Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 134 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste Le Mariage forcé Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mariage_forc%C3%A9 Produced by Laurent Le Guillou "Le Mariage forcé" by Molière is a comedic play written in the mid-17th century during the period of French Baroque literature. This one-act comedy explores the social themes of marriage and romantic relationships, particularly focusing on the absurdities and pressures surrounding the institution of marriage in society. The storyline revolves around Sganarelle, who is indecisive about marrying Dorimène, a young woman promised to him. Initially excited about the marriage, Sganarelle soon becomes apprehensive, especially after overhearing Dorimène's casual attitude toward their union. She reveals that her primary motivation is not love but the desire to escape her father's strictness. Throughout the play, Sganarelle consults various characters, including philosophers and fortune tellers, only to be confronted with the absurdity of his situation. Ultimately, after being pressured by Alcidas, Dorimène's brother, to either fight him or marry Dorimène, Sganarelle reluctantly agrees to go through with the wedding, highlighting the play's satirical take on the expectations and realities of marriage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Comedy plays French drama -- 17th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 98819 2025-08-02T14:15:27.980947 text/html 98636 2025-01-09T18:22:01.295737 text/html 90209 2025-08-02T14:15:32.460895 application/epub+zip 90273 2025-08-02T14:15:29.532934 application/epub+zip 90273 2025-08-02T14:15:28.524925 application/epub+zip 179338 2025-08-02T14:15:34.336909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168585 2025-08-02T14:15:31.873918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146448 2022-09-03T06:15:50.934827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70439 2025-08-02T14:15:27.728935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69389 2013-04-17T21:46:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18256 2025-08-02T14:15:34.468897 application/rdf+xml 10683 2025-08-02T14:15:29.009920 image/jpeg 2925 2025-08-02T14:15:28.765929 image/jpeg 24127 2013-04-17T21:56:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 88401 2025-08-02T14:15:27.988926 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia