What Does He Want of Me?

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"What Does He Want of Me?" is a reflective solo song sung by Aldonza in the musical *Man of La Mancha*, expressing her confusion and emotional turmoil over Don Quixote’s idealized view of her.

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What Does He Want of Me? canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedCharacter Aldonza NERFINISHED
Don Quixote
associatedName Dulcinea NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Don Quixote
characterSungBy Aldonza NERFINISHED
Dulcinea NERFINISHED
composer Mitch Leigh NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaticFunction develops Aldonza's inner conflict
expresses Aldonza's confusion about Don Quixote's idealized view of her
firstProducedIn 1960s
genre musical theatre
show tune
hasSubject ideal versus reality
love and perception
self-worth
language English
lyricist Joe Darion NERFINISHED
medium voice and orchestra
musical Man of La Mancha NERFINISHED
narrativeRole character song for Aldonza
originalPerformer Joan Diener
partOfWork Man of La Mancha NERFINISHED
setting prison play-within-a-play of Man of La Mancha
thematicFocus confusion over being idealized
emotional turmoil
idealization
identity
title What Does He Want of Me? self-link
vocalType female solo
workFrom stage musical
workType solo song

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Man of La Mancha hasSong What Does He Want of Me?
What Does He Want of Me? title What Does He Want of Me? self-link