George Dandin ou le Mari confondu

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George Dandin ou le Mari confondu is a 1668 comedy by Molière.

The play showcases the folly a man commits when he marries a woman of higher rank than his own. Moliere's Dandin is an impersonation of a husband who has patiently to endure all the extravagant whims and fancies of his dame of a wife.

[edit] Characters

• Georges Dandin (George Dandin), husband of Angélique
• Lubin, Clitandre's servant
• Madame de Sottenville (Madame Sottenville), Angélique's mother
• Monsieur de Sottenville (Sir Sottenville), Angélique's father
• Clitandre (Clitander), in love with Angélique
• Angélique (Angelique)
• Colin, Dandin's Servant
• Claudine

[edit] References

• Georges Dandin performed at MIT
• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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