Chapter 30
Dorothea's Address and Pandafilando
WHICH TREATS OF ADDRESS DISPLAYED BY THE FAIR DOROTHEA, WITH OTHER MATTERS PLEASANT AND AMUSING The curate had hardly ceased speaking, when Sancho said, “In faith, then, señor licentiate, he who did that deed was my master; and it was not for want of my telling him beforehand and warning him to mind what he was about, and that it was a sin to set them at liberty, as they were all on the march there because they were special scoundrels.” “Blockhead!” said Don Quixote at this, “it is no business or concern of knights-errant to inquire whether any persons…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Name the Keeping the Rescue Script Alive Move
Re-read the chapter summary and write down where keeping the rescue script alive first appears, who pays for it, and who benefits from keeping it going. Then write one sentence you could say to interrupt the pattern without shaming the person caught in it.
Consider:
- •Separate the person's worth from the pattern's cost
- •Notice who has power to stop or fuel the scene
- •Ask what truth would require someone to give up
Journaling Prompt
Write about a time when you saw keeping the rescue script alive in your own life. What finally made the pattern impossible to ignore?
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