The Misanthrope By Moliere, 1622 Essay, Research Paper

Alceste, ?Friends? Friends, you say?

Well, cross me off your list

I?ve been your friend till now as you

well know;

But after what I saw a moment ago

I tell you flatly that our ways must part.

I wish no place in a dishonest heart.?

Alceste expresses his disapproval of the

way Philinte hugs everyone. Act 1, sc 1, ln 9-13.

Celimene, ?She shows her zeal in every

holy place,

But still she?s vain enough to paint her

face.?

Celimene talks about how Arsinoe fakes

religious piety while still being very vain.

Arsinoe, ?I?ve ocular evidence which will

persuade you

Beyond a doubt; that Celimene?s betrayed

you.?

Arsinoe tells Alceste that Celimene in

fact does not love him. Act III, sc vii, ln 354-355.

Alceste, ?Meanwhile; betrayed and wronged

in everything,

I?ll flee this bitter world where vice

is king,

And seek some spot unpeopled and apart

Where I?ll be free to have an honest heart.?

Alceste tells the audience that he will

not compromise his honesty for anything. Act V, sc viii, ln 335 -

339.