I sort of ended up cross-reading this [ again ] for my own paper. Unfortunately I didn't have time to go through all of it thoroughly and had to rely on Cliffnotes, which, while handy, are not the best way to get a firm feel for a work.

I love that you pointed out the parallels between Shakespeare's characters and Don Quixote. There are several tragedies where the antagonist is [ or goes ] insane, but Don Quixote stands alone more or less alone as an uplifting tale in the same vein.

Absolutely this should be preserved!