The Hypochondriac (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Moliere
- First Published: 1674
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: Paris, France
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Comedy of manners
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Doctors, Paris, Seventeenth century, Pharmacies or pharmacists
- Locales: Paris, France
Characters Discussed
Argan (ahr-GAH[N]), a hypochondriac, though he does not have the melancholia frequently associated with his state. His associates keep things too lively in his house to permit it, and he revels in his poor health. He gauges his health by the number of purges and clysters he has had this month compared to last. If the number is fewer, it is obvious that his condition is worse. He is glad he has only two children; more would leave him with no time for his illnesses. Although he enjoys the attention of two physicians and an apothecary, he is suspicious of...
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