Jean Jacques Rousseau in his Letter to D'Alambert equates the protagonist of this play to himself and suggests a different ending.
Jean Jacques Rousseau in his Letter to D'Alambert equates the protagonist of this play to himself and suggests a different ending. Two men in this play read flattering letters out loud after each agreeing to lay off the female lead if she shows interest in the other one of them. This play contains a trite poem addressed to Phyllis and that poem results in a lawsuit when the protagonist savages it. Acaste and Clitandre compete for Celimene, whom the protagonist also loves. The protagonist asks her to run off to the wilderness with him to escape exaggerated rumors spread by Oronte. For 10 points name this Moliere play about Alceste, a brutally honest man who hates hypocrisy and fails at winning friends and influencing people.
Jean Jacques Rousseau in his Letter to D'Alambert equates the protagonist of this play to himself and suggests a different ending.
The {Misanthrope} [or Le {Misanthrope}: ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux]