Molière’s THE IMAGINARY INVALID is an outrageous satire of medicine and its practitioners sadly relevant even today. The wealthy Argan revels in poor health, relying on laxatives, suppositories, bloodlettings, and second and third opinions from the leading quacks. Although his daughter Angélique loves the impoverished Cléante, Argan wants to marry her to Thomas Diaforrhea, a medical dunce who can assure his father-in-law a lifetime of free health care. Aided by Argan’s wily, back-talking servant Toinette, the young lovers contrive to meet despite the scheming of Béline, Argan’s mercenary second wife. All is resolved (or is it?) when the clever Toinette and Argan’s sage brother Béralde concoct a hilarious, elaborate plan to teach Argan where to place his trust.
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