Sganarelle, or, the Self-Deceived Husband
by Molière
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Gorgibus wants his daughter, Celie, to marry a rich man, Valere, instead of Lelie, whom she loves. Celie, lamenting this turn of events while her beloved is away, faints. Her maid catches her and calls out for help. Sganarelle, who happens to be passing, runs over to hold Celie while her maid runs for aid. Sganarelle's wife, however, sees him holding Celie and suspects the worst. She finds a portrait of Lelie, dropped by Celie when she fainted, and admires his good looks. Sganarelle returns and sees his wife gazing at the portrait, and he too suspects an affair. They argue and run off just as ...
Chapters (28)
- SGANARELLE; OU, LE COCU IMAGINAIRE
- INTRODUCTORY NOTICE.
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE
- SGANARELLE: OR THE SELF-DECEIVED HUSBAND,
- SCENE I.—GORGIBUS, CELIA, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE II.—CELIA, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE III.—CELIA, SGANARELLE, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE IV.—CELIA, SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE'S WIFE.
- SCENE V.—SGANARELLE'S WIFE, alone.
- SCENE VI.—SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE'S WIFE.
- SCENE VII.—LELIO, GROS-RENE.
- SCENE VIII.—LELIO, alone.
- SCENE IX.—SGANARELLE, LELIO.
- SCENE X.—LELIO, alone.
- SCENE XI.—LELIO, SGANARELLE'S WIFE.
- SCENE XII.—SGANARELLE, A RELATIVE OF SGANARELLE'S WIFE.
- SCENE XIII.—SGANARELLE, alone.
- SCENE XIV.—SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE'S WIFE, standing at the door of her house, with LELIO.
- SCENE XV.—SGANARELLE, LELIO.
- SCENE XVI.—SGANARELLE, CELIA, at her window, seeing Lelio go away.
- SCENE XVII.—SGANARELLE, alone.
- SCENE XVIII.—GORGIBUS, CELIA, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE XIX.—CELIA, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE XX.—LELIO, CELIA, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE XXI.—CELIA, LELIO, SGANARELLE armed cap-a-pie, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE XXII.—CELIA, LELIO, SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE'S WIFE, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE XXIII.—GORGIBUS, CELIA, LELIO, SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE'S WIFE, CELIA'S MAID.
- SCENE XXIV.—VILLEBREQUIN, GORGIBUS, CELIA, LELIO, SGANARELLE, SGANARELLE'S WIFE, CELIA'S MAID.
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