A character nicknamed "The Reticent" molests the maid Liza after falling off his horse, and one of the main character's romantic rivals is Colonel Skalozub.
One character in this play mocks a widowed countess who lost a rib in a horse-riding accident for trying to find a new husband. A controversial speech in this play discusses a gentleman who sells a team of loyal servants who had saved his life for three greyhounds. At the beginning of this play a maid artificially forces a clock to chime to trick a father into believing he had heard the clock playing, while in reality his daughter had been playing a duet with her lover on the piano and flute all night long. A character nicknamed "The Reticent" molests the maid Liza after falling off his horse, and one of the main character's romantic rivals is Colonel Skalozub. The protagonist of this play arrives at Pavel Famusov's estate after a three-year absence only to discover that the secretary Molchalin has stolen the heart of his beloved Sofia. For 10 points, name this satiric verse play ending when Chatsky flees Moscow, written by Alexander Griboyedov.
One character in this play mocks a widowed countess who lost a rib in a horse-riding accident for trying to find a new husband.
Woe from Wit [or Gore ot Uma; also accept reasonable translations such as The Mischief of Being Clever, The Woes of Wit; Wit Works Woe, etc]