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The School for Wives (French: L'école des femmes; pronounced [lekɔl de fam]) is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements.
Arnolphe is a 42-year-old man with an interest in young women. He pays for Agnès's education in a convent until she turns 17 when he moves her to one of his many estates (Arnolphe is wealthy). By insulating her from the world, he hopes to ensure her faithfulness to him.
The School for Wives, comedy in five acts by Molière, performed in 1662 and published in 1663 as L’École des femmes. The School for Wives presents a pedant, Arnolphe, so frightened of women that he decides to marry his ward, Agnès, a girl entirely unacquainted with the ways of the world.
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Sep 5, 2023 · Learn about the plot, themes, and characters of The School for Wives, a play by Moliere that mocks weak men who fear intelligent women. Find out how Arnolphe, the protagonist, tries to create the perfect wife but fails miserably in his schemes.
Sep 5, 2023 · Major themes in The School for Wives include betrayal, perception, and innocence versus experience. Arnolphe betrays everyone close to him in the story and is, in the end, himself...
Oct 25, 2020 · ‘School for Wives’ Review: The Enchantment Is Visual Grooming a naïve maiden to be an obedient bride is bound to fail, or at least be sorely tested, when Molière spins the love story. Share...
Sep 27, 2022 · The school for wives. Satirises ridiculous male attitudes to women. Arnolphe, a narrow-minded merchant, hoping to marry his young ward, Agnes, is obsessed with the fear of being made a cuckold. But all his artful plans serve only to speed him toward the fate he is so desperate to avoid.
