Le Misanthrope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:ballet
gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced modern comedy
gptkbp:first_performance 1668
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Le Misanthrope
gptkbp:influence gptkb:French_literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Alceste
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Acaste
gptkb:Clitandre
gptkb:Oronte
gptkb:Philinte
gptkb:Célimène
Eliante
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am a man of honor."
" I am a man of integrity."
" I am a man of principle."
" I am not a man of society."
" I am not a man of the world."
" I prefer to be alone than in bad company."
" I would rather be a fool than a hypocrite."
" The truth is that I am a misanthrope."
" I cannot bear the sight of people who are insincere."
" I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them."
gptkbp:performance_tradition frequently performed
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Theatre_du_Palais-Royal
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:structure five acts
gptkbp:theme love
social criticism
hypocrisy
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Molière
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Palais-Royal_Theatre
gptkb:Theatre_de_la_Tempête
gptkb:Théâtre_de_la_Tempête
gptkb:Théâtre_de_la_Renaissance
gptkb:Olivier_Py
gptkb:Troupe_de_Molière
gptkb:Théâtre_de_la_Colline
gptkb:Théâtre_de_la_Comédie-Française
gptkb:Comédie-Française
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5