Le Malade imaginaire
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Le Malade imaginaire is a 1673 comedic play by Molière that satirizes hypochondria and the medical profession through the story of a wealthy, obsessively ill man.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Malade imaginaire canonical | 3 |
| Le Malade imaginaire (stage role) | 1 |
| Les Fourberies de Scapin (stage role) | 1 |
| The Imaginary Invalid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T987111 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Malade imaginaire Context triple: [Molière, notableWork, Le Malade imaginaire]
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A.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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B.
Le Misanthrope
Le Misanthrope is a classic 17th-century French comedy play by Molière that satirizes social hypocrisy through the story of a man who despises the insincerity of aristocratic society.
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C.
L’Avare
L’Avare is a classic 17th-century comedic play by Molière that satirizes greed through the miserly character of Harpagon.
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D.
Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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E.
L’École des femmes
L’École des femmes is a 1662 comedic play by Molière that satirizes male jealousy and the social constraints placed on women in 17th-century French society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Malade imaginaire Target entity description: Le Malade imaginaire is a 1673 comedic play by Molière that satirizes hypochondria and the medical profession through the story of a wealthy, obsessively ill man.
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A.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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B.
Le Misanthrope
Le Misanthrope is a classic 17th-century French comedy play by Molière that satirizes social hypocrisy through the story of a man who despises the insincerity of aristocratic society.
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C.
L’Avare
L’Avare is a classic 17th-century comedic play by Molière that satirizes greed through the miserly character of Harpagon.
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D.
Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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E.
L’École des femmes
L’École des femmes is a 1662 comedic play by Molière that satirizes male jealousy and the social constraints placed on women in 17th-century French society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy play
ⓘ
play ⓘ satirical play ⓘ |
| author | Molière ⓘ |
| character |
Angélique
ⓘ
Argan ⓘ Béline ⓘ Béralde ⓘ Cléante ⓘ Monsieur Diafoirus ⓘ Monsieur Purgon ⓘ
surface form:
Monsieur Fleurant
Monsieur Purgon ⓘ Monsieur de Bonnefoi ⓘ Thomas Diafoirus ⓘ Toinette ⓘ |
| cityOfFirstPerformance | Paris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticType | five-act comedy in its printed form ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1673-02-10 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy |
troupe of the Duke of Orléans
ⓘ
surface form:
Molière's troupe
|
| form | comédie-ballet ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Marc-Antoine Charpentier ⓘ |
| hasLibrettist | Molière ⓘ |
| hasMoral | criticizes blind faith in doctors and medicine ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
The Hypochondriac
ⓘ
Le Malade imaginaire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Imaginary Invalid
|
| influenced | later medical satires ⓘ |
| languageStyle | prose and verse ⓘ |
| literaryCanonStatus | major work of Molière ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Argan ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of the medical profession
ⓘ
hypochondria ⓘ |
| movement | French classical theatre ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
Molière
ⓘ
surface form:
Molière collapsed on stage during a performance
|
| originalCompany |
troupe of the Duke of Orléans
ⓘ
surface form:
Troupe du Roi
|
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| period | 17th-century French literature ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Théâtre du Palais-Royal ⓘ |
| predecessorWork | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | a wealthy hypochondriac ⓘ |
| satirizes |
doctors
ⓘ
medical treatments of the 17th century ⓘ |
| setting | Argan's house in Paris ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film adaptations
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stage productions ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1673 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Imaginary Invalid
this entity surface form:
Les Fourberies de Scapin (stage role)
this entity surface form:
Le Malade imaginaire (stage role)