Le Malade imaginaire

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Le Malade imaginaire is a 1673 comedic play by Molière that satirizes hypochondria and the medical profession through the story of a wealthy, obsessively ill man.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy play
play
satirical play
author Molière
character Angélique
Argan
Béline
Béralde
Cléante
Monsieur Diafoirus
Monsieur Fleurant
linked to: Monsieur Purgon

Monsieur Purgon
Monsieur de Bonnefoi
Thomas Diafoirus
Toinette
cityOfFirstPerformance Paris
countryOfOrigin France
dramaticType five-act comedy in its printed form
firstPerformanceDate 1673-02-10
firstPerformedBy Molière's troupe
form comédie-ballet
genre comedy
satire
hasComposer Marc-Antoine Charpentier
hasLibrettist Molière
hasMoral criticizes blind faith in doctors and medicine
hasTitleInEnglish The Hypochondriac
The Imaginary Invalid
influenced later medical satires
languageStyle prose and verse
literaryCanonStatus major work of Molière
mainCharacter Argan
mainTheme critique of the medical profession
hypochondria
movement French classical theatre
notableAspect Molière collapsed on stage during a performance
linked to: Molière
originalCompany Troupe du Roi
originalLanguage French
period 17th-century French literature
placeOfFirstPerformance Théâtre du Palais-Royal
predecessorWork Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
protagonistDescription a wealthy hypochondriac
satirizes doctors
medical treatments of the 17th century
setting Argan's house in Paris
structure three acts
subjectOf film adaptations
stage productions
television adaptations
yearOfWork 1673

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Molière notableWork Le Malade imaginaire
Jean-Baptiste Lully notableWork Le Malade imaginaire
Le Malade imaginaire hasTitleInEnglish The Imaginary Invalid
linked to: Le Malade imaginaire
Giovanni Battista Lulli notableWork Le Malade imaginaire
Jean Marais notableWork Les Fourberies de Scapin (stage role)
linked to: Le Malade imaginaire
Jean Marais notableWork Le Malade imaginaire (stage role)
linked to: Le Malade imaginaire