Cathos

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Cathos is one of the two pretentious young women at the center of Molière’s comedy *Les Précieuses ridicules*, embodying the affectations and absurdities of the précieuse movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy character
fictional character
theatrical character
appearsInWork Les Précieuses ridicules NERFINISHED
characterTrait affected
pretentious
snobbish
characterType précieuse
closelyAssociatedWith Magdelon NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork France NERFINISHED
createdBy Jean-Baptiste Poquelin NERFINISHED
Molière NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceInWork 1659
genreOfWork comedy
guardianIs Gorgibus NERFINISHED
humiliatedBy revelation of suitors’ true identities
isDeceivedBy Jodelet NERFINISHED
Mascarille NERFINISHED
languageOfWork French
medium stage play
movementSatirized précieuse movement NERFINISHED
préciosité
notableFor affected speech
exaggerated refinement
prefers gallant manners
refined language
rejects plain speech
social simplicity
relativeOf Magdelon NERFINISHED
ridicules provincial simplicity
roleInWork one of two central young women
settingOfWork Paris NERFINISHED
symbolizes excesses of précieuse affectation
usedAsExampleIn analyses of social satire in 17th-century France
studies of French classical comedy

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