George Dandin ou le Mari confondu

George Dandin ou le Mari confondu (Georges Dandin or the Confounded Husband) is a French comedy by Molière. It premiered on 18 July 1668 at the Palace of Versailles. Subsequent public performances were given in the theatre of the Palais-Royal beginning on 9 November 1668.

The play showcases the folly a man commits when he marries a woman of higher rank than his own. Molière's Dandin is an impersonation of a husband who has patiently to endure all the extravagant whims and fancies of his dame of a wife.

Characters

• Georges Dandin (George Dandin), husband of Angelica
• Angelica (Angélique), Georges Dandin's wife
• Sir Sotenville (Monsieur de Sotenville), Angelica's father
• Mrs Sotenville (Madame de Sotenville), Sir Sotenville's wife
• Clitandre (Clitandre), in love with Angelica
• Claudine, Angelica's servant
• Lubin, Clitander's servant
• Colin, Dandin's servant

References

Notes

Sources

• Garreau, Joseph E. (1984). "Molière", pp. 397–418 in McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama, Stanley Hochman, editor in chief. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070791695.
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)