He almost persuades his great love C?im?e (say-lee-men) to marry him, but she refuses to quit society and live like a hermit with him.  
Rousseau said that his character "is that of a fair, open, and truly honest man, and the poet makes him a subject of ridicule."  When a young fop asks him for an appraisal of his poetry, this character makes fun of it and almost provokes a duel.  He almost persuades his great love C?im?e (say-lee-men) to marry him, but she refuses to quit society and live like a hermit with him.  He stalks away, as honest and disdainful of society as ever.  FTP name this title character of Moli?e (mole-yair).
Rousseau said that his character "is that of a fair, open, and truly honest man, and the poet makes him a subject of ridicule."  
Alceste or the Misanthrope