La Mancha, p. 9) .
Cervantes and his manservant were thrown in jail because they were following the law. .
In the beginning of the play when Cervantes and the manservant were in jail, the .
prisoners attacked both of them. They attacked them because of there image as prisoners; .
they are portrayed as bad people that commit all types of various crimes. However, both .
Cervantes and the manservant didn't retaliate because they believed in courtesy towards .
all people, and also believed that deep down inside there is good in these prisoners, and .
there is potential to strive for a more positive lifestyle. Treating other people with .
