Thomas Diafoirus
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Thomas Diafoirus is a pedantic and comically inept young medical student in Molière’s play "Le Malade imaginaire," often mocked for his rigid scholasticism and lack of practical sense.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ medical student ⓘ |
| alignment | comic antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Le Malade imaginaire
NERFINISHED
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The Imaginary Invalid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | comedy of manners ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Argan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
comic foil
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satirical target ⓘ |
| characterType | stock pedant ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Angélique
NERFINISHED
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Cléante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Molière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
comically inept
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pedantic ⓘ rigidly scholastic ⓘ |
| education | scholastic medicine ⓘ |
| father | Monsieur Diafoirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglishTranslations | Thomas Diafoirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
bookish
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formalistic ⓘ lack of practical sense ⓘ obsequious ⓘ |
| isSatireOf |
pedantic physicians
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scholastic medicine ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th century French literature ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation | medical student ⓘ |
| partOfWork | French classical theatre ⓘ |
| proposedSpouseOf | Angélique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Monsieur Diafoirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Angélique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | 17th century France ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
blind respect for authority
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outdated medical theory ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleOf |
academic formalism
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medical pedantry ⓘ |
| usedIn | criticism of medical profession ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
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