"Don Juan Canto-I"

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How Did Juan Manage to Flee from Julia's Bed Chamber in "Don Juan Canto I"?

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How did Juan manage to flee from Julia's bed chamber Don Juan s escape from Donna Julia s bedchamber is an exciting and humorous moment in Lord Byron s - Don Juan Canto I Juan in Julia s Bed One night Juan is secretly with Donna Julia in her bedroom A loud noise wakes her up Her maid Antonia warns her that Don Alfonso Julia s jealous husband is coming up the stairs with a group of men because Alfonso is suspicious of her Julia quickly hides Don Juan under a pile of bedclothes Angry Alfonso When Don Alfonso enters he angrily accuses Julia of being unfaithful Julia pretends to be innocent and invites him to search the room While he searches she provides a long list of the men she has refused She also criticizes her husband for not trusting her She even breaks down in tears Don Alfonso

and his men look everywhere but fail to find Juan Alfonso leaves the room ashamed Fight and Escape As soon as the door is locked Juan jumps out from the heap of bedcloths However just as Don Alfonso returns to beg for Julia's forgiveness she hides Juan in the closet As Alfonso prepares to leave he stumbles upon a pair of men s shoes He realizes that some man is inside and goes to fetch his relinquish'd sword Julia helps Juan to escape through the garden door She tells him how to escape the garden and gives him a key to the gate However on his way out Juan accidentally runs into Don Alfonso A fight breaks out Juan gives a blow to Alfonso s nose The narrator says Alfonso grappled to detain the foe And Juan throttled him to get away In the scuffle Juan loses his only garment Completely naked he flees into the night successfully escaping Finally we can say that Don Juan's farcical escape scene is a perfect example of Lord Byron's humor and social satire With this escaping scene he makes fun of jealousy marriage and society s moral hypocrisy

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