Don Juan by Lord Byron I to XIV

Don Juan by Lord Byron I to XIVDon Juan lives in Seville with his father Jóse and his mother Donna Inez. She is a very well read and scholarly woman. Jóse and Donna Inez have a very unhappy marriage. Jóse has an affair, which causes Inez to attempt to gain a divorce but he dies before this can go ahead. After Jóse's death, Inez gives Juan a classical education intended to shield him from inappropriate materials. Then, Inez has an affair with a man called Don Alfonso, 50, who is married to Julia, 23. Julia falls in love with Juan, who is 16. Byron remarks that "such things are more common in sun-drenched climes". Don Alfonso suspecting that his wife may be having an affair, bursts into their bedroom one night to find Julia in bed with Antonia, her maid. He is unable to find a male in the room, causing Julia to give an extended speech of mock indignation. Don Juan is able to remove himself from the bed he has been hiding in all along, and retreat to a closet. However, Alfonso returns to find male shoes in the room. Don Juan is eventually discovered, and a fight begins between him and Alfonso, ending with Don Juan fleeing from Alfonso, who is wounded with a bloody nose. Alfonso files for divorce after finding out about the affair, and Julia is sent to a nunnery. Donna Inez makes plans for her son to sail the world. In Canto two he will set sail on a journey to Cadiz. Don Juan carries a letter off from Julia when he leaves.

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