Chapters (58)
- THE MISER.
- (L'AVARE.)
- MOLIÈRE
- TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE. WITH A SHORT INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATORY NOTES. BY
- CHARLES HERON WALL
- PERSONS REPRESENTED.
- THE MISER.
- ACT I.
- SCENE I.——VALÈRE, ÉLISE.
- SCENE II.——CLÉANTE, ÉLISE,
- SCENE III.——HARPAGON, LA FLÈCHE.
- SCENE IV.——HARPAGON (alone.)
- SCENE V.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE and CLÉANTE are seen talking together at the back of the stage.
- SCENE VI.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE.
- SCENE VII.——VALÈRE, HARPAGON, ÉLISE.
- SCENE VIII.——ÉLISE, VALÈRE.
- SCENE IX——HARPAGON, ÉLISE, VALÈRE.
- SCENE X.——HARPAGON, VALÈRE.
- ACT II.
- SCENE I.——CLÉANTE, LA FLÈCHE.
- SCENE II.——HARPAGON, MR. SIMON (CLÉANTE and LA FLÈCHE at the back of the stage).
- SCENE III.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE.
- SCENE IV.——FROSINE, HARPAGON.
- SCENE V.——LA FLÈCHE, FROSINE.
- SCENE VI.——HARPAGON, FROSINE.
- ACT III.
- SCENE I.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, DAME CLAUDE (holding a broom), MASTER JACQUES, LA MERLUCHE, BRINDAVOINE.
- SCENE II.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES, BRINDAVOINE, LA MERLUCHE.
- SCENE III.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE IV.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE V.——HARPAGON, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE VI.——VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE VII.——MARIANNE, FROSINE, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE VIII.——MARIANNE, FROSINE.
- SCENE IX.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, FROSINE.
- SCENE X.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, FROSINE.
- SCENE XI.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, BRINDAVOINE.
- SCENE XII.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE.
- SCENE XIII.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, BRINDAVOINE.
- SCENE XIV.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, CLÉANTE, FROSINE, LA MERLUCHE.
- SCENE XV.——HARPAGON, VALÈRE.
- ACT IV.
- SCENE I.——CLÉANTE, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, FROSINE.
- SCENE II.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, FROSINE.
- SCENE III.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE.
- SCENE IV.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE V.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE.
- SCENE VI.——CLÉANTE, LA FLÈCHE.
- SCENE VII.——HARPAGON, from the garden, rushing in without his hat, and crying—
- ACT V.
- SCENE I.——HARPAGON, A POLICE OFFICER.
- SCENE II.——HARPAGON, THE POLICE OFFICER, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE III.——HARPAGON, THE POLICE OFFICER, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE IV.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, MASTER JACQUES, THE POLICE OFFICER.
- SCENE V.——ANSELME, HARPAGON, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, FROSINE, VALÈRE, THE POLICE OFFICER, MASTER JACQUES.
- SCENE VI.——HARPAGON, ANSELME, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, THE POLICE OFFICER, MASTER JACQUES, LA FLÈCHE.
- THE END
- FOOTNOTES
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