Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 61 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste Sganarelle, or, the Self-Deceived Husband Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia, David Moynihan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Sganarelle, or, the Self-Deceived Husband" by Molière is a one-act comedy likely authored in the mid-17th century during the French classical period. This work revolves around themes of jealousy, honor, and the folly of misunderstandings within romantic relationships. As a theatrical piece, it humorously explores the absurdities of marital suspicion and the miscommunication that can ensue in a relationship. The story centers around Sganarelle, a jealous and gullible husband who is convinced that his wife is being unfaithful to him. Misinterpretations and his own insecurities lead him to believe that the handsome Lelio, a suitor to Celia, his wife, is involved with her. Amidst his comical antics — ranging from absurd jealousy to moments of cowardice — Sganarelle grapples with the idea of avenging his honor. As the play unfolds, misunderstandings between characters serve to highlight the ridiculousness of jealousy and the consequences of hasty judgments. The plot culminates in revelations that question the initial beliefs held by Sganarelle, ultimately delivering a message about the dangers of rash assumptions and the importance of communication in relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English PQ Text One Act Plays Browsing: Literature 95342 95223 2024-10-03T10:14:51.650611 2023-10-03T09:10:38.648459 text/html text/html 95335 95216 2024-10-03T10:14:51.883580 2023-10-03T09:10:38.792455 text/html text/html 110049 2024-10-03T10:14:57.730532 application/epub+zip 109373 2024-10-03T10:14:54.920562 application/epub+zip 102498 2024-10-03T10:14:53.743580 application/epub+zip 246028 2024-10-03T10:14:59.830532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227833 2024-10-03T10:14:57.047539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198641 2022-09-03T12:59:11.089288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78628 78560 2024-10-03T10:14:51.397600 2023-10-03T09:10:38.480458 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78315 2013-04-17T21:50:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 31425 2013-04-17T21:56:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 78309 2013-04-17T21:50:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31361 2013-04-17T21:56:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21269 2024-10-03T10:14:59.985520 application/rdf+xml 14487 2024-10-03T10:14:54.290580 image/jpeg 3307 2024-10-03T10:14:54.014560 image/jpeg 106708 2024-10-03T10:14:51.892578 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia