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Mme Jourdain is Mr Jourdain’s wife, and she considers her husband’s behavior ridiculous.
Dorante is a count and Dorimène’s lover, while Nicole is the Jourdains’ servant.
The music, dance, arms, philosophy, and tailoring masters teach Mr Jourdain how to become a supposedly proper gentleman, assisted respectively by a student or a boy where the source specifies it.
M. Jourdain seeks nobility, while his household sees the absurdity of that ambition.
1. Who wrote the comedy-ballet Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, published in 1670?
2. What type of theatrical work is Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme?
3. What social identity best describes Mr Jourdain’s position and ambition?
Who wrote Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme?
Molière, also known as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin.
What genre is Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme?
It is a comedy-ballet.
In which year was Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme published?
It was published in 1670.
Who is Mr Jourdain in social terms?
A bourgeois who wishes to become a gentleman.
What is Mme Jourdain's opinion of her husband's behavior?
She considers it ridiculous.
Who is Lucile in relation to the Jourdains?
She is their daughter.
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