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The Misanthrope

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List of Characters

Summaries and Commentaries

Act I: Scene 1
Act I: Scene 2
Act I: Scene 3
Act II: Scenes 1–4
Act II: Scenes 5–7
Act III: Scenes 1–4
Act III: Scenes 5 and 6
Act III: Scene 7
Act IV: Scene 1
Act IV: Scene 2
Act IV: Scenes 3 and 4
Act V: Scene 1
Act V: Scenes 2 and 3
Act V: Scenes 4–6
Act V: Scenes 7 and 8

Character Analyses

Alceste
Célimène
Philinte And Eliante

Critical Essay: A General View

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1:  Alceste believes that men should

a. be honest and genuine at all times

b. accept all compliments graciously

c. be tactful when getting to know people

d. pay no attention to women and children
2:  Orante’s poem is NOT

a. intended to create a bond of friendship with Alceste

b. seen by Alceste as trite and insignificant

c. praised by Philinte

d. a thinly veiled threat against Orante
3:  Célimène is NOT being courted by

a. Clitandre

b. Orante

c. Alceste

d. Philinte
4:  According to Alceste, men and women

a. must sometimes lie to each other

b. must often flatter each other

c. must be truthful with each other

d. must gossip together
5:  Acaste and Clitandre make a pact to

a. both dress well so as to be admired by women

b. share any knowledge of Célimène’s affections

c. speak well of others and stop gossiping

d. compete for the affections of Arsinoé
6:  Arsinoé believes Célimène’s behavior must be wrong because

a. Célimène is breaking the law

b. Arsinoé stands up for Célimène

c. others have criticized Célimène

d. Célimène meant no harm
7:  Alceste refuses Arsinoé’s offer to get him into the royal courts because

a. he enjoys the career he has now

b. his qualities do not warrant a place on the court

c. he is too deceitful for the court

d. he suffers from a fatal illness
8:  Alceste proposes to Eliante the first time because

a. he wants to get back at Célimène

b. he is annoyed with Philinte

c. he is genuinely devoted to Eliante

d. he disapproves of the match between Philinte and Eliante
9:  DuBois announces that

a. Célimène has arrived at the door

b. Alceste has lost his lawsuit

c. Alceste must pay 10,000 francs

d. Célimène has accepted a proposal of marriage
10:  Célimène claims Alceste is

a. a person of no significance

b. the most bothersome bore in the world

c. dull as his verse

d. affected and extravagant
11:  Who said the following: “I expect you to be sincere and honorable and never utter a single word you don’t mean.”

a. Alceste

b. Philinte

c. Orante

d. Acaste
12:  Who said the following: “Now you’ve got an ugly quarrel on your back.”

a. Alceste

b. Philinte

c. Orante

d. Clitandre
13:  Who said the following: “No man has ever loved as I do!”

a. Alceste

b. Philinte

c. Orante

d. Acaste
14:  Who said the following: “There’s something in its way noble and heroic in this sincerity he so prides himself on.”

a. Célimène

b. Eliante

c. Arsinoé

d. Clitandre



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