Le Misanthrope

E117752
French play comedy play satirical play stage work

Le Misanthrope is a classic 17th-century French comedy play by Molière that satirizes social hypocrisy through the story of a man who despises the insincerity of aristocratic society.

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Label Occurrences
The Misanthrope 2
Le Misanthrope canonical 1
Le Misanthrope (stage role) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French play ⓘ
comedy ⓘ
play ⓘ
satirical play ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
author Molière ⓘ
centralConflict Alceste’s hatred of hypocrisy versus social conventions ⓘ
character Acaste ⓘ
Arsinoé ⓘ
Clitandre ⓘ
Oronte ⓘ
Philinte ⓘ
Éliante ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Paris ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry France ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1666 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Théâtre du Palais-Royal ⓘ
firstPerformedBy troupe of the Duke of Orléans ⓘ
surface form: Molière’s troupe
firstPerformedFor French royal court ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIV’s court
form five-act play ⓘ
genre comedy of manners ⓘ
satire ⓘ
verse drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation film adaptations ⓘ
modern stage adaptations ⓘ
opera adaptations ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ
influenced later comedies of manners ⓘ
literaryPeriod French classical theatre ⓘ
mainCharacter Alceste ⓘ
Célimène ⓘ
movement Classicism ⓘ
notableFor complex characterization of Alceste ⓘ
critique of aristocratic society ⓘ
use of strict classical unities ⓘ
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
originalTitle Le Misanthrope self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Le Misanthrope ou l’Atrabilaire amoureux
partOf French theatrical canon ⓘ
setting Paris ⓘ
settingPeriod 17th century ⓘ
theme honesty ⓘ
individual versus society ⓘ
love and jealousy ⓘ
sincerity versus politeness ⓘ
social hypocrisy ⓘ
verseForm rhymed alexandrines ⓘ
writtenInVerse yes ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Molière → notableWork → Le Misanthrope ⓘ
Le Misanthrope → originalTitle → Le Misanthrope self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Le Misanthrope ou l’Atrabilaire amoureux
Thea Sharrock → directedPlay → Le Misanthrope ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Misanthrope
Dyskolos → alternativeTitle → Le Misanthrope ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Misanthrope
Jean Marais → notableWork → Le Misanthrope ⓘ
this entity surface form: Le Misanthrope (stage role)