The fundamental tension in Don Quixote arises from the disjunction between appearance and reality: Sancho Panza sees things as they really are (practical, mundane), while Don Quixote inflates his experiences from the commonplace to the cosmic, mistaking appearances for reality.
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“sancho ponza the squire sees things as they really are whereas don quixote tends to inflate his experiences from the commonplace to the cosmic...it's this mistaking the appearance that don quixote attaches to things for the reality”
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