Agnès

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Agnès is the naive young ward in Molière’s comedy "L’École des femmes," whose sheltered upbringing and awakening to love drive the play’s central conflict.

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Agnès canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsInWork L’École des femmes
The School for Wives
associatedWithTheme marriage and choice
naivety versus experience
patriarchal control
centralThemeRelation awakening to love
control and jealousy
female education
characterTrait impressionable
innocent
naive
obedient
sheltered
conflictType generational conflict
romantic conflict
countryOfOriginOfWork France
creator Molière
dramaticFunction agent of comic reversal
object of desire
firstPerformanceYearOfWork 1662
genreOfWork comedy
guardian Arnolphe
languageOfWork French
loveInterest Horace
medium stage play
nameGender feminine given name
narrativeFunction drives central conflict
notableAdaptationsIncludeCharacterIn various stage productions worldwide
opposesCharacterGoalOf Arnolphe
periodOfWork 17th-century French theatre
roleInWork female protagonist
young ward
subjectOfControlBy Arnolphe
symbolizes innocence corrupted by experience
the unpredictability of love
undergoes education in love
emotional awakening
upbringing strictly sheltered
wardOf Arnolphe

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Agnès Varda givenName Agnès
Agnese hasVariant Agnès
Agnieszka cognate Agnès
Inês cognateOf Agnès
Arnolphe ward Agnès
Arnolphe inLoveWith Agnès
Arnolphe guardianOf Agnès
Agnès Jaoui givenName Agnès
Agnès Soral givenName Agnès
subject linked to: Agnes Soral