Accessory characters include Arsinoe, who helps the title character at court, and Philinte, a friend of the title character, who marries Eliante at play's end.
After one character reads his mediocre sonnet to the title character of this work, the two get into a quarrel over the ensuing criticism. Meanwhile a related plot involves a young widow sending scathing letters to all her suitors, who had preferred her hypocrisy to her honesty. Accessory characters include Arsinoe, who helps the title character at court, and Philinte, a friend of the title character, who marries Eliante at play's end. Also by the end, Celimene has refused the title character's proposal, leaving him firm in his decision to quit society. FTP, name this play about Alceste, a work by Moliere.
After one character reads his mediocre sonnet to the title character of this work, the two get into a quarrel over the ensuing criticism.
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