In don quixote, miguel de cervantes uses the story of a man who dresses up like a knight to explore
1. military strength
2. government corruption
3. human nature
4. human suffering

  3. Human nature

Explanation:  Don Quixote is a novel that speaks of a middle-aged man who is obsessed with knighthood ideals and books he has read. So he decides to take the spear and the sword and with the help of his squire defend and help helpless and destroy the evil. In the novel there are elements of romance of chivalry, but also of common sense. Basically these novels represent the characteristics of human nature in the aspirations and the pursuit of justice and chivalry, which are expressed here in a romantic way. Although the presentation of heroic characteristics of human nature can often be understood as vain and futile, it still exists within human, and the writer has shown these characteristics as a source of entertainment for the reader.

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