Molière wrote comedies ranging from simple farces to sophisticated satires as an author, director, producer, manager and actor of the theater. He was born Jean Baptiste Poquelin in Paris in 1622 and baptized in the church of St-Eustache. As the leading dramatist of 17th century France, Molière lived fully immersed in the life of the theater.

6. The French dramatist Molière (1622-
1673) wrote comedies that range
from simple farces to sophisticated
satires.
As author, director, producer,
manager, and actor, Molière lived
fully the life of a man of the theater.
Molière, born Jean Baptiste
Poquelin, was baptized in the
church of St-Eustache in Paris on
Jan. 15, 1622.

17. What do
you advise
me to do?
If you have a friend we can
trust, I'll take him to my
uncle and he can suggest
that Lucile is not getting
enough fresh air. So, my
uncle would let Lucile live in
the pavilion. There, you can
visit and secretly marry her.

18. But where can
I find a doctor
who will risk
his reputation?
I was
wondering if
you could
disguise your
valet?He’s so dense
he’ll ruin
everything. I’ll
try to find him.

19. Sganarelle, I'm
delighted to see
you. I want you
to impersonate
a doctor.
A doctor! You know
I’ll do anything you
want, Master but a
doctor?! It's
impossible for me.

20. I'll give
you one
hundred
francs.
Master, I don’t
have brains for
that. That’s settled.
I impersonate a
doctor. Where?
You know
Gorgibus?
His daughter
is lying in
there-ill.

21. Uncle, I've
brought a
remarkably
skilled doctor with
me. He'll certainly
cure Lucile.
Thank you so
much for coming,
doctor. I'll take
you to my
daughter who is
unwell.

22. How do you do,
Mademoiselle?
So you are sick?
Yes Doctor.Yes Doctor.
That is a striking
sign that you are
not well. Do you
feel pains in
your head and
kidneys?

23. Now, it is
obvious that
your daughter
needs fresh air
and open field.
We have a
beautiful garden
and a pavilion with
some rooms that
look out on it. If
you agree, I can
have her stay there.

24. Sganarelle,
how did it
go?
I did so well that
Gorgibus paid me. I
told him that his
daughter need fresh
air so he moved his
daughter to a little
house at the garden.
You've made
me very
happy.
Sganarelle. I'm
going to her
now.

25. Good
Morning
Monsieur.
Monsieur, have
you come across
a doctor who
cures
miraculously?
Yes. He
just left
my
house.
I am his
brother. We
are identical
twins.

26. What's
your
name?
Narcissus, Monsieur.
I must tell you once that
while my brother is
working at his table, I
accidentally spilled 2
containers and he
became so mad. He
swore he never wanted
to see me again.
Don’t
worry.
I'll talk
to him.

27. He's a
rascal.
I just
happened to
meet your
brother.
But he truly
regrets that he
made you so
angry. Have pity
on him.
You plead so
insistently that I
can never resist. I
will forgive him.
Thank you doctor.
Thank you. I'll go
look for the boy
to tell him the
good news.

28. Narcissus, I've been
looking for you. I
spoke to your
brother and he
forgives you. I want
to see the two of you
patch up your quarrel
in front of me.
I don’t think
you’ll find him.
I’m terrified of
him.
Yes, you will.
Stay. Don’t be
afraid of him.
He's not
angry
anymore.

29. Serves me right. I'm
trapped here. Yes,
I’m in trouble. But
why give up when
we’ve come this far?
Let's go the limit.
A flying man! I'll
wait and see if
there's another
one.

30. You’re joking,
Monsieur
Gorgibus. I
don’t want to
see him again.
Now doctor, I
know you said
you'll forgive
your brother but
I won’t be
satisfies until I
see you embrace
him. He's
upstairs.
I can’t refuse you,
Monsieur. Please
tell him to come
down.
Please for
me.

31. Your brother is
waiting for you
downstairs,
Narcissus. He
said he'd do
what I'd asked.
Couldn’t you
please make
him come up
here? I beg you.
I'm afraid he'll
make fun of me
in front of
everybody.
All right. I’ll
tell him.

32. There is nothing
I would not do
for you,
Monsieur.
Doctor, he's so
ashamed of
himself, he wants
to beg your
forgiveness in
private. Here's
the key. Please
don’t refuse me.

33. You
clumsy
ox!
Brother,
listen to me
please. I’m
sorry.
There you
are
scoundrel!
Brother
I'm sorry.
Silence, I
say!

34. Doctor and his
brother? But
there's only one
man. Just for
fun, tell him to
let his brother
appear at the
window.
It's the doctor
and his brother,
Narcissus. They
had a little
disagreement
but now they’re
making it up.
What
exactly is
going on up
there?

35. Monsieur
Gorgibus, you
have such
power over me.
Show yourself,
beast.Doctor, let
me see
your
brother for
a moment.

36. Monsieur
Gorgibus, I
thank you for
your kindness.
Well Monsieur,
did you look at
the image of
impurity?

37. Doctor, I want
to see you at
the window
embracing your
brother, then I'll
be satisfied.
There's only
one man there,
Monsieur. Tell
them to stand
at the window
together.
Monsieur Gorgibus,
I want this knave
to beg your pardon
to all the trouble he
has caused you.

38. There they
are, the 2 of
them
together.
The man’s
a magician.
Yes, Monsieur, I beg
your pardon for having
bothered you. I
promised you brother
that I’ll be good from
now on. Please let
bygones be bygones.

39. Gone of
course.
Well,
where do
you think
your doctor
is now?

40. I’m ruined, I’ll
have you
strung up, you
dog!
By the way, while
this fellow was
getting in and out
of the cloak and the
window, Valere ran
off with your
daughter and
married her.
You don’t really
want to string me
up, don’t you,
Monsieur? Listen to
me, please. My
master is the most
suitable partner for
her, by rank and
income. Believe me.
Here comes our
loving couple.

41. We
apologize
to you.
Perhaps, its lucky that I
was tricked by
Sganarelle; he's brought
me a fine son-in-law.
Let’s go out to celebrate
the marriage and drink a
toast to the health of the
company.

45. 1. Why did Gorgibus separated Lucile and
Valere from each other?
a. Lucile is in love with other man.
b. Valere finds another woman.
c. Valere is not that rich to support Lucile.
d. Gorgibus doesn't want Lucile to get married.

46. 2. Who saw Sganarelle disguise as
Narcissus jump off the window?
A. Grosgrene
B. Gorgibus
C. Sabine
D. Valere

47. 3. What do you think is the reason why
Sabine is helping Valere to be together with
Lucile?
a. She's playing the good role as Lucile's
cousin.
b. She likes Valere very much.
c. She knows that Lucile is deeply inlove
with Valere.
d. She hate his uncle, Gorgibus.

48. 4. Why is Gorgibus easily fooled by the
disguised doctor?
a. He's an idiot.
b. Gorgibus is carried away with the fake
doctor's words.
c. He trust everyone easily.
d. He is wise.

49. 5. At the end, why did Gorgibus finally
accepted Valere as his son in law and give his
blessing to the newlyweds?
A. He doesn’t have any choice.
B. He realized that Valere is the most suitable
partner for Lucile in terms of income.
C. He was ruined in the marriage he arranged
for Lucile.
D. He wanted Lucile to be happy.

50. 6. What kind of story did Sganarelle made up
so that Gorgibus will not find out that he is
being deceived?
a. He is the doctor's father.
b. He hate the doctor and he is his enemy.
c. He is in love with the doctor.
d. He said that Narcissus and the doctor and
identical twins.

51. 7. What plan did Sabine and Valere was able
to come up with to make him and Lucile to be
with each other again?
A. Valere will commit suicide.
B. Sabine will stop the wedding.
C. Valere's valet will be disguised as a doctor.
D. Lucile will drink a poison.

52. 8. What did Lucile do when she got to know
her father's plans for her?
a. She pretends to be sick.
b. She run away from his father's mansion.
c. She became angry with his father.
d. She committed suicide.

53. 9. Why did Gorgibus immediately offered his
help to Narcissus?
A. He believes in everything he heard.
B. He's very kind.
C. He's an idiot.
D. He was touched by Narcissus’ sad story.

54. 10. Who did the most effort in bringing back
Lucile and Valere together again?
A. Grosgrene
B. Sganarelle
C. Sabine
D. Valere

55. 11. What happens when Lucile pretended
to be sick?
A. She died.
B . Her father was eager to find a doctor
who can cure her.
C Valere left her.
D. Her marriage with an old man was
cancelled.

56. 12. Why does Valere is secretly meeting
Sabine?
A. They have a secret love affair.
B. They are cheating over Lucile.
C. They are making a plan so that Valere
and Lucile will be together again.
D. They are just chatting.

57. 13. Why did Valere disguise his valet as a
fake doctor for Lucile?
A. He thinks that Sabine's idea will work.
B. He doesn’t know anyone.
C. He can trust his valet more than anyone
else.
D he doesn’t have any choice.

58. 14. What kind of father is Gorgibus to
Lucile?
A. Overprotective father
B. Loving father
C. Strict father
D. Caring father

59. 15. What kind of servant is Sganarelle to his
master?
A. Loyal
B. Obedient
C. Irresponsible
D lazy

60. ANSWER KEY:
1.C. 9. D.
2.A. 10. B.
3.C. 11. B
4.B. 12.C
5.B 13. C
6.D 14.A/B/D
7.C 15.A/B
8.A