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The Imaginary Invalid

Chapter 1: THE IMAGINARY INVALID. (LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE.)
By Molière
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The play centers on an elderly man dominated by imagined ailments whose preoccupation with doctors governs his household and marriage plans. His insistence on a medically arranged match for his daughter conflicts with her true attachment, while a calculating second wife and a quick-witted servant pursue opposing agendas. Comic energy comes from satire of medical pretensions, mistaken authority, disguises, and clever subterfuge. A final contrivance exposes selfish motives, reconciles personal loyalties, and untangles the romantic knot, restoring social harmony through farce and irony rather than solemn judgment.

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Title: The Imaginary Invalid

Author: Molière

Translator: Charles Heron Wall

Release date: October 1, 2005 [eBook #9070]
Most recently updated: August 18, 2021

Language: English

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THE IMAGINARY INVALID.
(LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE.)

BY

 

MOLIÈRE

 

 

TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE.
WITH SHORT INTRODUCTIONS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.
BY

 

CHARLES HERON WALL

 

This is the last comedy written by Molière. He was very ill, nearly dying, at the time he wrote it. It was first acted at the Palais Royal Theatre, on February 10, 1673.

Molière acted the part of Argan.