When Mariane's brother Damis tries to convince his father to call off the marriage, he responds by disowning Damis.
In Act II of this play, Mariane complains to her maid of her father's attempts to force her into marriage of someone she does not love and contemplates suicide, which the maid dismisses as sentimental nonsense. When Mariane's brother Damis tries to convince his father to call off the marriage, he responds by disowning Damis. He only realizes his mistake when he witnesses Elmire, his wife, being wooed by Mariane's fiancé, revealing the fiancé's hypocrisy. For ten points, name this play in which Orgon is tricked by the title character, a play by Molière.
In Act II of this play, Mariane complains to her maid of her father's attempts to force her into marriage of someone she does not love and contemplates suicide, which the maid dismisses as sentimental nonsense.
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