Thursday, April 8, 2010

[The play is about a miser, Argan, who imagines himself sick when he is not. He dutifully sticks to any instructions given to him by his doctor. His doctors milk his hypochondria for all it is worth, which leads eventually to their demise. Argan wants his daughter Angelique to marry a doctor so he can get free medical care, even though she is already in love with Cleante. Together with Argan's maid Toinette, his brother Beralde attempts to cure Argan of his fixation on doctors. Together, they convince him to play dead, in order to find out who is really loyal to him. As it turns out, Argan's second wife is only after his money, whereas his daughter really loves him. After the revival of the supposedly-dead Argan, Angelique is free to marry whomever she chooses.]

This Play is known as the Imaginary invalid. I know, wierd title right? Anyway this is a brief summary about the play. Also this play was the last play moliere wrote or performed since he died two hours after the fourth performnce.

"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imaginary_Invalid." www.wikipedia.org. wikimedia foundation incorporated, 20, march, 2010. Web. 8 Apr 2010.

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