Le Médecin Volant
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Le Médecin volant is a French play by Molière
, and his first, presented in 1645. It is composed of 16 scenes and has seven characters:
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...
, and his first, presented in 1645. It is composed of 16 scenes and has seven characters:
- Gorgibus, an old nobleman, the father of Lucile (Commedia dell'ArteCommedia dell'arteCommedia dell'arte is a form of theatre characterized by masked "types" which began in Italy in the 16th century, and was responsible for the advent of the actress and improvised performances based on sketches or scenarios. The closest translation of the name is "comedy of craft"; it is shortened...
Character- PantalonePantalonePantalone, or Pantalone del bisognosi, Italian for 'Pantalone of the needy', is one of the most important principal characters found in commedia del arte...
) - Lucile : daughter of Gorgibus, engaged to Villebrequin (InnamorataInnamoratiGli Innamorati were stock characters within the theatre style known as Commedia dell'arte, which appeared in 16th century Italy. These characters were present within commedia plays for the sole purpose of being in love with one another, and moreover with themselves...
) - Gros-René : Gorgibus' servant
- Sabine : Lucile's cousin, the source of all the intrigue in the play (ColumbinaColumbinaColumbine is a fictional character in the Commedia dell'Arte. She is Harlequin's mistress, a comic servant playing the tricky slave type, and wife of Pierrot...
) - Valère : Lucile's lover (InnamoratoInnamoratiGli Innamorati were stock characters within the theatre style known as Commedia dell'arte, which appeared in 16th century Italy. These characters were present within commedia plays for the sole purpose of being in love with one another, and moreover with themselves...
) - Sganarelle : Hero of the play, valet to Valère. (Arlecchino)
- A Lawyer (Il DottoreIl DottoreIl Dottore or the Doctor is a commedia dell'arte stock character, one of the vecchi or old men whose function in a scenario is to be an obstacle to the young lovers...
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