Monsieur Purgon

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Monsieur Purgon is the authoritarian, profit-driven physician in Molière’s comedy *Le Malade imaginaire*, embodying the satire of dogmatic and self-interested medical practice.

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Monsieur Purgon canonical 3
Monsieur Fleurant 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
physician
supporting character
theatrical character
alignment antagonistic to protagonist’s well-being
appearsIn Le Malade imaginaire
associatedWith apothecary Monsieur Fleurant
medical faculty
audiencePerception comic figure
satirical caricature of doctors
characterTrait greed
intolerance of contradiction
professional arrogance
severity
conflictsWith Béralde
Toinette
countryOfWorkOrigin France
createdBy Molière
dramaticFunction source of comic tension
vehicle for criticism of medical orthodoxy
eraOfCreation 17th century
firstPerformanceOfWork 1673
genreOfWorkAppearedIn comedy
hasNameMeaning name evokes purgation and purges
hasRelative Monsieur Fleurant
Thomas Diafoirus
languageOfWorkAppearedIn French
literaryMovementOfAuthor French classical theatre
linked to: French classicism
mediumOfWorkAppearedIn stage play
nationality French
occupation doctor
portrayedAs authoritarian
dogmatic
profit-driven
represents dogmatic medical practice
satire of medical profession
self-interested medical practice
roleInPlot exposes absurdity of Argan’s hypochondria
intensifies satire of contemporary medicine
settingOfActivity Argan’s household
threatens Argan
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting 17th-century France
treats Argan
uses excessive prescriptions
purges and enemas
workAuthorFullTitle Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière
linked to: Molière

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Le Malade imaginaire character Monsieur Purgon
Le Malade imaginaire character Monsieur Fleurant
linked to: Monsieur Purgon
Argan interactsWith Monsieur Purgon
The Hypochondriac character Monsieur Purgon