Sganarelle, ou le Cocu imaginaire

A comic play centers on a suspicious husband whose jealousy multiplies through misunderstandings, overheard remarks, and misread gestures. Parallel intrigues involve a young couple resisting parental arrangements and servants who both complicate and parody social manners. Scenes of fainting, secret consultations, and mistaken identities escalate the confusion until explanations and confrontations gradually expose errors. The action satirizes credulity, the arbitrariness of authority in marriage arrangements, and the gap between appearance and reality, using brisk dialogue and farcical set pieces to turn domestic anxieties into comedic spectacle.