L’Avare

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L’Avare is a classic 17th-century comedic play by Molière that satirizes greed through the miserly character of Harpagon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French play
comedy
play
theatrical work
author Molière
centuryOfCreation 17th century
character Anselme
Cléante
Frosine
Harpagon
Mariane
Maître Jacques
Valère
Élise
characterTraitOfMainCharacter miserliness
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceDate 1668
firstPerformedAt Théâtre du Palais-Royal
firstPublisher Parisian publishers of the 17th century
form prose
genre comedy of manners
satire
hasAdaptation film adaptations
stage revivals
television adaptations
hasSubject arranged marriage
parent–child relationships
influenced later comedies about misers
intendedMedium stage
literaryMovement French classical theatre
literaryPeriod Classicism
mainCharacter Harpagon
notableFor portrait of a miser
satire of greed
numberOfActs 5
originalLanguage French
originalTitle L’Avare ou l’École du mensonge
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partOf Molière’s theatrical canon
performanceType spoken drama
protagonist Harpagon
setting Paris
subjectOf literary criticism
theme avarice
family conflict
greed
marriage
social hypocrisy
titleInEnglish The Miser
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Molière notableWork L’Avare
L’Avare originalTitle L’Avare ou l’École du mensonge
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L’Avare titleInEnglish The Miser
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company hasProduction The Miser
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Garrick Theatre hasProduction The Miser
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Russell Dykstra notableWork The Miser
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Harpagon appearsIn L’Avare
Harpagon appearsIn The Miser
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Élise appearsIn L’Avare
Élise appearsIn The Miser
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Élise fictionalUniverse L’Avare by Molière
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Élise firstAppearance L’Avare (1668)
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Valère appearsIn L’Avare
Valère appearsIn The Miser
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Valère appearsInAct Act I of L’Avare
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Valère appearsInAct Act II of L’Avare
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Valère appearsInAct Act III of L’Avare
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Valère appearsInAct Act IV of L’Avare
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Valère appearsInAct Act V of L’Avare
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Frosine appearsIn L’Avare
Frosine appearsIn The Miser
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Maître Jacques appearsIn L’Avare
Maître Jacques appearsIn The Miser
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Maître Jacques appearsInAct Act I of L’Avare
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Anselme appearsIn L’Avare
Anselme appearsIn L'Avare
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Anselme firstAppearance L’Avare (1668)
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Anselme partOfCastOf L’Avare
Mariangela Melato notableWork L'avaro (stage role)
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Aulularia inspiredWork The Miser
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