Le Misanthrope (Play)

Variants: The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover (English), Menneskehaderen (Danish), Misantropen eller Den forelskede melankoliker (Danish), and Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux (French)

VerseComedyFrench
Published in: France
Place represented: Paris
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Contributors

PersonFunctions
Molière
Playwright

Important years

Original publication First performance
1666 CE1666 CE

Acts / scenes

Acts
5

Characters

Character NameGenderTypeDescription
ALCESTEMaleprotagonist
PHILINTEMalefriend
ORONTEMalerival
CÉLIMÈNEFemaleyoung female lover (innamorati)
ÉLIANTEFemaleCousin
ARSINOÉFemalefriend
ACASTEMalenobility/aristocracy
CLITANDREMalenobility/aristocracy
BASQUEMaleservant
DU BOISMaleservant
UN GARDEMalelaw enforcement

Productions of this work

Le Misanthrope by The Royal Danish Theatre (1751 AD)

Performances

DatePlace
1751-11-17 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1751-11-19 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1752-08-25 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1756-03-10 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
1756-12-08 CERoyal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv

Works

Title
Le Misanthrope

Organisations

Organisation nameAliasesVIAFISNINotes
The Royal Danish Theatre

Contributors

PersonFunctions
Falck
Translator