The Misanthropist or the Man of moods in love

See also: Misanthropist (homonymy)

the Misanthropist or the Man of moods in love is a comedy of Molière in five acts (respectively comprising 3,6,5,4 and 4 scenes) and in worms (1808 alexandrines) created the June 4th 1666 with the Théâtre of the Palais Royal. It is inspired by the Dyscolos of Ménandre.

Alceste, idealist, claim to behave without hypocrisy. It clamp its intransigence vis-a-vis being able it and with its compromisings (and prefers for example to lose a lawsuit where its right good is established rather than to influence the judge like his adversary does it), but he is enthusiast of Célimène, young woman fashionable and vain.

Eager to flee this company for which it would not be made, it wishes to convince its dulcinée to give up the world by love for him.

Notice

Contrary to a traditional prototype of the misanthropist, “the man with the green ribbons” (Alceste) is itself all except a driving bolt. In addition to the sincere affection that Philinte expresses to him, two people of the opposite sex - but not Célimène - very show on the contrary in the part éprises of him, although it does not seem to realize some…

In 1905, Georges Courteline writes a continuation with of it the Conversion of Alceste . In 1992, Jacques Rampal makes in the same way with Célimène and the Cardinal .

Famous quotations

  • Me, your friend? Stripe that of your papers. (Alceste, act I, scene I, towards 8)
  • On some preference, a regard is based,
    And it is not to estimate anything, but to estimate everyone.
    (Alceste, act I, scene I, towards 57-58)
  • The friend of mankind is not whole my fact. (Alceste, act I, scene I, towards 64
  • … These vigorous hatreds
    Which the defect must give to the virtuous hearts.
    (Alceste, act I, scene I, towards 121-122)
  • The perfect reason flees any end,
    And wants that one is wise with sobriety.
    (Alceste, act I, scene I, towards 151-152)
  • But the reason is not what regulates the love. (Alceste, act I, scene I, towards 248)
  • … Time does not do anything with the business. (Alceste, act I, scene II, towards 314)
  • Ah! how in gallant terms, these things are put! (Philinte, act I, scene II, towards 325)
  • Beautiful Philis, one despairs,
    Whereas one always hopes.
    (Oronte, act I, scene II, towards 331-332)
  • Let us go, firm, push, my good friends of court. (Alceste, act II, scene IV, towards 651)
  • Never, their passion sees there nothing blâmable,
    And in the liked object, all becomes to them pleasant.
    (Eliante, act II, scene IV, towards 713-714)
  • It is thus, which a lover, whose heat is extreme,
    Aime until the defects of the people that he likes.
    (Eliante, act II, scene IV, towards 729-730)
  • One can be honest man, and hurt worms. (Philinte, act IV, scene I, about 1144)
  • And to seek on the ground, a drawn aside place,
    Where to be man of honor, one has freedom.
    (Alceste, act V, scene IV, about 1805-1806)

External bonds

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  • the full text of the '' Misanthrope '', a summary, a synthesis and literary comments of certain scenes
  • '' the Misanthropist '' on the site ToutMolière
  • All representations of the '' Misanthrope '' to the {{s2-|XVII|E|XVIII|E}} on site CÉSAR

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