The Countess of Escarbagnas

By Molière

Molière was a French playwright who is considered to be one of the greatest comedians in all of Western literature.  With classics such as Tartuffe, The School for Wives, and The Misanthrope, Molière is one of the most widely read playwrights in history.  This edition of The Countess of Escarbagas includes a table of contents.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charles River Editors
• Release date: Mar 22, 2018
• ISBN: 9781531284947

Molière

Molière was a French playwright, actor, and poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and universal literature, his extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more.

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THE COUNTESS OF ESCARBAGNAS

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Molière

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Countess of Escarbagnas

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

SCENE I.—JULIA, THE VISCOUNT.

SCENE II.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA; ANDRÉE and CRIQUET in the background.

SCENE III.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDRÉE.

SCENE IV.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA.

SCENE V.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDRÉE.

SCENE VI.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDRÉE, CRIQUET.

SCENE VII.—THE COUNTESS and JULIA (making much ceremony before they sit down).

SCENE VIII.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDRÉE (who brings a glass of water), CRIQUET.

SCENE IX.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA.

SCENE X.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDRÉE (who brings a glass of water, with a plate on the top of it), CRIQUET.

SCENE XI.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA.

SCENE XII.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDRÉE, CRIQUET.

SCENE XIII.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, ANDRÉE, CRIQUET, JEANNOT.

SCENE XIV.—THE COUNTESS, CRIQUET, JEANNOT.

SCENE XV.—THE VISCOUNT, THE COUNTESS, JULIA, CRIQUET.

SCENE XVI.—MR. THIBAUDIER, THE VISCOUNT, THE COUNTESS, JULIA, CRIQUET.

SCENE XVII.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, THE VISCOUNT, MR. THIBAUDIER, MR. BOBINET, CRIQUET.

SCENE XVIII.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, THE VISCOUNT, MR. THIBAUDIER.

SCENE XIX.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, THE VISCOUNT, THE COUNT, MR. BOBINET, MR. THIBAUDIER.

SCENE XX.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, THE VISCOUNT, MR THIBAUDIER, THE COUNT, MR. BOBINET, CRIQUET.

SCENE XXI.—THE COUNTESS, JULIA, THE VISCOUNT, THE COUNT, MR. HARPIN, MR. THIBAUDIER, MR. BOBINET, CRIQUET.

SCENE XXII.—THE COUNTESS, THE VISCOUNT, JULIA, MR. THIBAUDIER, JEANNOT.

FOOTNOTES

THE COUNTESS OF ESCARBAGNAS

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Translated by Charles Heron Wall

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

The Count, son to the Countess.