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Misanthrope
Title: Misanthrope
Category: Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 1164 | Pages: 5.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Misanthrope
The Misanthrope
by Moliere, 1622
Main characters
Alceste - He is in love with Celimene and very cynical about people and the way they act.
Celimene - She is conceited and shallow being everything that Alceste dislikes in a person.
Philinte - He is a good friend of Alceste but just the opposite in character since he is less frank and more sincere towards others.
Arsinoe - She serves as a foil to Celimene being just as clever but less …showed first 75 words of 1164 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1164 total…in the way that it will some of the other characters. Nevertheless, the main interest for both Molière and for us is the character of Alceste, which is only natural given that there are more possibilities for comedy in a character who is different from everyone else around him (and from the audience too - a major part of the point of the play), and who refuses to moderate his principles in any way whatsoever.
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