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''The School for Wives'' ((フランス語:L'école des femmes); ) is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements. It was first staged at the Palais Royal theatre on 26 December 1662 for the brother of the King. The play depicts a character who is so intimidated by femininity that he resolves to marry his young, naïve ward and proceeds to make clumsy advances to this purpose. It raised some outcry from the public, which seems to have recognized Molière as a bold playwright who would not be afraid to write about controversial issues. In June 1663, the playwright cunningly responded to the uproar against this play with another piece entitled ''La Critique de L'École des femmes'', in which he provided some explanation for his unique style of comedy.〔"Molière" Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 4 December. 2007 ==Characters and scene== Its characters include: *Arnolphe: also known as ''Monsieur de la Souche'' *Agnès: an innocent young girl, Arnolphe's ward *Horace: Agnès's lover, Oronte's son *Alain: a peasant, Arnolphe's manservant *Georgette: a peasant woman, servant to Arnolphe *Chrysalde: a friend of Arnolphe's *Enrique: Chrysalde's brother-in-law, Agnès's father *Oronte: Horace's father and Arnolphe's old friend *A notary The scene is a square in a provincial town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The School for Wives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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