{"product_id":"the-imaginary-invalid-by-moliere","title":"The Imaginary Invalid by Molière","description":"\u003ch3 id=\"about_book_header\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAbout this eBook \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\" title=\"Information about Table: Bibliographic Record.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/help\/bibliographic_record.html#Table:_Bibliographic_Record\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon icon_help noprint\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100.059%; height: 529.032px;\" id=\"about_book_table\" class=\"bibrec\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 20.5163%;\" class=\"narrow\"\u003e \u003ccol style=\"width: 79.1856%;\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMolière, 1622-1673\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Translator    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e Wall, Charles Heron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eUniform Title\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLe Malade Imaginaire. 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The play follows the antics of Argan, a hypochondriac who believes himself to be seriously ill, along with the amusing and chaotic interactions he has with his family, physicians, and servants, highlighting themes of love, medicine, and the absurdity of his condition. The opening of the play introduces us to Argan as he obsessively tallies his expensive \u003cspan class=\"toggle-content\"\u003edoctor’s bills, revealing his preoccupation with his health. Despite his belief in his ailments, he demonstrates both comedic ignorance and a stubborn refusal to consider that he is not seriously ill. We also meet Toinette, his witty maid, who challenges his delusions while supporting his daughter Angélique, who is in love with Cléante. This complicated web of relationships sets the stage for the ensuing conflict, particularly as Argan plans to marry Angélique off to the medical practitioner Thomas Diafoirus, a match she detests. 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