The Imaginary Cuckold
1660 play by Molière
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- Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold is a one-act comedy in verse by Molière.
- Molière himself played the role of Sganarelle at the premiere and continued to perform it throughout his career.
Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold is a one-act comedy in verse by Molière. It was first performed on 28 May 1660 at the Théâtre du Petit-Bourbon in Paris to great success. Molière himself played the role of Sganarelle at the premiere and continued to perform it throughout his career. The story deals with the consequences of jealously and hasty assumptions in a farcical series of quarrels and misunderstandings involving Sganarelle, his wife, and the young lovers, Célie and Lélie.
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