Cathos and Madelon, newly arrived in Paris and steeped in high-flown romances, scorn the plain suitors La Grange and Du Croisy as hopelessly unrefined. The rejected men take revenge by sending their valets, Mascarille and Jodelet, disguised as men of fashion, and the girls fall over themselves to admire them.
The one-act satire on affected manners that first made Molière’s name in Paris, still sharp and quick on the page. Download the free EPUB.