Moliere is the imaginary sick main characters. Jean-baptiste moliere - the imaginary patient
In the first prologue
Flora.
Klymene.
Daphne.
Thyrsis- the leader of a group of shepherds, in love with Klymene.
Dorilas- the leader of a group of shepherds, in love with Daphne.
Two marshmallows.
Shepherds and shepherdesses.
Six fauns.
In the second prologue
Shepherdess.
Fauns and Aegipans.
In comedy
Argan- an imaginary patient.
Belina- the second wife of Argan.
Angelica- Argan's daughter, in love with Cleanthes.
Louison- little daughter of Argan, sister of Angelica.
Berald- Argan's brother.
Cleant- a young man in love with Angelica.
Mr. Diafuarus- doctor.
Toma Diafuarus- his son, in love with Angelica.
Mr Purgon- the doctor treating Argan.
Mr Flerand- pharmacist.
Mr de Bonnefoy- notary.
Tuaneta- a maid.
Lackey.
Characters of interludes
In the first act
Polichinelle.
Old woman.
Policemen singing and dancing.
In the second act
Gypsies and gypsies singing and dancing.
In the third act
Upholsterers dancing.
President of the Medical Assembly.
Argan- bachelor.
The doctors.
Pharmacists with mortars and pestles.
Klystyrene bearers.
Surgeons.
The action takes place in Paris.
First prologue
After the glorious labors and victorious deeds of our august monarch, justice demands that the writers try to either glorify or entertain him. This is what we tried to do. The present prologue is an attempt to glorify the sovereign, and the comedy following the prologue about The imaginary sick It was conceived with the aim of bringing the king to rest after the noble labors he had endured.
The scene represents pleasant countryside.
Eclogue with music and dancing
Flora, Klymene, Daphne, Thyrsis, Dorilas, two marshmallows, shepherds and shepherdesses.
Flora
Leave all your herds!
Pasta? Shki, shepherds, here!
Run all to me, into the shade of a young elm tree,
Find out with pleasure from my story:
Happiness has come!
Leave all your herds!
Shepherdesses, shepherds, here!
All run to me, into the shade of a young elm tree.
Klymene and Daphne
I have no time for you, shepherd boy:
Look, Flora is calling us!
Thyrsis and Dorilas
Shepherdess, your refusal is cruel!
Thyrsis
Can it be that you won't answer me for love soon?
Dorilas
Is it possible that the hour of bliss is far from me?
Klymene
(Daphne)
Look, Flora is calling us!
Thyrsis and Dorilas
Say a word to me.Answer, I pray, answer!
Thyrsis
Can it be possible for me to suffer for a century without an affectionate gaze?
Dorilas
Can I hope to get hold of you?
Klymene
(Daphne)
Look, Flora is calling us!
First ballet exit
Shepherds and shepherdesses surround Flora.
Klymene
What joyful lime,
Goddess, will you give us your appearance?
Daphne
Curiosity makes us burn
Hear this message.
Dorilas
Our spirit is tormented by excitement.
We are about to die of impatience!
Flora
Listen in awe:
The desired moment has come - Louis is with us again,
With him, he returned to us joys and love.
Let mortal fear no longer bother you:
By his greatness he conquered the whole world;
Now the weapon will fold:
There are no more enemies.
Oh! What great news
Rushing, predicting joy!
Joy, games, laughter after her
And a string of clear days.
Heaven could not have been kinder to us:
Oh! What great news
Rushing, predicting joy!
Second ballet exit
Shepherds and shepherdesses express their joy and delight in dancing.
Flora
Extract from the pipe
The sweetest swarm sounds:
Our hero has returned.
Singing it - there is no higher goal.
Having won a hundred victories in battle,
My loud glory
He grabbed with a powerful hand,
So arrange among yourself
A battle is a hundred times more pleasant
To sing praises to the hero!
So let's arrange among ourselves
A battle is a hundred times more pleasant
To sing praises to the hero!
Flora
Gifts from my kingdom
Zephyr in the forest is already knitting wreaths.
The reward awaits the singer
Whose voice will tell us better
About who is higher and brighter
All the greatest kings.
Klymene
Oh, be yours, Tirsi? S, reward ...
Daphne
Oh, conquer you, Dorila? With ...
Klymene
I would be glad to love you.
Daphne
I would give myself to you forever.
Thyrsis
Oh dear hopes, joy!
Dorilas
Sweet speech to the heart!
Thyrsis and Dorilas
Where is the object more beautiful? More beautiful where is the reward
To ignite inspiration?
The violins play a tune that encourages both shepherds to compete. Flora takes the place of judge at the foot of the tree, two marshmallows stand on the sides. The rest as spectators stand on both sides of the stage.
Thyrsis
When the snows, having escaped, will pour into the might of the rapids,
The pressure of the formidable raging abyss
Not able to hold on to anything:
Everything is people, and herds, and maybe giants,
Palaces, villages, cities, dams -
A terrible stream is flooded.
So - but faster and more dignified -
Louis strives his way to glory!
Third ballet exit
The shepherds and shepherdesses of the Thyrsis group dance around him to the riturnel, expressing their approval to him.
Dorilas
When a flash of lightning pierces the terrible darkness,
Igniting a fire in the ominous clouds
Awe involuntarily arises
And in the most valiant hearts.
But at the head of the regiments inspires
Greater fear to enemies of Louis!
Fourth ballet exit
The shepherds and shepherdesses of Dorilas's group dance to express their approval.
Thyrsis
The tales of antiquity that we knew were
Now they were surpassed by wonderful deeds,
All the glory of the days of the past eclipsed.
The demigods do not seduce us:
We forget the ancient myth
We are only admired by Louis.
Fifth ballet exit
The shepherds and shepherdesses of the Thyrsis group express their approval to him.
Dorilas
The opportunity was given to us by Louis deyan
Believe in all that legend says
Long gone years.
And our grandchildren are waiting for something else:
Their heroes will not prove them,
That so much one could accomplish.
Sixth ballet exit
The shepherds and shepherdesses of Dorilas' group express their approval to him.
After this, both groups of shepherds and shepherdesses unite. Appears Pan accompanied six fauns.
Enough, shepherds, stop this venture.
What do you want to do?
The shepherd's pipe groan
I tried to express in vain
That Apollo Wouldn't Dare
Sing it on a sweet-voiced lyre.
You rely too much on your efforts:
There is not enough flame that burns you.
You rush to the skies, but wings of wax
They will drop you into the depths of the waters.
To sing the praises of the deeds of unparalleled courage,
The fate of the singer has not yet created;
There are no words to describe the image of the monarch correctly,
Silence is the best praise
Which his affairs await.
Praise him in a different way, pleasing to him,
Prepare another celebration for him,
Leave his greatness -
Look for comfort for him.
Flora
But even though you didn't have enough strength
Sing the immortal greatness as it should
Everyone deserved an award.
Yes, both of you will be rewarded.
Aspiration is important for one thing
Seventh ballet exit
Two marshmallows dance with wreaths in their hands, which they then lay on the shepherds.
Klymene and Daphne
(giving them hands)
Aspiration is important for one thing
To that which is proud and beautiful.
Thyrsis and Dorilas
For our bold impulse, how much has been given to us!
Flora and Pan
Serving Louis, they do not work in vain.
Both pairs of lovers
From now on it is our destiny to seek comfort for him.
Flora and Pan
Blessed is he who managed to devote his whole life to him!
Final General Ballet Outlet
Fauns, shepherds and shepherdesses all dance together and then leave to prepare for the comedy performance.
Second prologue
The scene represents a grove.
Pleasant music. Appears shepherdess and in a gentle voice complains that he cannot find any remedy against the ailment that is eating her away. Several fauns and aegipans, gathered for their usual games, notice the shepherdess. They overhear her complaints and accompany them with their dances.
The shepherdess's complaint
My anguish is boundless measure.
Alas, I do not dare passionate ardor
Longing of painful love
Open to someone who is unconditional
One would heal me.
Don't think to give me strength.
Faith in my salvation would be in vain:
Medications of doubtful impact appreciating,
They are ready to believe in simplicity, ignorance,
But they never cure me
And can be fooled by all your chatter
Only the Imaginary Sick!
All your knowledge is the purest chimera
An unwise and vain family of doctors!
Do not heal me with your whole Latin -
My anguish is boundless measure.
All your knowledge is the purest chimera.
Everyone leaves. The stage turns into a room.
Action one
The first phenomenon
Argan one.
Argan (sitting at the table, checks his pharmacist's accounts with tokens) ... Three and two are five, and five are ten, and ten are twenty; three and two are five. “Moreover, on the twenty-fourth — a light clyster, preparatory and emollient, in order to soften, moisturize and refresh the womb of your grace ...” What I like about my pharmacist, Monsieur Fleurent, is that his accounts are always drawn up unusually courteously: “... the womb your grace, thirty sous. " Yes, Monsieur Flerand, but it is not enough to be courteous, you must also be prudent and not to tear the skins of the sick. Thirty sous for a flush! Servant humble, I have already spoken to you about this, in other accounts you put only twenty sous, and twenty sous in the language of pharmacists means ten sous; here's ten sous for you. "Moreover, on the designated day, a good cleansing klystyr made from the most healing remedy - rhubarb, rose honey and other things, according to the recipe, in order to relieve, flush and cleanse the intestines of your ladyship, is thirty sous." With your leave, ten sous. "Moreover, in the evening of the indicated day, a sedative and hypnotic refreshing drink made from an infusion of hepatic herb, in order to make your grace fall asleep, is thirty-five sous." Well, I'm not complaining about that, I slept well thanks to this drink. Ten, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen sous and six deniers. "Moreover, on the twenty-fifth intake of an excellent medicine, relaxing and strengthening, composed of cassia, Alexandrian leaf, and other things, according to the prescription of Monsieur Purgon, for cleansing and expelling bile from your grace - four livres." Are you kidding me, Monsieur Flerand? Treat the sick humanly. Monsieur Purgon did not instruct you to count four francs. Deliver three livres, do mercy! Twenty and thirty sous. "Moreover, on the day indicated, an astringent astringent drink to soothe your grace is thirty sous." So ten and fifteen sous. "Moreover, on the twenty-sixth the carminative klystyr to remove the winds of your grace is thirty sous." Ten sous, Monsieur Flerand! "In the evening, a repetition of the aforementioned klyister is thirty sous." Ten sous, Monsieur Flerand! "Moreover, on the twenty-seventh, an excellent diuretic to drive out the bad juices of your grace - three livres." So twenty and thirty sous; very glad that you have become sensible. "Moreover, the twenty-eighth serving of refined and sweetened whey to soothe and refresh the blood of your ladyship is twenty sous." So, ten sous! "Moreover, a protective and heart-strengthening drink, composed of twelve grains of bezoar, lemon and pomegranate syrup and other things, according to the prescription, - five livres." Lighter, lighter, do mercy, Monsieur Fleurant; if you act like that, no one will want to get sick, four francs are enough for you; twenty and forty sous. Three and two are five, and five are ten, and ten are twenty. Sixty-three livres four sous six denier. So in this month I took one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight remedies and did one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve flushing ... And last month there were twelve drugs and twenty flushes. No wonder I feel worse than last month. We must tell Mr. Purgon: let him take action. Hey, take it all away! (Seeing that no one comes and that there are no servants in the room.) Nobody! No matter how you say it, they always leave me alone, no strength can keep them here. (Rings a bell.) Nobody hears, the bell is no good! (Calls again.) No use! (Calls again.) Deaf ... Tuaneta! (Calls again.) As if I hadn't called. Daughter of a bitch! Bastard! (Calls again.) You can go crazy! (Stops calling and shouts.) Ding-ding-ding! Damn doll! How can you leave a poor patient alone? Ding-ding-ding! What a misfortune! Ding-ding-ding! Oh my God! After all, it will not be long to die. Ding-ding-ding!
The second phenomenon
Argan, Tuaneta.
Tuaneta (entering). I'm coming!
Argan... Oh, you daughter of a bitch! You bitch!
Tuaneta (pretends to hit her head). Oh, come on, how impatient you are! You are in such a hurry to rush people that I hit my head with all sorts of things on the corner.
Argan (in a fury). Ah, villainess! ..
Tuaneta (interrupts Argan). Oh oh oh!..
Argan... Already…
Tuaneta... Oh oh oh!..
Argan.... an hour ...
Tuaneta... Oh oh oh!..
Argan.... I can't get through to you ...
Tuaneta... Oh oh oh!..
Argan... Shut up, you bastard, don't bother me to scold you!
Tuaneta... Here's another, only this was lacking - for the fact that I was so hurt!
Argan... I ripped my throat out because of you, bitch!
Tuaneta... And I broke my head because of you, one is worth the other. As you please, we are even.
Argan... What, you scoundrel?
Tuaneta... If you curse, I will cry.
Argan... Leave me alone, villain! ..
Tuaneta (interrupts Argan again). Oh oh oh!..
Argan... You want, daughter of a bitch ...
Tuaneta... Oh oh oh!..
Argan... So I can't even give myself the pleasure of swearing properly?
Tuaneta... Swear to your heart's content, do me a favor.
Argan... But you don't give me, you bastard, you interrupt every minute.
Tuaneta... If it gives you pleasure to swear, then do not deprive me of the pleasure of crying: to whom what. Oh oh oh!..
Argan... Apparently, nothing can be done with you. Take it all away, you bastard, take it away! (Rises.) How did my wash today work?
Tuaneta... Your flushing?
Argan... Yes. Was there a lot of bile?
Tuaneta... Well, these matters do not concern me! Let Monsieur Fleurent stick his nose in them - he will profit from it.
Argan... Make sure that the broth is ready, otherwise I will soon have to do the washing again.
Tuaneta... These Monsieur Flerand and Monsieur Purgon are simply mocking you. You are a good cash cow for them. I would like to ask them what kind of disease you have, for which you are given so many medicines.
Argan... Shut up, you ignoramus! It's none of your business to interfere with medical prescriptions. Call my daughter Angelica, I need to tell her something.
Tuaneta... Here she is. As if I guessed your wish.
The third phenomenon
The same and Angelica.
Argan... Come to me, Angelica. You came by the way - I wanted to talk to you.
Angelica... I'm listening to you.
Argan... Wait a minute! (Tuanete.) Give me a stick. I'll be right there.
Tuaneta... Hurry, hurry, sir! Monsieur Flerand makes you work!
Argan leaves.
The fourth phenomenon
Tuaneta, Angelica.
Angelica... Tuaneta!
Tuaneta... What?
Angelica... Look at me.
Tuaneta... Look.
Angelica... Tuaneta!
Tuaneta... What about "Tuaneta"?
Angelica... Do you have any idea what I want to talk to you about?
Tuaneta... I suspect: probably about our young lover. For six days now, we have only talked about him. You just feel uncomfortable when the conversation turns to another subject.
Angelica... Since you know this, why don't you speak first? And why don't you save me the trouble of directing you to this conversation?
Tuaneta... Yes, I do not have time: you are showing such zeal that you cannot keep up with you.
Angelica... I confess, I never get tired of talking to you about him, my heart uses every moment to open up to you. But tell me, Tuaneta, do you condemn my inclination towards him?
Tuaneta... Not at all.
Angelica... Am I doing wrong by indulging in these sweet feelings?
Tuaneta... I don’t say that.
Angelica... Would you like me to remain insensitive to the gentle outpourings of his ardent passion?
Tuaneta... God save me!
Angelica... Please tell me: don't you agree with me that in our accidental and unexpected meeting there was some indication from above, there was something fatal?
Tuaneta... Agree.
Angelica... Don't you think that standing up for me without knowing me at all is the act of a truly noble person?
Tuaneta... Seems.
Angelica... What could not have been more magnanimous?
Tuaneta... Right.
Angelica... And that it all came out charmingly with him?
Tuaneta... Oh yeah!
Angelica... Don't you think, Tuaneta, he's well built?
Tuaneta... Without a doubt.
Angelica... That he is unusually good-looking?
Tuaneta... Certainly.
Angelica... That in all his words, in all his actions, there is something noble?
Tuaneta... Quite right.
Angelica... That when he speaks to me, all his speech breathes with passion?
Tuaneta... True truth.
Angelica... And that there is nothing more unbearable than the supervision under which I am kept and which interferes with all the tender manifestations of mutual inclination, inspired by heaven itself?
Tuaneta... You're right.
Angelica... But, dear Tuaneta, do you think he really loves me?
Tuaneta... Hm! Hm! This still needs to be checked. In love, pretense is very similar to the truth, I happened to see great actors.
Angelica... Oh, what are you, Tuaneta! Is it really possible that he - and suddenly spoke a lie?
Tuaneta... In any case, you will soon find out: after all, he wrote to you yesterday that he was going to ask for your hand - well, this is the shortest way to find out whether he is telling you the truth or not. This will be the best proof.
Angelica... Ah, Tuaneta, if he deceives me, I will no longer believe any man!
Tuaneta... Here is your father.
The fifth phenomenon
The same and Argan.
Argan... Well, my daughter, I will tell you news that you probably would not expect. They ask for your hand ... What does this mean? You're laughing? Yes, it's true, wedding is a funny word. There is nothing more fun for girls. Oh nature, nature! I see, my daughter, that in essence I have nothing to ask you if you wish to get married.
Angelica... Father, I must obey in whatever you want me to order.
Argan... It is gratifying to have such an obedient daughter. So, the issue is resolved: I agreed.
Angelica... It behooves me, father, to unquestioningly fulfill all your desires.
Argan... My wife, your stepmother, wanted me to give you and your sister Louison to the monastery, she kept repeating this to me.
Tuaneta (to the side). The dear has her reasons for this.
Argan... She never wanted to agree to this marriage, but I insisted on my own and gave my word.
Angelica... Oh, father, how grateful I am to you for your kindness.
Tuaneta (To Argan.) Honestly, I very much approve of you for this: you have never done anything smarter than this in your entire life.
Argan... I have not yet seen your fiancé, but they told me that I would be happy, and so will you.
Angelica... Of course, father.
Argan... How! Have you seen him?
Angelica... Your consent allows me to open up to you, I will not pretend: six days ago we met by chance, and the offer that was made to you is a consequence of the mutual attraction that arose at first sight.
Argan... They didn’t tell me anything about it, but I’m very glad - so much the better if this is the case. They say that this is a stately young man, well-built.
Angelica... Yes, father.
Argan... Good growth.
Angelica... Undoubtedly.
Argan... Nice appearance.
Angelica... Of course.
Argan... He has a nice face.
Angelica... Very nice.
Argan... He is a well-mannered man of noble birth.
Angelica... Quite.
Argan... Very decent.
Angelica... You will not find another like this in the whole world.
Argan... Speaks fluently in Greek and Latin.
Angelica... I don’t know this.
Argan... And in a few days he will receive a doctoral degree.
Angelica... Is he, father?
Argan... Yes. Didn't he tell you?
Angelica... No, really. Who told you?
Argan... Mr. Purgon.
Angelica... Does Mr. Purgon know him?
Argan... Here's more news! How could he not know him, since the young man is his nephew?
Angelica... Cleant - Mr. Purgon's nephew?
Argan... Which Cleant? We are talking about who you are wooing.
Angelica... Well, yes!
Argan... So, this is the nephew of Mr. Purgon, the son of his brother-in-law Dr. Diafuarus, and his name is Tom? Diafuarus, not Cleanthe. We decided about this marriage this morning: Monsieur Purgon, Monsieur Fleurant and I, and tomorrow my father will bring my future son-in-law to me ... What is it? Do you seem amazed?
Angelica... Yes, father. I thought you were talking about one person, but it turned out that this is completely different.
Tuaneta... How, sir! Could such an absurdity have occurred to you? Is it possible that with your wealth you will give your daughter for some kind of doctor?
Argan... I will give it to you. Why are you meddling in other matters, shameless, scoundrel?
Tuaneta... Hush, hush! First of all, you start to swear. Can't you talk calmly? Let's discuss everything in cold blood. Please tell me why are you leaning towards this marriage?
Argan... Because, feeling sick and weak, I want my son-in-law and his relatives to be doctors, to help me, so that the sources of the medicines I need, the consultations I need and the doctors' prescriptions are in the bosom of my family.
Tuaneta... That's the reason! And what a pleasure it is when people exchange opinions so calmly! But, sir, in all honesty, are you really sick?
Argan... How, you scoundrel! Are you still asking if I am sick, shameless?
Tuaneta... Well, all right, sir, you're sick, let's not argue about that. Yes, you are sick, I agree, and even more serious than you think it is true. But your daughter must marry not for you, but for herself, and she is not sick, so why would she need a doctor?
Argan... I need a doctor, and every obedient daughter should be happy that she is marrying a man who can be useful to her father.
Tuaneta... In honor, sir, would you like me to give you some friendly advice?
Argan... What is the advice?
Tuaneta... Forget this marriage.
The dramatic plot of The Imaginary Patient is not complicated. This is a comedy about the disintegration of a bourgeois family. In the play, there is a polemic about medicine, its capabilities and the role of doctors in the fate of a person, a love line develops in parallel. From this enumeration of topics it is already clear that Moliere organically combined dramatic, publicistic and lyrical episodes in his comedy.
The main conflict of the comedy, its central intrigue consists in the collision of Argan with his daughter Angelica, who chose for herself an unworthy, from the standpoint of a father, a groom. Argan looks at his daughter like the owner of a thing. He is ready to dispose of her fate at his own discretion, to destroy her happiness, her love. Feelings of the girl, her aspirations, hopes do not bother him. And here a second, much more important plane of the work arises. It is associated with the theme of imaginary love, imaginary care, sanctimonious feelings that can destroy the real ones. Pettiness and vanity threaten the high, the true. A servant-son-in-law who will look after his father-in-law, give him klystyrs, do washing and bloodletting - this is Argan's real goal. That is why, contrary to Angelica's wishes, he opts for Dr. Tom Diafuarus. That is, the moral choice of the hero in this case is determined only by how this or that person from his environment relates to the klyister. This is truly a serious and highly ethical position! In addition to a sense of sarcasm and disgust, she can evoke nothing in the viewer and reader.
Naturally, not fictional, but real life avenges such a worldview. Argan feels tenderness for his second wife Belina, because he considers her sympathy, respect, reverence to be real, and yet they are hypocritically deceitful. They are based not on love for her husband, but on contempt for him, expectation of his imminent death, which will allow him to take possession of wealth, escape from home and heal at his pleasure.
Argan plays an imaginary death. And here Belina's falsity of care and love are manifested in full force: she is delighted with the death of her husband, she is triumphant. She can't wait to grab important documents and money faster.
The artistic skill of Moliere, the creator of the image of Belina's hypocritical nature, was highly appreciated by the French writer Honore de Balzac. He wrote: “Having inscribed with stunning truthfulness the image of a woman who considers the last moments of a reckless old man, the image of a selfish wife and an evil stepmother, the great man proved that death struck him at a time when his mighty genius was in full bloom and could create all new masterpieces ". So, from one illusion - the illusion of loyalty and devotion of his wife - Argan is saved. But he continues to be a prisoner of his medical superstitions. They cause a sharp rejection, reaching the point of sarcasm, in Argan's brother Berald. But this is precisely why the alleged patient does not trust him.
It is not known what caused such a sharply negative attitude of Moliere to medicine. Perhaps her eternal imperfection, perhaps the difficult physical condition of the playwright himself. But the main thing in comedy is not the problems of medicine, but ridicule of a person's desire to hide from real life under the guise of life circumstances invented by him.
The character system of Moliere's "The Imaginary Sick" corresponds to the idea of the comedy. It also includes the satirical images of doctors with their "speaking surnames" - one of the surest signs of classicism comedy (for example, Dr. Another doctor, Diafuarus Sr., is a scholastic doctor who utters memorized medical terms like incantations, "ringing nonsense and pretentious chatter", while completely disregarding the fate of patients. They are for a doctor who, in essence, is an imaginary doctor, is only a raw material for the production of certain manipulations prescribed by the rules. That is why it is easier and safer for him to treat ordinary people: “With them it is much easier. You are not responsible to anyone for your actions: you just need to follow the rules of science, not caring what comes out of it. " It is more dangerous to treat the rich and noble: "When they get sick, they certainly want a doctor to cure them."
It is not by chance that one more "imaginary" person appears in the comedy. This is the son of Dr. Diafuarus Tom. Tom Diafuarus creates a mediocre, seemingly scientific treatise, which, however, allows him to make a career. And he rushes into battle against genuine scientists, real doctors, "instills fear in them," because the true is suppressed by scholasticism, imaginary significance and benefit.
This is how the central motive of the true and the false arises in comedy, a motive that can turn into a sentence to Diafuars and Purgons not only in medicine, but also in literature, art, science - in all spheres of human activity. It is against the carriers of false values that all the satirical skill of Moliere the playwright is directed, this is precisely what the vicious people who put on the masks of the holy man did not forgive him.
Argan is constantly focused on his state of health, it seems to him that he is sick and should be regularly and seriously treated, although in reality this person does not suffer from any diseases. His household perceives the mania of the head of the family in different ways, the second wife of Argan, named Belina, agrees with the cunning doctors in everything, hoping that their potions and drugs will quickly force her husband to say goodbye to life. At the same time, his daughter Angelica absolutely does not like her father's mania, but the girl, who has a modest and submissive disposition, prefers not to argue with Argan. The maid Tuaneta does not hesitate to scold the doctors and speaks loudly that the owner is literally obsessed with various medicines and bloodletting.
It is with Tuaneta that young Angelica shares her secret regarding the fact that the girl fell in love with a certain young man named Cleant. True, she met with him only once, attending a theater performance, but Cleant made the most favorable impression on Angelica and since then she has only dreamed of him. Suddenly, the father invites his daughter to his place and begins to talk with her about the upcoming marriage. Angelica first decides that it was Cleant who came to Argan to marry, but, to the girl's disappointment, it turns out that her father has outlined a completely different groom for her.
We are talking about a certain Tom Diafuarus, the nephew of Dr. Purgon, the attending physician of Argan. Tom himself will soon become a certified specialist in the field of medicine, moreover, this young man is the only heir to both his parents and Uncle Purgon. Angelica is horrified by the words of her father, but she is unable to resist his desires. But the servant Tuaneta sharply expresses to her master everything she thinks about this. However, her efforts are in vain, Argan does not want to listen to anything.
Belina, Angelica's stepmother, also does not want the girl to marry. The young lady expects to fully inherit Argan's fortune after his death, and Belina seeks to send her stepdaughter to a nun, so that later she could not claim her father's property. Angelica, in utter despair, begs Tuanet to help her, she immediately agrees and decides, first of all, to inform Cleant that they intend to make his beloved the wife of another person.
The young man immediately comes to Argan's house, posing as a new singing teacher. According to him, the previous teacher, Comrade Cleantas, had to urgently leave for the village. The owner of the house agrees to the proposed replacement, but demands that the young man deal with Angelica only in his presence.
As soon as the first singing lesson begins, Tom and his father immediately appear. The future doctor makes Angelica a marriage proposal in the most exquisite terms, and Argan comes to this young man in sincere delight, believing that his daughter's best husband is not even worth dreaming of. He immediately asks the girl to sing for the guests, and Cleant holds out the sheet music to Argan's daughter, which tells a short story of their love. Angelica and her lover sing couplets in which they promise to love each other forever and never part, although those around them do not understand the true meaning of their singing.
Argan nevertheless suspects that something undesirable is happening in front of him, he sharply demands from his daughter to give Tom's hand and call him in front of all his spouse. But Angelica categorically refuses to comply with this father's order. Tom and his father leave Argan's dwelling in the worst mood, soon his brother Berald arrives to visit the owner of the house and informs him that he has in mind a wonderful groom for his niece.
Argan refuses even to listen to his brother's proposal, he insists that he wants to see only a doctor as his son-in-law. Berald, in turn, does not doubt that doctors are only clever charlatans and that only nature itself can heal any disease, if, of course, doctors do not interfere with it. However, Argan is not at all impressed by his brother's words; he continues to blindly believe in medical science and its possibilities.
Returning to the conversation about Angelica's possible marriage, her father continues to insist that there are only two options. A girl can either become the wife of a doctor or go to a monastery, he sees no other fate for her. The idea of making Angelica a nun has been gradually imposed on Belina's husband for a long time, but Argan does not even allow the thought that she may have any bad intentions. Tuaneta proposes to organize a small performance and thus see the true face of Argan's wife. Her owner agrees and begins to portray the deceased.
Belina does not hide her boundless delight at the sight of her dead husband, because she will finally be able to get his funds at her disposal. Angelica and Cleant, on the contrary, are really worried about the death of Argan, they are even ready to refuse the planned wedding. But suddenly the owner of the house suddenly resurrects, his wife is in indescribable horror, and the daughter and her beloved heartily rejoice at this turn of events. Argan nevertheless agrees to allow Angelica to marry Cleant, however, demands that the young man learn to be a doctor, only in this case he allows the girl to become his wife.
But Berald has another proposal, he advises his brother to become a doctor himself. In his opinion, this profession does not require any special knowledge at all, it is enough just to put on a hat and a robe that correspond to the craft of a doctor, after which anyone can begin lengthy discussions about diseases, using Latin.
Fortunately, actors who are longtime acquaintances of Argan's brother turn out to be nearby. They conduct a humorous ceremony, during which they confer the title of doctor on the owner of the house, and all family members feel absolutely happy.
Argan sits at his desk and checks the pharmacist's bills. He calls Tuanette, the maid. She pretends to hit her head. Argan scolds her, tells her to clear the bills from the table. Argan has a daughter, Angelica, and she is in love with Cleanthe, she thinks that their meeting is destiny. Angelica praises him in every possible way. The father tells his daughter that he intends to marry her to the son of Dr. Diafuarus. Argan is inclined towards this marriage, as he wants his relatives to be doctors. The father is sure that the daughter should be glad that he is passing her off as a person who can be useful to him. Angelica is upset. Argan will send her to the monastery if she doesn't do as he wants.
Belina, Argan's wife, pleases her husband in every possible way. He wants to make a will to reward his wife for her love and care. Argan wants to transfer property to her, leaving the children with nothing. She calls a notary, who tells Argan how to get around the law.
Cleant comes under the guise of a friend of the singing teacher and says that he is sending him instead of himself. The doctor's son comes to meet the bride and her family. Cleant gives Angelica notes and they sing of their love. Argan thinks the piece is stupid. Angelica asks her father to wait with the marriage, she does not like the son of Mr. Diafuarus. The stepmother notices Cleant in Angelica's room and complains to Argan. Louison (Angelica's sister) says that a man came to her sister and said that he loved her. Toinette decided to play Argan. Berald, Argan's brother, argues with him that Tom's daughter is not suitable for husbands, that doctors do not know how to heal.
Toinette dresses up as a doctor, says that she travels the world and treats the most seriously ill people. She advises to gouge out the eye and cut off Argan's hand. Toinette changes again. She invites Argan to pretend to be dead in order to prove to Berald how Argan's wife loves him. But Belina is glad that he died. He wants to take all his money and papers, but then Argan gets up and she runs away. Daughter arrives, Argan pretends to be dead again. Angelica is crying with grief. Argan agrees to marry her off to Cleanthe if he becomes a doctor. Berald invites his brother to become a doctor himself: you need to get a robe and a hat, and you will immediately become a scientist. Berald invites actors. They conduct the initiation ceremony of Argan as a doctor.
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The summary of "The Imaginary Sick" allows you to make a full impression of the plot of this classic comedy by the French playwright Jean-Baptiste Moliere. He wrote it in collaboration with Marc Antoine Charpentier back in 1673. But until now, the play remains relevant, it is not only read with pleasure, but also regularly staged on the stage. It is noteworthy that this turned out to be the last work of the French classic, who played one of the roles. After the fourth performance, Moliere, who played Argan, died.
In the summary of "The Imaginary Patient" we are introduced to the main character named Argan. At the very beginning, he carefully calculates and calculates everything in order to understand why his health has deteriorated so much recently.
It turns out that over the past month, he took eight types of different drugs, and also made as many as 12 injections. And this is significantly less than last month. Argan sees his doctor Purgon as the culprit.
In the summary of "The Imaginary Patient" J.-B. Moliere described that Argan's family had different attitudes towards his unhealthy obsession with his own health. For example, Belina's second wife agreed with the doctors in everything, since she was convinced that drugs would bring her husband to the grave faster than all diseases. Argan's daughter Angelica did not approve of her father's hobby, but because of her modesty and respect for her elders, she did not express her opinion.
Only the servant Toinette is described as an ardent opponent of doctors in the summary of Moliere's "The Imaginary Sick". She makes fun of and vilifies doctors in every possible way.
Matters of the heart
The characters of this play are not only concerned with health issues, there is also a place for a love line. Angelica to one Toinette confesses that she has feelings for a young man named Cleant. True, she saw him only once. It was at the theater. But even in such a short time, the young man managed to charm the young girl.
Cleant was not only handsome, but also noble. Still not knowing Angelica, he warned her against the annoying courting of a rude gentleman.
Then the father begins to talk with Angelica about the upcoming marriage. In the summary of "The Imaginary Sick", according to her actions, the girl decides from the first words that Cleant has wooed her. Imagine her disappointment when she learns that, in fact, Purgon's nephew Tom Diafuarus asked for her hand. He himself is preparing to become a doctor.
Argan sees a lot of positive qualities in Diafuarus. In the summary of "The Imaginary Patient" it is mentioned that this is his own doctor among relatives, as well as the only heir to his father. This means that the state of Argan can get better.
Angelica is upset by this news, but her modesty does not allow her to utter a word.
Belina also opposes this marriage. The fact is that she did not expect to share Argan's inheritance with her stepdaughter and hoped to give her to a monastery.
Toinette, seeing how the situation is developing, wants to help the girl. In the summary of "The Imaginary Sick," it is described that the maid decides to inform Cleant that Angelica is being wooed for another. She sends the pawnbroker Punchinel to the young man. He has long and hopelessly in love with Angelica, so he agrees to everything.
On the way, a young man finds himself in a funny situation with a policeman. It all ends with dancing and the first interlude, which entertains the guests in between actions.
Cleant comes to Argan
In the summary of Moliere's "The Imaginary Sick," it is described that Cleantus comes to Argan. But he does not appear as a groom, but as a temporary singing teacher. Angelica's real mentor is forced to leave for the village for a while. Argan agrees to such a replacement, but insists that classes take place only in his presence.
However, at the very beginning of the very first lesson, the main character is reported about the visit of Diafuarus. The future son-in-law makes a brilliant impression on Argan with his abstruse and wordy speech.
True, then awkwardness arises. He takes Angelica for Argan's wife and begins to talk to her like a mother-in-law. When everything falls into place, Tom proposes to her in the most sublime terms. As a gift to the bride, he presents a treatise of his own composition, dedicated to the denial of the theory of blood circulation. Immediately invites the girl to attend the autopsy of a female corpse with him.
Love song
Even a very brief summary of "The Imaginary Sick" describes how Argan wished his daughter to show herself in full glory. He asks her to sing the song. It is not for nothing that the girl regularly studies music and vocals.
Cleant holds out the sheet music to Angelica, saying that he had a sketch of a new opera right at hand. In the song text, he seems to be addressing everyone, but in fact only to his beloved. He replaces himself with a shepherd boy and a girl with a shepherd boy. And then, in a bucolic vein, he retells the history of their relationship. At the end of this story, Cleant notes that the shepherd, finding himself in the shepherdess's house, found in him an unworthy rival for him, who was favored by the girl's father. Therefore, now, even in the presence of the father, the lovers must necessarily explain themselves, putting everything in its place.
Angelica, along with Cleant, sing touching improvised couplets in which they confess their love to each other. And they also swear loyalty to the coffin itself.
At the end of the composition, the lovers sing a duet. Argan feels that something indecent is going on around him, but he is unable to understand what exactly. At one point, he orders them to stop in order to immediately get down to business.
In a summary of The Imaginary Sick by Jean-Baptiste Moliere, the protagonist orders his daughter to shake hands with Tom and call him her husband. Suddenly Angelica, who before that could not say a word across to her father, flatly refuses to obey. Frustrated Diafuaries leave with nothing, trying to maintain at least dignity in such a delicate and unpleasant situation.
New groom
In a summary of the chapters of The Imaginary Patient, it is said that Argan was beside himself with his daughter's behavior. In addition, he learns that Belina found Angelica and Cleanthes alone in the room. When the young man saw Argan's wife, he immediately fled.
Argan's new guest is his brother Berald. He claims that he has in mind a wonderful groom for Angelica. Argan doesn't want to hear any more about the wedding. But Berald had a trick in store. He prepared excellent entertainment for his brother - a performance by a gypsy troupe. Usually, it works on Argan no worse than Purgon's klystyr.
Gypsies jump into a dance, they sing about fun, youth and love. This is how the second act of the comedy ends.
Health talk
Trying to prove to Argan that he does not need a doctor as a son-in-law, Berald appeals to his health. He tries to convince the main character that he has iron health, so you shouldn't devote your whole life to pharmacists and doctors.
Berald says that he is convinced of the excellent condition of his brother, if only because the sea of drugs that he takes has not yet brought him to the grave.
In the summary of Moliere's "The Imaginary Patient," the conversation gradually turns to the topic of medicine. In general, her right to exist in this world. Berald is convinced that all doctors are either charlatans who only know how to empty the wallets of their patients, or artisans who blindly believe in the recipes of charlatans, but who also benefit from it. Even the fact that doctors, as a rule, are highly educated people, who speak at least two languages - Latin and Greek, cannot convince him.
Brother Argan claims: the structure of the human body is so complex that it is simply impossible to penetrate into its essence. It is full of secrets that nature sacredly guards. And only nature itself is able to defeat any disease, if doctors do not interfere with it.
Argan stands his ground
In the summary of "The Imaginary Patient" for the reader's diary, it is noted that it is not so easy to argue with Argan. He stands his ground. Berald even invites him to go to one of Moliere's comedies, in which representatives of medical pseudoscience regularly get it. But Argan does not want to hear about this playwright, predicting a terrible death for him, abandoned by all doctors to the mercy of fate. It is interesting that in the first productions, the role of Argan was played by Moliere himself. This is such self-irony.
This dispute is interrupted only with the arrival of the apothecary Flerand. He brings the klystyr, which Dr. Purgon prepared with his own hand, following all the rules of medical science. Berald drives the pharmacist out the door, although Argan tries to resist it. The pharmacist threatens to complain about this treatment to Purgon. And so it happens. Soon the insulted doctor himself appears. He is offended to the core. The Doctor announces that he no longer wishes to have any business with Argan. Moreover, Purgon is convinced that without his medicines and consultations, he will be terminally ill in a few days and no one will be able to help him. So Argan's early death is inevitable.
Wandering Healer
But Argan didn't have to worry for a long time because he lost his attending physician. Soon a wandering doctor appears on his doorstep. At the same time, he is suspiciously similar to his servant Toinette. He declares from the first words that he possesses unsurpassed skill. Moreover, he is not interested in trivial cases. He treats only serious illnesses - pleurisy, dropsy, or "at worst, the plague."
Argan is such a famous patient that he simply could not fail to attract his attention. The doctor immediately declares Purgon a charlatan, leaves the opposite recommendations and leaves.
Conversation about marriage
Having finally finished talking about medicine, the brothers return to the topic of Angelica's marriage. In Moliere's The Imaginary Sick, summarized in this article, Argan is said to be adamant. Either marry a doctor, or go to a monastery. The thought of sending his daughter to a monastery has long been pushed to him by his wife. Berald tells him about this, but the main character refuses to believe that his wife may have some kind of malicious intent.
To prove him otherwise, Toinette offers to arrange a small rally, which should show Belina's true face. Argan agrees to pretend to be dead.
Argan's apparent death
As soon as she learned about the death of her husband, Belina was immediately delighted. After all, now she alone will be able to dispose of all his money. But Angelica and Cleant, seeing Argan dead, worry and sincerely cry. They even want to give up the thought of an upcoming marriage.
Having seen all this, Argan is resurrected - to the horror of Belina and the joy of Cleant and Angelica. Argan agrees to the marriage of his daughter with Cleant, but only on one condition: the young man must study to be a doctor.
Finale of the play
Beralda manages to resolve this difficult situation. He invites Argan himself to study as a doctor. Indeed, in his opinion, to become a doctor, it is enough to put on a gown and a hat, learn to speak Latin and talk at length about diseases.
The play ends with a buffoonery interlude.