George Dandin ou le Mari confondu
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George Dandin ou le Mari confondu (Georges Dandin or the Confounded Husband) is a french 1668 comedy
by Molière
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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.
Comedy
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by Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
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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
Dame (title)
The title of Dame is the female equivalent of the honour of knighthood in the British honours system . It is also the equivalent form address to 'Sir' for a knight...
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