Arnolphe
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Arnolphe is the domineering, jealous older man in Molière’s comedy *L’École des femmes*, who tries to mold his young ward into an obedient wife only to be undone by love and his own schemes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
L’École des femmes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The School for Wives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | five-act verse play ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
education of women
ⓘ
male jealousy ⓘ patriarchal control ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
hypocritical ⓘ insecure ⓘ jealous ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| characterType | domineering older man ⓘ |
| creator | Molière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesMarriageWith | Chrysalde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc |
fails to prevent Agnès from loving Horace
ⓘ
undone by his own schemes ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
embodies misogynistic attitudes of his time
ⓘ
source of comic irony ⓘ |
| dramaticOutcome | does not marry Agnès ⓘ |
| fears |
being cuckolded
ⓘ
female independence ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1662 ⓘ |
| friendOf | Chrysalde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal |
to make Agnès his obedient wife
ⓘ
to prevent Agnès from being unfaithful ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Agnès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Agnès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Monsieur de la Souche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene |
lectures Agnès on how a wife must behave
ⓘ
overhears Horace boasting about his love for Agnès ⓘ |
| occupation | bourgeois gentleman ⓘ |
| rivalInLoveWith | Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of L’École des femmes ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy bourgeois ⓘ |
| strategy |
isolates Agnès from the world
ⓘ
keeps Agnès ignorant to control her ⓘ tries to educate Agnès in extreme modesty and obedience ⓘ |
| usesAlias | Monsieur de la Souche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ward | Agnès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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