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    Gorgibus wants his daughter Lucile to marry the older Villebrequin, but Lucile loves Valere. To help the lovers, Valere's valet Sganarelle pretends to be a doctor, though he has no medical skills. Through exaggeration and humor, Sganarelle convinces Gorgibus of his abilities to treat Lucile's alleged illness. This ruse allows Sganarelle to examine Lucile and declare her fit to marry Valere, overcoming Gorgibus' objections. The play satirizes social conventions through farcical humor.

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    Gorgibus wants his daughter Lucile to marry the older Villebrequin, but Lucile loves Valere. To help the lovers, Valere's valet Sganarelle pretends to be a doctor, though he has no medical skills. Through exaggeration and humor, Sganarelle convinces Gorgibus of his abilities to treat Lucile's alleged illness. This ruse allows Sganarelle to examine Lucile and declare her fit to marry Valere, overcoming Gorgibus' objections. The play satirizes social conventions through farcical humor.

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    The Flying Doctorby Moli C3 A8 Re

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    Gorgibus wants his daughter Lucile to marry the older Villebrequin, but Lucile loves Valere. To help the lovers, Valere's valet Sganarelle pretends to be a doctor, though he has no medical skills. Through exaggeration and humor, Sganarelle convinces Gorgibus of his abilities to treat Lucile's alleged illness. This ruse allows Sganarelle to examine Lucile and declare her fit to marry Valere, overcoming Gorgibus' objections. The play satirizes social conventions through farcical humor.

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    The Flying Doctor by Molière

    Le Médecin volant (1645)


    PREPARED BY: NOEMI C. OCIO
    Jean Baptiste-Poquelin
    (1622-1973)
     Stage name: Molière
     A French Playwright and an actor
     One of the greatest masters of comedy in Western
    literature.
     The French dramatist Moliere (1622-1673) wrote
    comedies that range from simple farces to sophisticated
    satires.
     As author, director, producer, manager, and actor,
    Moliere lived fully the life of a man of the theater.
     He was baptized in the church of St. Eustache in Paris on
    January 15, 1622.
    SATIRE

    It uses irony, and in some cases, exaggeration to


    expose vices and shortcomings of an entity, be
    it an individual or a complex and
    interdependent system such as our society.
    Humor might be part of it, but the end result is
    almost never funny.
    The Flying Doctor translates in French to
    mean “The Doctor in Spite of Himself”
    The title is significant because Sganarelle
    takes on a role, the doctor, that he didn’t
    think he was capable of doing. He ends
    up doing much better at it than he
    thought.
    First play written by Molière
    Composed of 15/16 scenes
    Has 7 characters
    CHARACTERS
    Gorgibus
    - an old
    nobleman,
    the father
    of Lucile
    Lucile
    - daughter
    of Gorgibus,
    engaged to
    Villebrequin
    (older man)
    but is in love
    with Valère
    Sabine
    - Lucile's
    cousin, the
    source of
    all the
    intrigue in
    the play
    Valère
    - Lucile's
    lover
    Sganarelle
    - Hero of
    the play,
    valet of
    Valère
    Gros-René
    - Gorgibus'
    servant
    Lawyer
    - tested the skills of
    Sganarelle
    Settings

    A street in small French town


    Mainly takes place in front of
    Gorgibus’ house.
    Some of the behind scenes goes on
    in the pavilion at the end of the
    garden.
    SUMMARY
    Gurgibus wants at all costs to marry
    Lucille to the old Villebrequin.
    However, Lucile loves Valere.
    Entrusting his love to Lucile’s cousin
    Sabine and his valet Sganarelle (who
    takes on a double role as both
    himself and his twin “doctor” brother),
    Valere is going to need all help he
    can get to solve this problem.
    THEME

    Love conquers all.


    SATIRE
    Humor

    a funny or amusing quality: jokes, funny stories,


    etc., of a particular kind
    the ability to be funny or to be amused by things
    that are funny
    the tendency to provoke laughter and provide
    amusement
    EXAMPLE
     Sganarelle: "...for I am the greatest, the most brilliant, the
    most doctoral physician in the vegetable, mineral, and
    animal kingdoms.
     Sganarelle: Is there anybody here who knows how to
    write?
     Gorgibus: Don't you?
     Sganarelle: I have so many things to think of I forget half
    of them....
     Sganarelle: Ficile, bicile, uptus, downtus, inandaboutus,
    wriggolo, gigolo.
     Gros-René: The man's a magician!
    Exaggeration

    to think of or describe something as larger or


    greater than it really is
    it is used to evoke strong feelings or to create a
    strong impression
    it is used to create emphasis or effect
    it describes something as better or worse than it
    really is.
    Example
    Sganarelle:....I can do anything. I can handle
    any assignment, especially important ones...
    Sabine: ...I've brought a remarkably skilled
    doctor with me,...
    Lawyer: My friend Gorgibus has intimated...that
    your learning and abilities are formidable ...
    Sganarelle: ...I played the part so well that
    Gorgibus thought I knew what I was talking
    about....
    THANK YOU!

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