Description

By the Théâtre de la Clarté company. The entire action of The Misanthrope takes place in Célimène's apartments, more precisely in her drawing room. A fashionable salon where, over the course of a day, certain aspects and foibles of court life are laid bare. Love (as is often the case with Molière), and friendship, are, from a certain point of view, the pretexts for this story. On the other hand, one could also say that love is its main subject.<br><br> Under the influence of Alceste's outbursts, heir to a bygone chivalric ideal, and under the influence of the young Célimène, a coquette firmly rooted in a worldly 17th century where lies, dissimulation, and hypocrisy are commonplace, conflictual relationships multiply.<br><br> Conflict between Philinte and Alceste, two friends who, although in agreement on the substance, can never agree on the form. Conflict between Oronte and Alceste, between Arsinoé and Célimène, between the two marquises; finally, we witness a symbolic execution of Célimène, which ultimately fuels the fury of the surrounding hypocrisy and other emptiness.