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A summary of 1 act "Bourgeois in the nobility"

Music and dance teachers are waiting for Monsieur Jourdain. He called them both to decorate a dinner in honor of an important person. Jourdain decided to become like the masters. Teachers like both the payment and the appeal of the owner, but they believe that he lacks taste. For some time now he has been trying to do everything in the same way as noble gentlemen. Households are also experiencing a lot of inconvenience because of his desire to become a noble without fail. He orders a dressing gown for himself, and livery for the servants, so that it is like in noble houses. Also Jourdain decided to study dance and music.

Summary of 2 acts "Bourgeois in the nobility"

Teachers quarrel: everyone wants to prove that only with his help Jourdain will achieve his goal. The battered philosophy teacher begins the lesson. They decide to put logic and ethics aside and move on to spelling. Jourdain asks to write a love note to a lady. At forty, he is surprised to learn that there is poetry, and there is prose. The tailor brings the gentleman a new suit. It is sewn, of course, in the latest fashion. Jourdain notices that the tailor's clothes are made of his own fabric. But the apprentices “creep” in front of him so much that the gentleman even became generous with a tip.

Summary of 3 acts "Bourgeois in the nobility"

The new outfit causes laughter in the maidservant Nicole. But Jourdain still can't wait to walk around the city in it. The wife is not happy with the whims of her husband. She considers it unnecessary to spend on teachers, does not really see his friendship with the nobles, since they perceive him only as a cash cow. But Jourdain does not listen to her. Moreover, he is secretly in love with the Marquis Dorimenu, with whom Count Dorant brought him together. And the diamond, and the ballet, and the fireworks, and the dinner - all this for her. When Madame Jourdain goes to visit her sister, he plans to take the Marquise into himself. Nicole overheard a few and passed it on to the ladies. And she did not notice anything, since her head was occupied by her daughter Lucille. The girl sends Nicole to Cleonte to say that she agrees to marry him. The maid do not hesitate, as she herself is in love with his servant and even hopes that their wedding will take place on the same day. Jourdain does not consent to the marriage of his daughter, since Cleont is not a nobleman. The wife, admonishing her husband, says that it is better to choose a rich and honest son-in-law than a beggar nobleman, who will later reproach Lucille with the fact that she is not a noble family. But it is almost impossible to convince Jourdain. Then Koviel offers to play a trick on him.

Summary of 4 acts "Bourgeois in the nobility"

Dorimena and Dorant come to Jourdain. Count Dorant himself is in love with the Marquis and attributed all the gifts, luxurious receptions to himself. Therefore, he teaches a "friend" that it is indecent in society to even hint to a woman about his gifts and feelings. Madame Jourdain suddenly returns. Now she understands where her husband's money went. She reproaches Dorant for being led by Jourdain. The count says that it was he who wasted everything. The offended Dorimen goes. The wife continues to swear. At this moment, Koviel, a disguised servant of Cleontes, arrives. He introduces himself as an old friend of Father Jourdain and reports that he was a nobleman. Of course, the tradesman fell for this hook. He is delighted with the fact that he is a hereditary nobleman, and in a hurry to announce this news to everyone. In addition, it turned out that the son-in-law of Jourdain wants to become the son of the Turkish sultan himself. Only for this, the newly-minted nobleman needs to be ordained to "mamamushi". Jourdain is not worried about the upcoming ceremony, but the stubbornness of his daughter. Actors, disguised as Turks, and Cleont himself appear. They speak some kind of gibberish language, but this does not bother the tradesman at all. Dorant, at the request of Koviel, participates in the drawing.

Summary of 5 acts "Bourgeois in the nobility"

Dorant invites Doremena to see a funny show at Jourdain's house. The Marquis Dorimena decides to marry the Count, just to stop his profligacy. Cleont arrives disguised as a Turk. Lucille recognizes him as her beloved and agrees to the marriage. Only Madame Jourdain opposes. Everyone gives her signs, but she stubbornly does not notice. Then Koviel takes her aside and directly says that everything is set up. They sent for a notary. Jourdain gives the servant Nicole to wife Koviel (interpreter). The Marquis and the Count intend to use the services of the same notary. While waiting for him, everyone watches the ballet.

Genre of work: Comedy-ballet

Year of writing: 1670. The play was commissioned by King Louis XIV of France to Moliere. The king received the Turkish delegation, but the head of the delegation turned out to be a deceiver who had nothing to do with the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The annoyed king instructed Moliere to write a play in which the Turkish ambassadors would be ridiculed.

Place and time of action: The play takes place in France, in the possession of a wealthy bourgeoisie, Monsieur Jourdain. Time of action - approximately the second half of the seventeenth century, Moliere's time.

Main characters:

Monsieur Jourdain is a rich bourgeois, a smug, trusting man, greedy for flattery. He is eager to be an aristocrat, seeks to imitate the nobility, although he is not doing very well.

Madame Jourdain is the wife of M. Jourdain. She does not approve of her husband's zeal, she is satisfied with her position and does not understand the desire to receive a title of nobility. A loving mother who respects the interests of her daughter.

Lucille is the daughter of Monsieur Jourdain, a calm young girl in love with Cleontes

Cleont is a decent young man from an ordinary family, in love with the daughter of Messrs. Jourdain, Lucille.

Koviel is a servant of Cleontes. A quick-witted person capable of complex adventures. Loyal to his master.

Monsieur Jourdain, a very rich bourgeoisie, strives with all his might to imitate the aristocracy: he hires many teachers, buys, in his opinion, clothes that are fashionable, tries to study art, but the household does not approve of his impulses. Count Dorant uses the simple-minded Jourdain, borrowing money from him and giving out gifts that the bourgeoisie buys the familiar Marquis Dorimene, wishing to become related with her, for his own. Monsieur Jourdain refuses to ask for the hand of his daughter Cleonte, since he is not of noble blood. In response to this, Kleont's servant Koviel comes up with a desperate plan - with the help of familiar artists, disguised Koviel introduces the disguised Kleont as the son of the Turkish Sultan. Jourdain falls for this trick, and Koviel initiates the duped bourgeois into the "noble" rank of "mamomushi", he agrees to marry his daughter to a "Turkish" guest. Lucille and her mother try to challenge the decision of the father of the family, but, recognizing the disguised Cleonte, begin to play along with him and agree. The play ends with a painting by a notary for two couples: Cleonte with Luil and Doranta and Dorimene, while Jourdain himself, along with the others, enjoys the ballet he has arranged.

The philistine in the nobility is a very interesting story both to read and to watch. Having read the work in the text version, you will not be disappointed by the performance in the stage form. There are many musical numbers in the play, which are easier to penetrate when you hear the music to which they are performed.

Jean Baptiste Moliere

Bourgeois in the nobility

Comedy characters

Mr. Jourdain is a philistine.

Madame Jourdain is his wife.

Lucille is Jourdain's daughter.

Cleont is in love with Lucille.

The Dorimans are the Marquis.

Dorant is a count in love with Doremena.

Nicole is the maid at Jourdain.

Koviel is a servant of Cleontes.

Music teacher.

Music teacher student.

Dance teacher.

Fencing teacher.

Philosophy teacher.

His student.

Two footmen.

Ballet characters

In the first act

Two singers.

Dancers.

In the second act

Apprentices to the tailor (dancing).

In the third act

Chefs (dancing).

In the fourth act

Three singers.

Turkish ceremony

Turks, assistants to the Mufti (dancing).

Dervishes (what they sing).

Turks (dancing).

In the fifth act

Ballet of Nations. The action takes place in Paris, in the house of Monsieur Jourdain.

Action one

The music teacher and dance teacher invite singers, dancers to enter the hall until the owner comes. The music teacher then takes the serenade he wrote for the master from his student and shows it to the dance teacher. After watching the aria, both teachers begin to talk about Monsieur Jourdain. The music teacher says that they have found exactly the person they need. Monsieur Jourdain pretends to be a gallant nobleman, and he himself does not understand anything at all in art, but he pays well, and this is the most important thing. According to his words, the dance teacher replies that, in addition to money, fame also attracts him. He is pleased to work for people who are able to feel all the subtle nuances of art. The music teacher agrees with the dance teacher, "sincere applause won't feed your stomach!"

It may be good that Monsieur Jourdain is a dark man and applauds every nonsense, because for his money, Jourdain can be forgiven for any stupidity. The music teacher notes that the master will glorify their talent among the great society:

"... he pays us for others, and they praise us for him."

Monsieur Jourdain enters the room. He hesitated a little, because today he was dressing up exactly as the noble crowd is removed. Jourdain asked the teachers to stay with him until they brought his new outfit, which the gentleman wanted to show off, and began to tell me that he was very elegant. Monsieur Jourdain conditioned this by the fact that he was wearing an Indian robe, new red velvet pants and a green velvet jacket. Teachers in front of each other began to praise his magnificent appearance. Then the gentleman listened to a new aria, which, in his opinion, was sad, and sang in response a meaningless song about a sheep. The music teacher and dance teacher have now begun to praise the master's beautiful voice and prove that music and dance bring up a sense of beauty in a person. The music teacher focused on the fact that all the troubles, all the wars that are going on in the world, arose precisely because no one learns music. And the dance teacher said that a person sometimes makes a wrong step in life, and does not know how to dance well. Monsieur Jourdain agreed with their opinion and pondered where he could find free time to master all kinds of art, because, in addition to the fencing teacher, he also invited a philosophy teacher who was supposed to start classes this morning. At the end, the owner listened to the musical dialogue, which he liked with "clever" expressions, and the dancers performed several dances so that Monsieur Jourdain could see an example of graceful movements.

Second action

Monsieur Jourdain liked the dances, and the music teacher promised to create a wonderful ballet to the music. The owner replied that it would be useful to him today, since some noble person was supposed to come to him for dinner. He asked the teachers to put things in order - to send singers and dancers to dinner. Monsieur Jourdain himself put on a hat over his nightcap and began dancing with a dance teacher to prove his skill in this art form. Then he asked to teach him how to bow to the Marquis.

"Yes; marquis, called the Dorimenes. "

The footman informs Monsieur Jourdain, the visiting fencing teacher. The owner asks the music teacher and dance teacher to stay to watch him fencing.

The fencing teacher takes both rapiers as a footman, one of which is represented by Jourdain, and begins to teach how to fence correctly. After the lesson, he tells that this kind of art has earned great respect in the state, and it is above all other sciences. Music and dance teachers start arguing with the fencing teacher that he is dismissive of the unrivaled beauty of music and dance. It almost comes to a fight, and Monsieur Jourdain is always trying to end the quarrel between them.

The owner asks the philosopher who has just come to calm the quarrel between the teachers. And the philosopher begins to tell that there is no worse, dishonorable for anger, that you need to constantly manage your feelings, and not offend each other. He proves that people should not argue out of vain glory. To his words, the teachers of music and dance replied that before dances and music, mankind from time immemorial treated with respect, and which swordsman insults such high forms of art. After their proofs, the teacher of philosophy himself flared up with anger, because in his presence one can call science things that are just pitiful crafts compared to philosophy. And again a quarrel broke out between the teachers, which Monsieur Jourdain could not stop.

Monsieur Jourdain thought that it would be better not to get involved in a fight at all, because you can tear your clothes, and you yourself can fall.

The philosophy teacher straightens his collar and invites Jourdain to return to their lecture. Jourdain tells him that he really wants to become a scientist and is angry with his parents who did not teach him various sciences as a child. The teacher supports his reasoning and suggests starting to study logic, which teaches us three thinking processes. But Jourdain found the names of the processes of thinking complex, and he did not want to study them. Then the philosopher suggests studying morality or physics. Jourdain did not like these sciences either, because they also have a lot of confusion. And when the teacher asked what they would then study, Jourdain replied:

"Teach me spelling."

And the philosopher began to teach Jourdain how to pronounce vowels and some consonants correctly. The owner liked this occupation, because it did not require any mental effort. After that, Monsieur Jourdain turned to the teacher with a request. He asked to help him write a gentle note to a noble lady with whom he fell in love. The teacher agreed. He only asked whether the gentleman wanted to write in prose or in verse, and explained by Jourdain the meaning of the words “prose” and “verse”. When Jourdain found out what prose is, he was very surprised:

"Indeed, for more than forty years I have been talking in prose, but it never entered my head."

The landlord and teacher agreed to meet tomorrow and settle all matters.

The gentleman asked the footman if his new outfit had not yet been brought. The footman replied that they had not yet brought it, and Jourdain, as best he could, cursed the tailor.

The tailor came and brought new outfits. Monsieur Jourdain began to complain about the stockings that he sent him because they were very narrow. To this the gentleman heard the answer:

"It only seems so to you."

Then the tailor began to tell him what a good Jourdain suit he had made, and when Monsieur Jourdain asked why the flowers on the suit were upside down, he learned that now all aristocrats wear this way. The owner decided to try on a new dress to the music.

Kravets ordered to put on an outfit on Monsieur Jourdain the way noble persons are dressed. Four children dance to the music and dress Jourdain. The gentleman walks over to them, and they look at a suit well fitted on him. After that, one of the tailor's apprentices calls the owner a noble master and asks for money to drink to his health. Jourdain liked that they called him that, and he gives the guy money. Then the apprentice of the tailor calls Jourdain the most luminous, for which he again receives money. And the gentleman himself concludes:

"This is what it means to clean up the way noble persons are cleaned."

Four apprentices of the tailor dance in the joy that Monsieur Jourdain has given them such a gift.

Act three

Jourdain decides to walk around the city in a new outfit. He orders two footmen to go next to him so that everyone can see that they are his footmen, and asks to call Nicole to him.

Nicole approaches and begins to laugh at Monsieur Jourdain's outfit. He does not like this behavior of the maid, he begins to scold her and threatens to slap her in the face. But Nicole never stops laughing. She says that it is better for the master to beat her, as she cannot help laughing. Monsieur Jourdain continues to scold Nicole and orders to clean the rooms in connection with the arrival of guests.

Madame Jourdain is surprised by her husband's new clothes. She says that he dressed up like a garden scarecrow, everyone will soon poke their fingers at him. Not only do they play violins and sing songs in the house every day, but he also invents various miracles. Madame Jourdain, along with Nicole, begin to ask why a gentleman at this age needs teachers of dance, fencing, and philosophy. His wife asks his background to think about the fact that he should already give his daughter in marriage. To her words, Monsieur Jourdain replies that his wife does not understand anything and says nonsense. She doesn't even know she's talking in prose. Then Monsieur Jourdain begins to explain to Nicole how to pronounce sounds. His wife replies to all his explanations that this is nonsense, and teachers should be kicked out of the house altogether. She says that her husband's inventions began when he "got involved" with aristocrats. And they only borrow money from Jourdain, like, for example, the one that has come now.

It was Dorant who came. He greeted the owners and began to praise the luxurious outfit of Monsieur Jourdain, in which Jourdain, in his opinion, looked very slim. Then he told the gentleman that he had spoken of him today in the royal bedroom and asked him to calculate how much he owed Jourdain. Jourdain named the final amount, but instead of repaying the debt, Dorant asked for more money to be borrowed and added to the general account. The guest explained what he borrowed from Monsieur Jourdain, because he was his best friend and "I was afraid that you would be offended if I borrowed from someone else." Monsieur Jourdain again lent Dorant money, for he spoke of him in the king's bedroom. And during their conversation, Madame Jourdain thought what a fool her husband was.

Dorant asks why Madame Jourdain is in a bad mood and where is their daughter. He invites the Jourdains family to visit these days to the royal palace to see ballet and comedy. At his invitation, Madame Jourdain replies that she now does not really want to laugh at comedy.

Monsieur Jourdain lends Dorant two hundred louis *. The guest is very grateful to him and promises to come in handy at court. Then they leave from Madame Jourdain, and Dorant says that he gave the Marquise a gift from Jourdain - a diamond ring. Dorant proves that with this gift the owner will win the favor of the Marquise, that she will understand his boundless love. He emphasizes that Monsieur Jourdain should give more gifts to the Marquise, because women love it very much. And today the Marquise will come to their house to watch the ballet. Dorant says that he himself courted the Marquise, and when he learned about Jourdain's love for her, he decided to help him in "matters of the heart." Meanwhile, Madame Jourdain asks Nicole to overhear what her husband is talking about with Dorant.

* Luider - old French gold coin.

Madame Jourdain talks to Nicole that she has long noticed how a man, apparently, falls into the circle of a certain lady. Only she can not find out who this woman is.

Besides, it’s time to take care of our daughter. Madame Jourdain wants Lucille to marry Cleontes, for they love each other. Nicole replies to her words:

“… You like the master, and I like his servant even more. Oh, and it would be nice if we were married at the same time!

Then the mistress orders Nicole to run to Cleonte and call him to them in order to go together to her husband to ask him for consent to the marriage.

Nicole comes to Cleonte, but he drives her out with Koviel and orders her to tell the traitorous young lady that she will no longer be able to deceive him. Nicole cannot understand anything and runs rather to Lucille.

Cleont tells Koviel how much he loves Lucille. And the last time she met on the street, she walked past him in silence. Koviel tells him that Nicole did the same. And they decide to forget their beloved forever, to break off all relations with them, because the girls are crafty and ungrateful.

Cleont asks the servant to constantly remind him of the bad features of the young lady, to portray her in the worst form. But as soon as Koviel began to say that Lucille had a big mouth, small eyes and height, Cleont immediately began to deny it. But then Lucille and Nicole appear.

Lucille and Nicole ask Cleonte and Koviel what happened. Apparently, they are angry with them, because they are embarrassed by today's meeting. Cleont replies that he is severing all relations with Lucille, and Koviel supports him:

"And where he is, there I am."

There is Koviel will be indifferent to Nicole. Lucille tries to explain to Cleonte why she avoided meeting her beloved, but he doesn't want to listen.

Finally, Cleont calms down, but now Lucille does not want to talk to him. Then he declares that the young lady is seeing him for the last time. Lucille and Cleont begin to argue, and then the young lady explains why she did not approach her beloved. Her old aunt, who does not like it when a man approaches a girl, was walking with them. Aunt thinks that by this act the person is dishonoring her. Cleont and Koviel were delighted that this was the whole secret.

Madame Jourdain asks Cleonte to take the opportunity and now ask her husband for permission to marry Lucille. For Cleonte, this is a great joy, because he has long wanted it.

Cleont appeals to Monsieur Jourdain to allow him to marry his daughter. He says that then he would consider himself the happiest person in the world. Before giving an answer, Jourdain asks if the nobleman is an applicant for a son-in-law. Cleonte answers him nobly and honestly - no. He notes that it is not important to be a nobleman in terms of social status. Cleont is capable of providing for his family, and every fool can impersonate a nobleman, and there is no need to hide your true position. After listening to Cleontus, Monsieur Jourdain replied:

"... my daughter is not for you."

Madame Jourdain immediately began to defend Cleonte, said that they themselves were from philistinism, and her husband was probably already crazy. She will never agree to an unequal marriage and will never want to see her only daughter marquise, as a person desires. Monsieur Jourdain replied to her words:

“Enough chatter! But in spite of all of you, my daughter will be a marquise! And when it pisses me off even more, I'll make a duchess out of her!

Madame Jourdain encourages Cleonte. And Lucille orders her father to tell her that Cleonte’s shskrim will not marry anyone else.

Koviel tells Cleonte that he has done trouble with his nobility. But he has a good idea: to deceive the noble Monsieur Jourdain. Soon there will be a masquerade, and this is exactly what Koviel's idea is for.

Monsieur Jourdain is angry that everyone is reproaching him with noble gentlemen. And for him there is nothing more pleasant than dealing with the noble pandean.

"Indeed, I would be glad to cut off two fingers on my hand in order to be born a second time - a count or a marquis."

The footman informs Monsieur Jourdain that the count has come with a lady.

The footman tells the guests that the gentleman will come out now.

Dorimeni hesitates, she did not make a mistake, allowing herself to be brought into a house where she does not know anyone. Dorant calms her down:

“Where else, lady, could my love welcome you? After all, being afraid of rumor, you do not want to meet with me alone, neither you nor me. "

The marquise tells Doranta that she is already accustomed to his love, expensive gifts, and the diamond ring struck her the most. She no longer doubts that she will give him consent to the marriage. The conversation between the Marquis and Dorant was interrupted by Monsieur Jourdain, who entered the room.

Jourdain gets too close to Dorimena and asks her to take a step back so he can bow. Monsieur Jourdain is very glad that the Marquis gave him such affection - she came to visit. But the marquis is always amazed at the master's ridiculous manners. Then Dorant recommends the owner, and he himself quietly tells Jourdain not to ask Doremena anything about the diamond, because it would be terribly impolite on his part.

The footman inform that everything is ready, and Dorant invites everyone to the table and orders:

"... let them call the musicians."

Six chefs dance, after which they bring in a set table, laden with all kinds of dishes.

Act four

The Dorimans are delighted with the sumptuous banquet. And Dorant, in turn, says that he is very grateful to the owner, who welcomes them so cordially, and agrees with the opinion of Monsieur Jourdain that this banquet is not worthy of the Marquise. At dinner the owner noticed the marquise's wonderful pens. Dorimeny replied that he apparently liked the diamond, because her hands are completely ordinary. Monsieur Jourdain denied it because he was a "noble man." After the conversation, Dorimeny invited music for a good dinner. The singers came out and began to sing about love. The Marquise liked the wonderful songs and the compliments of Monsieur Jourdain. She even noted that she did not expect gallantry from the owner.

Dorant also drew the Marquise's attention to the fact that Monsieur Jourdain was eating all the pieces of food that Doremena touched.

Madame Jourdain enters the room and begins to reproach her husband that he sent her to dinner with his sister, and he himself arranges banquets with music. He welcomes unknown ladies, hires singers and comedians, "... and I'm out of my own Lord!"

Dorant interrupts the conversation. Dorant says that he arranged this dinner, that where did Madame Jourdain get that her husband was spending money on them. Monsieur Jourdain only offered his estate for entertainment. Dorant, of course, deceived her. He does not even hesitate to recommend wearing Madame Jourdain glasses so that she can better see what is happening in her house and not say stupid things. Madame Jourdain was very angry at his words. She began to say that Dorant indulges her husband's whim, and that the Marquise in general ... is not suitable to sow quarrels in the family and allow Monsieur Jourdain to fall in beside her. Dorimeny takes offense and leaves the room. Dorant runs after her.

Monsieur Jourdain shouts at the woman that she has shamed him and drove out the noble nobles. The happiness of his wife, Monsieur Jourdain did not crack her with a plate. In response, his wife says:

“I spat on your lunch! I stand up for my rights, and all women will stand for me. "

Monsieur Jourdain was left alone in the room and scolds his wife, ruining all the pleasure.

A disguised Koviel enters, whom Monsieur Jourdain does not recognize. Koviel begins to tell that he knew the owner as a child and was a great friend of his late father - a real noble nobleman. Monsieur Jourdain liked that at least someone called his father a nobleman. He asks Koviel to testify to everyone of his noble origin, and not materialistic, as his wife proves. Koviel agrees and tells how he returned from a long journey and came to inform the lord that the son of the Turkish Sultan had visited the city. The son of the Sultan respects the personality of Monsieur Jourdain very much and wants to woo his daughter, whom he fell in love with. Koviel says that the Sultan's son will come to Jourdain's house today and ask Lucille's hand in marriage. He will also come in order to grant Mr. Jourdain an honorary title all over the world - mamamushi, because he respects the father of his beloved very much. The owner was delighted with such news, but emphasized:

"My daughter is terribly stubborn, - she fell head over heels in love with what Cleonte."

Koviel calms Mr. Jourdain, because the son of the Sultan is very similar to this Cleonte. And here he is.

Cleont enters in a Turkish outfit, and three pages carry the hem of his caftan. Cleont begins to speak in Turkish, and Koviel translates to Jourdain that the guest greeted the host and asks him to go with him as soon as possible to prepare for the ceremony of rank-making, so he wants to see Lucille as soon as possible and have a wedding.

Koviel laughs, what a fool Monsieur Jourdain is.

Koviel asks Dorant to help in one case. We must force Jourdain to give up his daughter for his death. Dorant laughs, says that he immediately recognized Koviel and now understood why he was dressed like that. He guarantees success if Koviel gets down to business.

The first ballet show. Turkish ceremony. Six Turks enter the stage to the music, two by two. They carry three carpets and, having danced several figures, raise them high up.

Other Turks, sings, pass under those rugs and stand on both sides of the stage. The mufti with the dervishes ends this "campaign". The Turks lay carpets on the floor, the Mufti kneels on them and prays several times. After the prayer, two dervishes go to Monsieur Jourdain.

Monsieur Jourdain is in Turkish dress, with a shaved head, without a turban and without a saber, while the Mufti says meaningless words to him.

Mufti, Turks dance and sing about Monsieur Jourdain in an incomprehensible language.

Turks, dance and sing.

Second ballet exit.

Mufti in a festive turban decorated with lighted candles.

The dervishes introduce Monsieur Jourdain and put him on his knees so that he touches the ground with his hands, and his back serves as a music stand * for the Koran **. The Mufti puts the Koran on Monsieur Jourdain's back and begins to grimace and pray. When the Koran was removed from the back of Monsieur Jourdain, he sighed heavily. The mufti and the Turks begin to sing in Jourdain, whether he is not a swindler, not a deceiver.

The third ballet exit.

Turks, dance, dress Monsieur Jourdain with a turban to the sound of music. The mufti gives his saber and says: "You are no longer a nobleman - I am not a lie."

The fourth ballet show.

The Turks dance, beat Monsieur Jourdain with sabers and, together with the Mufti, say:

“Beat, beat, do not regret!

Fifth ballet exit. Turks, dancing, beat Monsieur Jourdain to the music with sticks. The mufti at this time says:

“Do not be shy, do not shout - if you want to become a master!

He again summons Mohammed ***, and the Turks, dancing and singing, begin to jump around the Mufti. Finally, they all leave the room together and lead Monsieur Jourdain under the arms.

* Music stand-stand for notes or books in the form of an inclined frame or board.

** The Koran is a book containing an exposition of the dogmas and provisions of the Muslim religion.

*** Mohammed the prophet who founded the Muslim religion - Mohammedanism.

ACTION FIVE

Madame Jourdain is surprised why her husband is so dressed up as he is going to a masquerade. He replies that it is now important to talk to him, because he is "mamamushi", that is, he has a high rank in the world.

After that, Monsieur Jourdain began to shout out meaningless phrases. And Madame Jourdain was frightened and decided that her husband had gone mad. Dorant and the Marquis appear here.

Dorant tells Doremeny that she will have interesting entertainment in Jourdain, because she has never seen such a madman as Monsieur Jourdain. In addition, you need to help Cleonte get his girlfriend and support his invention of this masquerade. Dorimeny replies that this young man is worthy of his happiness, and it would not hurt them to get married as soon as possible, for Dorant will soon be left without money, making her expensive gifts. Dorant was delighted, he had long sought this. Monsieur Jourdain enters.

Dorant and the Dorimenes greet Mr. Jourdain with the conferring of a new dignity on him and the marriage of his daughter with the son of the Turkish Sultan. Jourdain replied that he was infinitely grateful for the visit and apologized for his wife's “savage trick”. Doremeny is forgiven by all Madame Jourdain, for she, apparently, values ​​her husband very much. Monsieur Jourdain begins to confess his love to the Marquis, but Dorant interrupts him. He notes that the high rank of his friend does not prevent him from forgetting his acquaintances. Cleont appears, sits as a Turk.

Dorant bears Cleonte's deep respect as the honorary son-in-law of Monsieur Jourdain. In the meantime, the owner is worried, ‘Where is the translator, because the son of the Sultan, perhaps, cannot understand anything. He tries to translate the words of Dorant himself, but in Jourdain it turns out very funny.

Monsieur Jourdain asks Koviel to translate Cleontus, that noble persons - Dorant and Dorimenes show him their gratitude and respect. Koviel begins to translate, and the owner is delighted with the Turkish language.

Jourdain asks Lucille to come closer and give her hand to Cleontes, who will be her future husband. Lucille wondered at first why her father was dressed like that.

"Are you playing a comedy?"

Then she said that she would not marry anyone except Cleontes. Suddenly Lucille recognizes her beloved in disguise and gladly obeys the will of her father.

Madame Jourdain denies the marriage of her daughter to which son of the Turkish Sultan. Monsieur Jourdain asks her to shut up, and the Dorimenes and Dorant say that it is not necessary to refuse such a marriage, because it is a great honor, and Lucille herself agrees to this marriage. Madame Jourdain does not want to listen to their advice, and Lucille promises to strangle her with her own hands if he marries the son of the Sultan. Then Koviel intervenes in the conversation, he promises to arrange everything by talking with Madame Jourdain in private. At first she does not want to listen to him, and when Madame Jourdain was convinced, Koviel explains to the hostess quietly that this is all a masquerade. The son of the Turkish Sultan is Cleont, whom she wants to see as her son-in-law, and he is like his translator. Having listened to Koviel, Madame Jourdain agrees to the marriage of her daughter and orders to send for a notary in order to conclude a marriage contract as soon as possible. Dorant says it's good, because he also marries the Marquise at the same time. Monsieur Jourdain perceives his words as a way of cheating Madame Jourdain, who is jealous of her husband for the Marquise, and without objection agrees to do this in his presence. Dorant proponova, as a sign of the solution of all matters in a peaceful way, watch the ballet. And Nicole stays with Koviel, who thinks that perhaps you will not find a more stupid person than Monsieur Jourdain in the whole world.

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"Bourgeois in the Nobility" - a comedy-ballet, created by the great Moliere in 1670. This is a classicistic work, supplemented by elements of folk farce, features of antique comedy and satirical compositions of the Renaissance.

History of creation

In the fall of 1669, the ambassadors of the Sultan of the Ottoman ports visited Paris. The Turks were greeted especially pompously. But the decorations, the spectacular meeting and the luxurious apartments did not surprise the guests. Moreover, the Delegation stated that the reception was poor. It soon turned out that the palace was visited not by ambassadors, but by impostors.

However, the offended King Louis demanded that Moliere create a work that would ridicule the pompous Turkish customs and specific customs of Eastern culture. It took only 10 rehearsals and the play "Turkish Ceremony" was demonstrated to the king. A month later, in 1670, at the end of November, the performance was presented at the Palais Royal.

However, the talented playwright after a while radically transformed the original play. In addition to satire on Turkish customs, he supplemented the work with reflections on the modern customs of the nobles.

Analysis of the work

Plot

Monsieur Jourdain has money, a family and a good home, but he wants to become a true aristocrat. He pays barbers, tailors and teachers to make him a respectable nobleman. The more the servants praised him, the more he paid them. Any whims of the master were embodied in reality, while those around him generously praised the naive Jourdain.

The dance teacher taught minuet and the art of bowing correctly. This was important for Jourdain, who was in love with one marquis. The fencing teacher told me how to strike correctly. He was taught spelling, philosophy, learned the intricacies of prose and poetry.

Dressed in a new suit, Jourdain decided to take a walk around the city. Madame Jourdain and the maid Nicole told the man that he looked like a jester and that everyone was running around with him only because of his generosity and wealth. A skirmish ensues. Count Dorant appears and asks Jourdain to lend him some more money, despite the fact that the amount of debt is already quite substantial.

A young man named Cleon loves Lucille, who loves him. Madame Jourdain agrees to the marriage of her daughter to her lover. Monsieur Jourdain, having learned that Cleont is not of noble origin, sharply refuses. At this moment, Count Dorant and Dorimena appear. An enterprising adventurer courting the Marquise, handing over gifts from the naive Jourdain in his own name.

The owner of the house invites everyone to the table. The Marquis is enjoying delicious treats, when suddenly Jourdain's wife appears, who was sent to her sister. She understands what is happening and makes a scandal. The Count and the Marquise leave the house.

Koviel appears immediately. He introduces himself as a friend of Father Jourdain and a real nobleman. He tells that the Turkish heir to the throne arrived in the city, madly in love with the daughter of Monsieur Jourdain.

To become related, Jourdain needs to pass the rite of passage into mamamushi. Then the Sultan himself appears - Cleont in disguise. He speaks in a fictional language, and Koviel translates. This is followed by a mixed initiation ceremony, complete with ridiculous rituals.

Characteristics of the main characters

Jourdain is the protagonist of a comedy, a bourgeois who wants to become a nobleman. He is naive and spontaneous, generous and reckless. Goes ahead to his dream. Will gladly lend money. If you make him angry, he instantly flares up, starts screaming and brawling.

He believes in the omnipotence of money, so he uses the services of the most expensive tailors, hoping that their clothes will "do their job." He is fooled by everyone: from servants to close relatives and false friends. Rudeness and bad manners, ignorance and vulgarity contrast very noticeably with the claims to noble gloss and grace.

Jourdain's wife

The wife of a tyrant and a false nobleman in the work is opposed to her husband. She is brought up and full of common sense. A practical and sophisticated lady always behaves with dignity. The wife tries to guide her husband on the "path of truth" by explaining to him that everyone is using him.

She is not interested in titles of nobility, she is not obsessed with statuses. Even her beloved daughter, Madame Jourdain, wants to marry off to a person of equal status and intelligence, so that she is comfortable and well.

Dorant

Count Dorant represents the noble class. He is aristocratic and vain. Leads friendship with Jourdain solely for selfish motives.

The entrepreneurial spirit of a man is manifested in the way he deftly appropriates the gifts of the enamored Jourdain, presented to the Marquise, as his own. Even the presented diamond he gives out as his gift.

Knowing about Koviel's prank, he is in no hurry to warn his friend about the insidious plans of the scoffers. Rather, on the contrary, the count himself makes fun of stupid Jourdain.

Marquise

The Marquis Dorimena is a widow and represents a noble family. For her sake, Jourdain studies all sciences, spends unthinkable money on expensive gifts and the organization of social events.

She is full of hypocrisy and vanity. In the eyes of the owner of the house, she says that he wasted so much at the reception, but at the same time enjoys the delicacies with pleasure. The marquise is not averse to accepting expensive gifts, but when she sees the wife of her boyfriend, she pretends to be embarrassed and even offended.

Beloved

Lucille and Cleont are people of a new generation. They are well-bred, intelligent and resourceful. Lucille loves Cleonte, therefore, upon learning that she will be married off to another, she sincerely opposes.

The young man really has something to love. He is smart, noble in manners, honest, kind and loving. He is not ashamed of his relatives, does not chase ghostly statuses, openly declares his feelings and desires.

The comedy is distinguished by a particularly thoughtful and clear structure: 5 acts, as required by the canons of classicism. One action is not interrupted by minor lines. Moliere introduces ballet into the dramatic work. This violates the requirements of classicism.

The theme is the madness of Monsieur Jourdain on titles of nobility and nobility. The author criticizes in his work the aristocratic way, the humiliation of the bourgeoisie in front of the class that supposedly dominates.

It would seem, what else does the venerable bourgeois Monsieur Jourdain need? Money, family, health - everything one could wish for, he has. But no, Jourdain took it into his head to become an aristocrat, to become like noble gentlemen. His mania caused a lot of inconvenience and excitement to the household, but it was into the hands of a host of tailors, hairdressers and teachers, who promised through their art to make Jourdain a brilliant noble gentleman. And now two teachers - dance and music - together with their students were waiting for the master of the house to appear. Jourdain invited them so that they would decorate a dinner, which he arranged in honor of one titled person, with a cheerful and exquisite performance.

Appearing in front of the musician and dancer, Jourdain first asked them to evaluate his exotic robe - such, according to his tailor, all the nobility wears in the morning - and the new liveries of their lackeys. Apparently, the size of the future fee for connoisseurs directly depended on the assessment of the taste of Jourdain, therefore, the reviews were enthusiastic.

The dressing gown, however, caused some hitch, since Jourdain could not decide for a long time how it would be more convenient for him to listen to music - in it or without it. After listening to the serenade, he found it bland and, in turn, sang a lively street song, for which he again received praise and an invitation, among other sciences, to also study music and dancing. To accept this invitation, Jourdain was persuaded by the assurances of the teachers that every noble gentleman must certainly learn both music and dance.

A pastoral dialogue was prepared for the upcoming reception by the music teacher. In general, Jourdain liked him: since one cannot do without these eternal shepherdesses and shepherdesses - okay, let them sing to themselves. The ballet presented by the dance teacher and his students pleased Jourdain absolutely to his liking.

Inspired by the success of the employer, the teachers decided to forge the iron while it was hot: the musician advised Jourdain to make sure to arrange weekly home concerts, as is done, according to him, in all aristocratic houses; the dance teacher immediately began to teach him the most exquisite of dances - the minuet.

Exercises in graceful body movements were interrupted by a fencing teacher, a science teacher - the ability to strike, and not get them himself. The dance teacher and his fellow musician disagreed with the swordsman's statement about the absolute priority of the ability to fight over their time-honored arts. The people got carried away, word for word - and a couple of minutes later a scuffle ensued between the three teachers.

When the teacher of philosophy came, Jourdain was delighted - who else, if not a philosopher, should admonish the fighting. He willingly took up the cause of reconciliation: he remembered Seneca, warned opponents against anger that humiliates human dignity, advised him to take up philosophy, this first of the sciences ... Then he overdid it. They began to beat him on a par with the others.

The battered but still mutilated philosophy teacher was finally able to begin his lesson. Since Jourdain refused to deal with both logic - the words are too tricky there - and ethics - why should science temper his passions, if it doesn't matter, if it disperses, nothing will stop him - the pundit began to initiate him into the secrets of spelling.

Practicing vowel pronunciation, Jourdain was as happy as a child, but when the first raptures passed, he revealed a big secret to the philosophy teacher: he, Jourdain, is in love with a certain high society lady, and he needs to write this lady a note. For the philosopher, it was a trifle pair - in prose, or in poetry. However, Jourdain asked him to do without these very prose and poetry. Did the venerable bourgeois know that one of the most stunning discoveries in his life awaited him - it turns out, when he shouted to the maid: "Nicole, give me shoes and a nightcap", from his lips, just think, came the purest prose!

However, in the field of literature, Jourdain was still not a bastard - no matter how hard the teacher of philosophy tried, he failed to improve the text composed by Jourdain: “Beautiful Marquise! Your beautiful eyes promise me death from love. "

The philosopher had to retire when Jourdain was told about the tailor. He brought a new suit, made, of course, according to the latest court fashion. The tailor's apprentices, dancing, brought in an update and, without interrupting the dance, dressed Jourdain in it. At the same time, his wallet suffered greatly: the apprentices did not skimp on flattering "your grace", "your excellency" and even "lordship", and the extremely touched Jourdain - on tips.

In a new suit, Jourdain set out to stroll through the streets of Paris, but his wife resolutely opposed this intention - half the city was laughing at Jourdain without that. In general, in her opinion, it was time for him to change his mind and leave his silly quirks: why, one wonders, is Jourdain fencing if he does not intend to kill anyone? Why learn to dance when your legs are about to fail anyway?

Objecting to the woman’s senseless arguments, Jourdain tried to impress her and her servant with the fruits of his scholarship, but without much success: Nicole calmly uttered the sound "y", not even suspecting that at the same time she stretched her lips and brought her upper jaw closer to the lower one, and with a rapier she easily applied Jourdain had several injections, which he did not repel, since the unenlightened maid did not inject according to the rules.

For all the nonsense that her husband indulged in, Madame Jourdain blamed the noble gentlemen, who had recently begun to make friends with him. For the court dandies, Jourdain was an ordinary cash cow, but he, in turn, was confident that friendship with them gave him significant - like them there - pre-ro-ha-tives.

One of such high society friends of Jourdain was Count Dorant. As soon as he entered the drawing-room, this aristocrat paid a few exquisite compliments to the new suit, and then briefly mentioned that this morning he had spoken of Jourdain in the royal bedchamber. Having prepared the ground in this manner, the count reminded him that he owed his friend fifteen thousand eight hundred livres, so that there was a direct reason for him to lend him another two thousand two hundred - for even counting. In gratitude for this and subsequent loans, Dorant took on the role of mediator in matters of the heart between Jourdain and the subject of his worship, the Marquis Dorimene, for whose sake the dinner with the performance was started.

Madame Jourdain, so as not to get in the way, was sent to dinner with her sister that day. She did not know anything about her husband's plan, but she herself was preoccupied with the arrangement of her daughter's fate: Lucille seemed to reciprocate the tender feelings of a young man named Cleont, who, as a son-in-law, was very suitable for Madame Jourdain. At her request, Nicole, interested in the marriage of the young mistress, since she herself was going to marry Cleontes' servant, Koviel, brought the young man. Madame Jourdain immediately sent him to her husband to ask for the hand of her daughter.

However, Lucille Cleont did not answer the first and, in fact, the only requirement of Jourdain to the applicant for the hand - he was not a nobleman, while his father wanted to make his daughter, in the worst case, a marquise, or even a duchess. Having received a decisive refusal, Cleont was discouraged, but Koviel believed that all was not lost. The faithful servant decided to play a joke with Jourdain, since he had friends-actors, and the corresponding costumes were at hand.

Meanwhile, the arrival of Count Dorant and the Marquise of Doremena was announced. The count brought the lady to dinner not out of a desire to please the owner of the house: he himself had long been courting the widow of the Marquise, but had no opportunity to see her either at her place or at his place - this could compromise Doremena. In addition, he deftly attributed to himself all the insane spending of Jourdain on gifts and various entertainment for her, which in the end won the woman's heart.

Having quite amused the noble guests with a pretentious awkward bow and the same welcoming speech, Jourdain invited them to a luxurious table.

The marquise was not without pleasure devouring exquisite dishes to the accompaniment of the exotic compliments of an eccentric bourgeois, when all splendor was unexpectedly disturbed by the appearance of an angry Madame Jourdain. Now she understood why they wanted to take her to dinner at her sister's - so that hubby could calmly pass money off to strangers. Jourdain and Dorant began to assure her that the Count was giving the dinner in honor of the Marquise, and he was paying for everything, but their assurances in no way tempered the ardor of the offended wife. After her husband, Madame Jourdain took up a guest who should have been ashamed to bring discord into an honest family. The embarrassed and offended marquise got up from the table and left the hosts; Dorant followed her.

Only the noble gentlemen left when the new visitor was reported. It turned out to be a disguised Koviel, who introduced himself as a friend of Mr. Jourdain's father. The deceased father of the owner of the house was, in his words, not a merchant, as everyone around him insisted, but the most that neither was a real nobleman. Koviel's calculation was justified: after such a statement, he could tell anything, without fear that Jourdain would doubt the veracity of his speeches.

Koviel told Jourdain that his good friend, the son of the Turkish Sultan, who was madly in love with his daughter, Jourdain, had arrived in Paris. The son of the Sultan wants to ask Lucille's hand, and in order for his father-in-law to be worthy of a new relative, he decided to consecrate him to mamamushi, in our opinion, paladins. Jourdain was delighted.

The son of the Turkish Sultan was represented by the disguised Cleont. He spoke in terrible gibberish, which Koviel allegedly translated into French. With the main Turk arrived the appointed muftis and dervishes, who had a lot of fun during the initiation ceremony: she came out very colorful, with Turkish music, songs and dances, as well as ritual beating of the initiate with sticks.

Dorant, initiated into Koviel's plan, finally managed to persuade Dorimen to return, tempting him with the opportunity to enjoy a funny show, and then also an excellent ballet. The Count and the Marquis with the most serious air congratulated Jourdain on conferring the high title on him, and they were eager to hand over their daughter to the son of the Turkish Sultan as soon as possible. At first, Lucille did not want to go to any of the Turk jester, but as soon as she recognized him as Cleonte in disguise, she immediately agreed, pretending that she was obediently fulfilling her daughter's duty. Madame Jourdain, in turn, sternly declared that the Turkish scarecrow would not see her daughter as his own ears. But as soon as Koviel whispered a few words in her ear, the mother changed her anger to mercy.

Jourdain solemnly joined the hands of a boy and a girl, giving a parental blessing for their marriage, and then they sent for a notary. Another couple, Dorant and Dorimena, decided to use the services of the same notary. While waiting for the representative of the law, all those present had a wonderful time enjoying the ballet performed by the dance teacher.

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