Les Précieuses ridicules
- La Grange, maligned Baron
- You Croisy, maligned Baron
- Gorgibus, a good citizen
- Magdelon, daughter of Gorgibus, ridiculous Prized
- Cathos, niece of Gorgibus, ridiculous Prized
- Marotte, staff of the ridiculous precieuses
- Almanzor, lackey of the ridiculous precieuses
- Le Marquis de Mascarille, servant of La Grange
- Le Vicomte de Jodelet, servant of you Croisy
- Two litter bearers
- Neighbors
- Violin
The ridiculous precieuses ( Original title: Les Précieuses ridicules ) is a comedy by Molière, which was premiered on November 18, 1659 at the Théâtre du Petit- Bourbon. The one-act play was shown after the piece Cinna by Pierre Corneille. Since the premiere, it had a great success both on the court of the king as well as in the theaters of Paris.
Summary
The coarse - despotic patriarch Gorgibus wants to finally marry Magdelon daughter and niece Cathos. Moved To this end, after Paris, Magdelon and Cathos want but make their lives as in a gallant novel. Gorgibus not understand a word of what the young women try wordy to explain to him and says in frustration: " Quel diable de lingo Entends -je ici? Voici style bien du haut. " ( German: " Hell, what a private talk that was supposed to be is probably the high style?. " ) The first two worshipers were already rejected because they are not after presentation of the Carte de Tendre, an allegorical map of the novel " Clélie " of Madame de Scudéry to advertised affection, but are pleased with the door into the house and soon have made a marriage proposal. Cathos explains her uncle: " The treuve le tout à fait marriage une chose choquante. Comment est - ce qu'on peut la pensée de coucher souffrir contre un homme nu vraiment? " ( German: ". ? I think matrimony a totally inappropriate thing How can you bear the thought of side to side sleeping with a completely naked man " ) Deeply offended dress up the Scorned their servants as extravagant nobles. You turn the tables around in a confusing game and enter the " pecques provinciales " ( German: " silly goose Province "), the laughter award. The piece ends with a raging Gorgibus which have caused him after all the trouble and the expenditure Magdelon and Cathos by their coquetry, beat up a group of rented violin player and the whole novelistic literature wishes to hell.
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