Moliere
The School for Husbands (L'École des maris) is a work by Molière (the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), a French playwright who is often considered to be one of Western literature's great masters of comedy. In a theatre in the Louvre and in the Palais-Royal, Molière found success among the Parisians with The School for Husbands. First performed in 1661, it forms part of Molière's "Jealousy series",
...The Imaginary Invalid is a three-part comedy about a miser who imagines illnesses for himself, and whose doctor milks his hypochondria for everything he can get. Their mutual greed and dishonesty lead to their downfall.
It was the last play Moliere ever wrote, and he collapsed whilst playing the hypochondriac, shortly before he died. The play originally included dance sequences and musical interludes.
3) Psyche
4) The babadook
6) Tartuffe
Philinte.
Qu'est-ce donc ? Qu'avez-vous ?
Alceste.
Laissez-moi, je vous prie.
Philinte.
Mais encor dites-moi quelle bizarrerie...
Alceste.
Laissez-moi là, vous dis-je, et courez vous cacher.
Philinte.
Mais on entend les gens, au moins, sans se fâcher.
Alceste.
Moi, je veux me fâcher, et ne veux point entendre.
Philinte.
Dans vos brusques chagrins je ne puis vous comprendre,
9) Amphitryon
Six satires by Molière, France's original master of comedies, translated by Richard Wilbur: The Bungler, The Imaginary Cuckold, The School for Husbands, The School for Wives, Tartuffe and The Misanthrope.
The Bungler: A clever valet tries to help his master win the girl of his dreams, only to find that he is a monumental dunce who ruins every single intricate scheme. Stars Richard Easton.
The Imaginary Cuckold:
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