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the Litigants (1668) is a Comédie in 3 acts (respectively comprising 8,14 and 4 scenes) and in worms (884 Alexandrin S) of Jean Racine. It is the only comedy written by Racine. He took as a starting point the Guêpes of Aristophane but withdrew all the political scope from it. The part of Root, which follows Andromaque and precedes Britannicus , is an unexpected joke in its work. A judge leaves at his place by the window, of the dogs urinate on the scene, two young people in love are played of the father of the young girl, the whole in alexandrines.

The part was represented with the Hôtel of Burgundy in November 1668. Greater success of Root until the 19th century, the Litigants competed with the most popular comedies of Molière before sinking in a half-lapse of memory during the 20th century.

Summary

Act 1 - Simpleton, judge with half insane, wants unceasingly to judge lawsuits. His/her son Léandre, helped of Small Jean and the Respondent, manages to prevent it from leaving at his place. The Chicanneau middle-class man and the countess of Pimbesche occur, who come to see Dandin for different causes. The two litigants finish by chamailler between them. However Léandre seeks a means of obtaining the hand of Isabelle, girl of Chicanneau.
Act 2 - On an idea of Léandre, the Respondent disguises himself as an usher and will present a ticket to Isabelle. Chicanneau interposes. Léandre, disguised as a police chief, succeeds in making him sign a paper which supposedly rule this business. Simpleton, as for him, always claims a lawsuit to be judged. Léandre proposes to him to deal with the case of dog which stole a capon.
Act 3 - the lawsuit of the dog is held at Dandin. Small Jean and the Respondent, lawyers improvised, hold of the incoherent speeches. Finally Léandre presents to his/her father the contract which it made sign in Chicanneau. It is a promise to marry his/her daughter with the young man. Simpleton gives its stop: the contract is valid and the marriage will take place!

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