Philinte

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Philinte is a reasonable, diplomatic gentleman in Molière’s play "Le Misanthrope," serving as the tolerant foil to Alceste’s extreme honesty and misanthropy.

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Philinte canonical 2

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn Le Misanthrope ⓘ
appearsInGenre comedy of manners ⓘ
appearsInLanguage French ⓘ
associatedWithTheme politeness versus sincerity ⓘ
social compromise ⓘ
tolerance ⓘ
contrastsWith Alceste ⓘ
createdBy Molière ⓘ
dramaticFunction embodiment of social tact ⓘ
moderating influence on Alceste ⓘ
firstAppearance Le Misanthrope (1666) ⓘ
linked to: Le Misanthrope
gender male ⓘ
hasRole foil to Alceste ⓘ
voice of reason ⓘ
hasTrait diplomatic ⓘ
reasonable ⓘ
tolerant ⓘ
literaryPeriod French classical theatre ⓘ
linked to: French classicism
medium stage drama ⓘ
nationalityInFiction French ⓘ
opposesTraitOf Alceste's extreme honesty ⓘ
Alceste's misanthropy ⓘ
relationshipToAlceste friend ⓘ
setIn 17th-century French high society ⓘ
workAuthor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière) ⓘ
linked to: Molière

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Le Misanthrope → character → Philinte ⓘ