 His work showed the first signs of "marivaudage," which now signifies the flirtatious bantering tone characteristic of Marivaux's dialogues.In 1742 he became acquainted with the then unknown Jean-Jacques Rousseau helping him revise a play "Narcissus" though it wasn't produced till long afterwards.Marivaux is reputed to have been a witty conversationalist, with a somewhat contradictory personality.