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The School for Husbands - cover

The School for Husbands

Jean Baptiste Poquelin (Molière)

Publisher: Good Press

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Summary

"The School for Husbands" by Molière is a play that centers on the suitors of two sisters, each of whom is a ward of each of the two men. One suitor, Sganarelle, is controlling and overbearing of his intended wife Isabella. The other suitor, Sganarelle's older brother Ariste, treats his intended wife Léonor more as an equal. Ariste eventually finds success in his pursued relationship, while Sganarelle fails miserably, so much so, in fact, that he is unwittingly used by Isabella in seeking her preferred courter, Valère.
Available since: 11/25/2019.
Print length: 131 pages.

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