Toinette

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Toinette is the sharp-witted, outspoken maid in Molière’s comedy "Le Malade imaginaire," known for her clever schemes and satirical commentary on her hypochondriac master.

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Label Occurrences
Toinette canonical 8

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf female character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
servant character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
alignment protagonists' ally ⓘ
appearsIn Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I of Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ
Act II of Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ
Act III of Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ
appearsInEnglishTitle The Imaginary Invalid ⓘ
associatedTheme critique of medical profession ⓘ
reason versus obsession ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
characterTrait clever ⓘ
outspoken ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
sharp-witted ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork France ⓘ
creator Molière ⓘ
dramaticFunction drives plot through schemes ⓘ
exposes other characters' follies ⓘ
firstPerformanceYearOfWork 1673 ⓘ
genreContext French classical comedy ⓘ
humorStyle situational comedy ⓘ
verbal wit ⓘ
languageOfWork French ⓘ
literaryPeriod 17th-century French theatre ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
narrativeFunction comic foil ⓘ
social critic ⓘ
voice of reason ⓘ
occupation maid ⓘ
oftenPortrayedBy actresses in stage productions of Le Malade imaginaire ⓘ
opposes Argan's hypochondria ⓘ
arranged marriage for Angélique ⓘ
relationshipToAngélique confidante ⓘ
relationshipToArgan servant ⓘ
relationshipToBéralde ally ⓘ
roleInWork servant to Argan ⓘ
speaksAbout medical profession ⓘ
quack doctors ⓘ
supports Angélique ⓘ
Cléante ⓘ
usesStrategy disguise as a doctor ⓘ
staged tests of affection ⓘ
workForm comedy-ballet ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Argan → servedBy → Toinette ⓘ
Argan → interactsWith → Toinette ⓘ
Béline → hasRelationshipWith → Toinette ⓘ
Béline → conflictsWith → Toinette ⓘ
Monsieur Purgon → conflictsWith → Toinette ⓘ
The Hypochondriac → character → Toinette ⓘ