Don Clavijo

Role: private gentleman · First appears: Part 2, Ch. 38.3

Life events

• Antonomasia agreed to marry Don Clavijo, and Señora Trifaldi drafted a binding marriage agreement.(Part 2, Ch. 38.3)
  • With: Princess Antonomasia Countess Trifaldi
  • “Don Clavijo should demand Antonomasia as his wife before the Vicar, in virtue of an agreement to marry him made by the princess, and drafted by my wit in such binding terms that the might of Samson could not have broken it.”
• Princess Antonomasia was delivered to Don Clavijo as his lawful wife.(Part 2, Ch. 39 · 📍 Kandy)
  • With: Princess Antonomasia
  • “the Vicar gave his decision in favour of Don Clavijo, and she was delivered over to him as his lawful wife;”
• Malambruno enchanted Don Clavijo and Princess Antonomasia, transforming them into a crocodile and a brass ape.(Part 2, Ch. 39 · 📍 Kandy)
  • With: Malambruno Princess Antonomasia
  • “he, to revenge the death of his cousin, punish the audacity of Don Clavijo, and in wrath at the contumacy of Antonomasia, left them both enchanted by his art on the grave itself; she being changed into an ape of brass, and he into a horrible crocodile of some unknown metal;”

Part 2, Ch. 38.3

• engaged with Princess Antonomasia “it was agreed that before the mischief came to light, Don Clavijo should demand Antonomasia as his wife before the Vicar, in virtue of an agreement to marry him made by the princess, and drafted by my wit in such binding terms that the might of Samson could not have broken it.”
• with Countess Trifaldi (She acted as his go-between and facilitated his access to Antonomasia.) “my own great ignorance and little caution opened the way and cleared the path for Don Clavijo’s advances, for that was the name of the gentleman I have referred to; and so, with my help as go-between, he found his way many a time into the chamber of the deceived Antonomasia”

Part 2, Ch. 39

• married with Princess Antonomasia “the Vicar gave his decision in favour of Don Clavijo, and she was delivered over to him as his lawful wife;”
• enemies with Malambruno “and he, to revenge the death of his cousin, punish the audacity of Don Clavijo, and in wrath at the contumacy of Antonomasia, left them both enchanted by his art on the grave itself;”

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