A country gentleman becomes obsessed with chivalric romances and, convinced he must revive knight-errantry, outfits himself in makeshift armor, renames his horse, and departs on quests. Accompanied by a practical squire, he pursues heroic deeds but repeatedly misreads ordinary people and situations—attacking windmills, confronting shepherds, mistaking inns for castles—and alternates moments of comic folly with sincere acts of kindness. The narrative balances satire of romantic ideals with reflections on madness, identity, and the gap between imagination and social reality.