George Dandin ou le Mari confondu
George Dandin ou le Mari confondu (Georges Dandin or the Confounded Husband) is a French comedy by Molière. It premiered on 18 July 1668 at the Palace of Versailles. Subsequent public performances were given in the theatre of the Palais-Royal beginning on 9 November 1668.[1]
The play showcases the folly a man commits when he marries a woman of higher rank than his own. Molière'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.
Characters
- Georges Dandin (George Dandin), husband of Angelica
- Angelica (Angélique), Georges Dandin's wife
- Sir Sotenville (Monsieur de Sotenville), Angelica's father
- Mrs Sotenville (Madame de Sotenville), Sir Sotenville's wife
- Clitander (Clitandre), in love with Angelica
- Claudine, Angelica's servant
- Lubin, Clitander's servant
- Colin, Dandin's servant
References
Notes
- ↑ Garreau 1984, p. 417.
Sources
- Garreau, Joseph E. (1984). "Molière", pp. 397–418 in McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, Stanley Hochman, editor in chief. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070791695.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "article name needed". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
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