Read this excerpt from a Wikipedia entry: Man of La Mancha3 and the biography entry for Miguel de Cervantes and answer the question.

Synopsis
It is the late sixteenth century. Failed author-soldier-actor and tax collector Miguel de Cervantes has been thrown into a dungeon by the Spanish Inquisition, along with his manservant. They have been charged with foreclosing on a monastery. The two have brought all their possessions with them into the dungeon. There, they are attacked by their fellow prisoners, who instantly set up a mock trial. If Cervantes is found guilty, he will have to hand over all his possessions. Cervantes agrees to do so, except for a precious manuscript which the prisoners are all too eager to burn. He asks to be allowed to offer a defense, and the defense will be a play, acted out by him and all the prisoners. The "judge," a sympathetic criminal called "the Governor," agrees.

Cervantes takes out a makeup kit from his trunk, and the manservant helps him get into a costume. In a few short moments, Cervantes has transformed himself into Alonso Quijana, an old gentleman who has read so many books of chivalry and thought so much about injustice that he has lost his mind and now believes that he should go forth as a knight-errant. Quijana renames himself Don Quixote de La Mancha, and sets out to find adventures with his "squire," Sancho Panza. They both sing the title song Man of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote) .


Synopsis
The son of a deaf surgeon, Miguel de Cervantes was born near Madrid in 1547. He became a soldier in 1570 and was badly wounded in the Battle of Lepanto. Captured by the Turks in 1575, de Cervantes spent five years in prison. He was freed in 1580 and returned home. De Cervantes finally achieved literary success in his later years, publishing the first part of Don Quixote in 1605. He died in 1616.

"Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be."

— Miguel de Cervantes

Early Years
For nearly his entire life, Miguel de Cervantes struggled financially. His father, Rodrigo, deaf from birth, worked as a surgeon—a lowly trade at the time. De Cervantes and his family moved around several times in his youth, as his father searched for better work prospects.

De Cervantes was an avid reader as a child—a skill he was reportedly taught by a relative. Whether he had much formal education has been a subject of debate among scholars. Some believe that de Cervantes may have been taught by the Jesuits based on some of his writings, but others dispute this claim.

Poetry and War
The first published works by de Cervantes appear in 1569. He contributed some poetry to a memorial collection after the death of Elizabeth of Valois, the wife of Spanish king Philip II. By the following year, de Cervantes had put his words aside and, instead, picked up a weapon: He had joined a Spanish military unit in Italy.

Known for his bravery, de Cervantes took part in the Battle of Lepanto. Stationed on the ship La Marquesa, he fought against the Ottoman Empire and sustained serious injuries in the conflict: He suffered two chest wounds and his left hand was completely maimed. Despite his disability, de Cervantes continued to serve as a soldier for several more years.

In 1575, de Cervantes and his brother, Rodrigo, tried to return to Spain, but they were captured by a group of Turkish ships during their voyage. De Cervantes spent five years as a prisoner and a slave, and made several failed attempts to escape during his imprisonment. He finally went home after a ransom was paid for his release.

Don Quixote
De Cervantes published his first novel, La Galatea, in 1585. This pastoral romance failed to make much of a splash. Around the same time, de Cervantes tried to make it the then-lucrative world of theater (plays were an important form of entertainment in Spain at the time, and a successful playwright could earn a good living). Unfortunately, de Cervantes did not achieve fortune and fame with his plays. In fact, only two of his plays survived.

In late 1580s, de Cervantes began working for Spanish Armada as a commissary. It was a thankless task, collecting grain supplies from rural communities. Many did not want to provide the goods, and de Cervantes ended up in prison on two occasions because of charges of mismanagement. During this trying time, he began writing some of literature's greatest masterpieces.

De Cervantes published the first part of Don Quixote in 1605. The novel tells the story of an elderly man who becomes so enamored by old stories of brave knights that he seeks out his adventures.

Write a summary of how Cervantes' portrayal of his main characters compares with how Dale Wasserman, playwright of Man of La Mancha, portrays his main characters. Provide details from at least two of the following in your answer: the synopsis of Man of La Mancha, the excerpt of Don Quixote, or the synopsis of Miguel de Cervantes.

Answer:

Being primarily a playwright, Cervantes’ one great novel was at its core about the Battle Between Reality and Illusion, the same eternal tension of the theatre, and the most central tension of musical theatre in particular. Just as Quixote must navigate the fine line between illusion and reality, so too do all musicals have to maintain the same balancing act. Though they may present entirely – even painfully – realistic emotions, issues, people, and worlds, the act of breaking into song will always belong solely to the world of illusion.

Man of La Mancha is not a musicalization of Don Quixote; it is instead a show about a few hours in the life of Miguel de Cervantes, using Quixote as a storytelling device. As the show’s bookwriter Dale Wasserman has written, “My man of La Mancha is not Don Quixote; he is Miguel de Cervantes.” In fact, only a tiny part of the novel is dramatized in the show; after all, there are more than four hundred characters in the novel. When Wasserman originally set out to write the first, non-musical version of his play, he remembers, “In theory the answer seemed simple. I’d write a play about Miguel de Cervantes in which his creation, Don Quixote, would be played by Cervantes himself. The two would progressively blend in spirit until the creator and his creation would be understood as one and the same.”

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Miguel de Cervantes and Dale Wasserman share similar portrayals of their characters as they both escape harsh realities, transforming their identities in the process. They also include loyal companions who contrast with the protagonists' illusory journey.

Miguel de Cervantes and Dale Wasserman, although writing in different times and contexts, utilize eccentric and troubled characters as their protagonists. In Wasserman's Man of La Mancha, Cervantes is depicted as a failed author who turns into a knight-errant, Don Quixote, in a theatrical performance to defend himself in a mock trial. Cervantes' own novel, Don Quixote, similarly portrays its titular character as an old man losing his sanity and becoming enamored with the idea of knighthood.

An important connection between the two works lies in their protagonists' dual identification. Miguel de Cervantes in Wasserman's play and Alonso Quijana in Cervantes' novel both transform into Don Quixote, illustrating their escape from harsh reality into the world of their imagination. Cervantes, in life and in the play, faces trials and difficulties, while Quijana embraces the idealistic world of chivalry.

Both works feature companions accompanying the main characters in their complicated lives—Cervantes has his manservant in Man of La Mancha, and Quijana has Sancho Panza in Don Quixote. These counterparts offer a voice of reason and loyalty in both narratives, further enhancing the juxtaposition between reality and illusion.

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In "Interview with Simon Ortiz," Ortiz describes the impact of his cultural identity and heritage:

"I cannot be anything except an Acoma man in nature, philosophy, and outlook and so forth. Although, obviously, in terms of technical linguistics, there are going to be influences and implications from other sources. There may be colorings that are not so easily interchangeable and are not synonymous from one language to another."

How does Ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set a formal tone?


His use of the words "interchangeable" and "synonymous" makes this part of the interview feel overly serious or severe.

His use of terms like "technical linguistics" and "influences and implications" give this part of the interview a very academic, elevated feel.

His use of the first-person pronoun makes this part of the interview feel quite critical and patronizing.

His use of longer, more complex sentences give this part of the interview a more relaxed, contemplative feel.

Yet Another Graduation Requirement?
Daniel Thrash

Current Requirements for Graduation:
Today’s high school students are required to do and achieve more than ever before in order to receive their high school diploma. Originally students simply had to earn an established number of credits over four years in order to graduate. Then different state legislatures began to require students to pass either “End-of-Course” exams or state exams in addition to earning a certain number of credits. At first the required “end-of-course” or state exams needed to graduate were just math and reading, and the tests were written at an eighth-grade level. But now, in this era of high-stakes testing, students are sometimes required to take and pass up to five different subject exams, often written at an eleventh grade level. Given how many hoops students have to jump through just to walk across the stage in a cap-and-gown, it seems ludicrous to suggest yet another graduation requirement, but that is precisely what I am advocating. In addition to all the academic requirements placed upon a student, I propose that students also be required to complete a set number of volunteer or service hours during the course of their high school career.

Reasons Why Requiring Service Hours for High School Graduates is a Good Idea:
There are many good reasons for why requiring service-hours from every American high school student is a good idea for the future. First of all, by requiring service hours, schools can break the bubble of unreality that often surrounds students in high school. High school is so often criticized as not being directly related to the “real world”; service hours would bring students into direct contact with reality! High school students today are also accused of extreme apathy, not caring or being invested in any activities whatsoever. Requiring students to step out of their indifferent disinterest would cause students to begin to feel passionate about their world and their influence in it. Requiring service hours would also be a good move for high school’s reputation among the community. Instead of being a place where students go and hide all day, high schools would be active, vibrant contributors to the good of the community as a whole. Teachers could integrate service projects into their curriculum making the question so often heard in classrooms (“Why do we have to learn this?”) irrelevant. Right now, many high schools are filled with clubs that require service hours, so making service hours a school-wide requirement would take all these separate efforts and make them into one powerful, unified effort to improve the community. Think of how much more good work could be done!

Reasons Why Opposing a High School Service Hour Requirement is a Bad Idea:
Now I know many people out there are opposed to any new graduation requirements, so let me dismiss any objections to this so-called “unnecessary burden.” Some selfish people don’t want this additional requirement simply because they don’t want people to help or serve other people! Don’t they see that students who are required to serve others as a volunteer will become more kind and considerate people in their real life? People who oppose this requirement don’t understand that if we don’t start making service-hours a requirement that in the future, charities will run out of volunteers and stop serving those in need—possibly resulting in a rise in our nation’s crime rate! It is vital that we keep this from happening by making students learn to serve others now while they are still young and impressionable. I would also ask people who oppose a service-hour requirement for graduation to realize that doing service hours also increases a student’s GPA over time!

The Logical Decision:
In short, there are no real downfalls to requiring service hours as a graduation requirement. All it will require is a willingness from school administrators to keep track of all the hours students serve and to make connections between the high school and various service organizations outside the school that will be beneficial to both students and the community at large. We all know that changing the way schools currently work is a big challenge, but it’s not one that we can’t tackle successfully if we use all our energy to make both our schools and the outside world a better place!

What type of evidence does the author use to support his argument that students should be required to complete service hours in order to graduate?
A) The author does not provide any reasons to support his claims.
B) The author primarily argues from the perspective of a parent.
C) The author presents rational and logical reasons to support his argument.
D) The author cites statistics and charts to support his points.

What does this detail from the end of the recipe instructions mean? A) Turn your attention to the filled baking dish. B) Set aside the saucepan and take the baking dish. C) Set aside the colander and take the baking dish. D) Pour the contents of the saucepan into the baking dish.

What role did the first families of Virginia play in Southern politics?

What does dark skin represent to many members of Rodriguez's family and community, including his own parents?

A) It represents an oppressive life of hard labor and poverty
B) It represents a failure of individuals to live morally
C) It represents a lack of intelligence of sophistication

elementary school is when teachers begin stress which of the following?
A.PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH
B.READING,WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC
C.HISTORY, CIVICS
I WILL GIVE YOU BRAINLIEST

Similar to a(n) __________ story, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah uses literary elements such as setting and plot.

autobiographical
nonfiction
fictional
poetic

answer is fictional

Which reader is most likely to find the photo in this document helpful?

a reader who is researching various types of energy efficiency
a reader who is experienced with do-it-yourself home repairs
a reader who installs windows for a living
a reader who is unfamiliar with the materials

The concepts represented by windows in "The Metamorphosis" include_____. Select all that apply.

VERY VERY VERY URGENT!!!!!!! PLEASE ANSWER VERY VERY VEYR SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Derrick is creating a public service announcement to persuade people to recycle cans, bottles, and paper. What evidence should he include to support his claim that recycling benefits the environment?

Cans and bottles can be recycled in many different ways.
Recycling reduces the amount of trash sent to landfills.
Recycling programs are very popular at businesses.
Most cans, bottles, and types of paper are easily recyclable.

What jazz influence is displayed in the following lines from Langston Hughes's poem "Deferred"? I want to pass the civil service. I want a television set. You know, as old as I am, I ain't never owned a decent radio yet? I'd like to take up Bach. A. syncopation B. call and response C. improvisation D. bamboula

trent is creating a video PSA about the benefits of the solar panels.Which part of the PSA should Trent place at the end?

Some interpretations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein suggest that the story is an allegory that serves as a warning that it is dangerous for man to try and assume the power of creating life. Which excerpt from the text most effectively develops this allegory? "After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life; nay, more, I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter." "Darkness had no effect upon my fancy, and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm." "I became acquainted with the science of anatomy, but this was not sufficient; I must also observe the natural decay and corruption of the human body." “In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but in a scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder.”

3. During the wedding scene in Act II, the choir sings “Blessed Be the Tie That Binds.” Read this excerpt, which is the first three verses of the hymn:


Blessed be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above.

Before our Father’s throne We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one Our comforts and our cares.

We share each other’s woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.


Analyze each verse and describe why this hymn is appropriate for inclusion in a wedding ceremony.

In Mandatory Military Service in America, one of the main arguments states that Americans should share the benefits and responsibilities of citizenship. Which sentence from Point most strongly supports that statement?

Question 10 options:


a)


“Registering doesn’t mean that you have to actually fight in the military—or even join it.”


b)


“Isn’t it only just that we all shoulder the obligations to uphold those freedoms?”


c)


“Some exemptions included young men enrolled in college, men working on farms, or those preparing for a career as religious leaders.”


d)


“Next, compulsory service would weaken American citizenship.”

Which of the following would be an appropriate topic for a literary analysis essay?

Advancements in _______ made their way into naturalistic plays like The Stronger.
A. early modernism and heredity
B. early modernism and psychology
C. Darwinism and psychology
D. Darwinism and the Age of Enlightenment

Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of the passage.

“I have a hearing loss and a constant ringing in my ears that, unless some medical miracle happens, I'll suffer from these impairments forever.”

What is the meaning of the word impairments

strange feelings


greatly mistaken


physically weakened


having medical symptoms

In this story, Gatsby "comes clean" with Nick, telling the story of how he became wealthy. Does his story seem believable? Does it change your view of Gatsby? Explain your answer.

As night falls, how many men are left standing on the battlefield?

Question 17 options:

Arthur alone, Modred, and one of Modred’s best knights

Only Arthur and Modred

Modred, Arthur, and two of Arthur’s followers

Only Modred

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He was born in Bercy on the outskirts of Paris and trained in France, and while he knows a little poodle?English, he responds quickly only to commands in French. Otherwise he has to translate, and that slows him down. He is a very big poodle, of a color called bleu, and he is blue when he is clean. Charley is a born diplomat. He prefers negotiation to fighting, and properly so, since he is very bad at fighting. Only once in his ten years has he been in trouble – when he met a dog who refused to negotiate. Charley lost a piece of his right ear that time. But he is a good watch dog – has a roar like a lion, designed to conceal from night-wandering strangers the fact that he couldn't bite his way out of a cornet de papier. He is a good friend and traveling companion, and would rather travel about than anything he can imagine. —Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck Use your own words to describe Charley and explain why you think Steinbeck gives such a detailed description of his dog.

White sheets of water, knocked high in the moonlight by his churning feet, gleaned like thousands of tiny white stars

Which of these identifies the significance of the date A.D. 597?
A. marks the beginning of King Arthur's reign
B.marks the date the Romans invaded England
C.marks the beginnings of English history
D. marks the date Alfred the Great became King of Wessex

which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

(remember, a semicolon joins two complete sentences.)

A.THE INSTITUTION WAS A VERY POPULAR ONE;WHEN PEOPLE GATHERED TOGETHER ON OF THE TRIAL DAYS.

B.THE QUESTION OF HER DECISION IS NOT TO BE LIGHTLY CONSIDERED; IT'S A QUESTION FOR READERS TO ANSWER.

C.WE NEVER TRULY KNOW WHAT CAME OUT OF THE OPEN DOOR;A LADY OR A TIGER

What is the best response for the meaning of the story’s title, A Farewell to Arms?

a) all responses could be correct.


b) An ambivalence toward war and its destruction, doubtful of the glory it supposedly brings.


c) A farewell to the “arms” or weapons of war.


d) Hemingway suggests that war is nothing more than the dark, murderous extension of a world that refuses to acknowledge, protect, or preserve true love.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a strong thesis for a literary?

Which identifies the point of view that is used when a story is narrated by one of its characters?

Fourth person point of view


First person point of view


Third person point of view


Second person point of view

Which word BEST describes the theme of “The Gift of the Magi?”

revenge
freedom
sacrifice
jealousy

Which sentence is written correctly?
As an enthusiastic reader, Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.
As an enthusiastic reader—Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.
(As an enthusiastic reader) Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.
As an enthusiastic reader Sanjay often visits the library to check out new books.