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To take a wife is a rash step for you, whichever way you consider the matter. Arnolphe. True, my friend. Possibly you find in your own home reasons why you should fear for me. I fancy that your own forehead shows that horns are everywhere the infallible accompaniment of marriage. Chrysalde.
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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.
School for Wives by Molière, The First English Translation by Suzanne C. Steele is the manuscript used for her monologues. Mayflower to Missouri is the pictorial genealogy of the families of
The School for Wives. Costumes: Seventeenth-century French dress. In Scene 2 Arnolphe wears a cloak. Properties: Knitting, papers, letter, lantern. TIME: Seventeenth century. SETTING: A country home. At center are white wrought-iron chairs and table.
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Jan 25, 2021 · The School for Wives. by. Moliere. Publication date. 1971. Topics. French comedy, French Farce, classic theater, Caedmon Records, Caedmon Audio, Richard Wilbur, Brian Bedford, Joan Van Ark, David Dukes. Language. English. An audio recording of the Phoenix Theatre stage production. Arnolphe ... Brian Bedford. Chrysalde ... Paul Ballantyne. Agnes ...
Sep 9, 2010 · Romantic comedy set in 17th-century France with the aged guardian versus young man as suitor of young woman. Access-restricted-item.
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.
