Du Croisy

E537333

Du Croisy is a comic gentleman suitor in Molière’s play "Les Précieuses ridicules," used to satirize affected pretentiousness in 17th-century French society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic character
fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Les Précieuses ridicules NERFINISHED
associatedWith les précieuses
satire
social comedy
characterFunction instrument of comic exposure of pretension
vehicle for social criticism
characterType ridiculing suitor
countryOfOriginOfWork France NERFINISHED
createdBy Molière NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse world of Les Précieuses ridicules
genreOfWorkContext comedy
languageOfWork French
medium stage play
nationalityInFiction French
occupation gentleman suitor
partOf French classical theatre tradition
roleInWork comic gentleman suitor
setInPeriod 17th-century France
usedFor critique of 17th-century French salon culture
satire of affected pretentiousness
satire of social affectation

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