The title character of this play discovers the insincerity of his wife Beline when his brother Beralde convinces him to play dead and he ultimately allows his daughter Angelique to marry Cleante.
In this play's first interlude the elderly money-lender Punchinello has to bribe a group of archers to not arrest him for serenading a woman, while earlier in the first act the protagonist chases a servant with a stick for criticizing his decision to betroth his daughter to Thomas Diafoirus. In this play's third act the diagnosis of Fleurant and Mr. Purgon is contradicted by the maid Toinette while she is disguised pretending to be a famous doctor. The title character of this play discovers the insincerity of his wife Beline when his brother Beralde convinces him to play dead and he ultimately allows his daughter Angelique to marry Cleante. For 10 points, name this Moliere play about Argan who is constantly concerned with his health.
In this play's first interlude the elderly money-lender Punchinello has to bribe a group of archers to not arrest him for serenading a woman, while earlier in the first act the protagonist chases a servant with a stick for criticizing his decision to betroth his daughter to Thomas Diafoirus.
The Imaginary Invalid or The Hypochondriac [accept La Malade Imaginaire]