the licentiate

Also known as: the master of fence · Role: fencer · First appears: Part 2, Ch. 19.2

Life events

Corchuelo accepts his defeat, embraces the licentiate, and they become better friends than ever.(Part 2, Ch. 19.2)
- With: Corchuelo
- “‘I am satisfied with having tumbled off my donkey,’ said Corchuelo, ‘and with having had the truth I was so ignorant of proved to me by experience;’ and getting up he embraced the licentiate, and they were better friends than ever;”

enemies with Corchuelo “The cuts, thrusts, down strokes, back strokes and doubles, that Corchuelo delivered were past counting, and came thicker than hops or hail.”
friends with Corchuelo “and getting up he embraced the licentiate, and they were better friends than ever;”
pupil: Corchuelo “During the remainder of the journey the licentiate held forth to them on the excellences of the sword, with such conclusive arguments, and such figures and mathematical proofs, that all were convinced of the value of the science, and Corchuelo cured of his dogmatism.”
employer: Don Quixote “I will be the director of this fencing match, and judge of this often disputed question;”

Extracted from the original text of Don Quixote (Ormsby's translation). Made with Rho MD.