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Plot Structure in L'Etourdi and George Dandin
Author(s) -
Potter E.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
orbis litterarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1600-0730
pISSN - 0105-7510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0730.1975.tb00701.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , comics , plot (graphics) , wish , function (biology) , art , literature , history , philosophy , art history , mathematics , statistics , biology , evolutionary biology
The first part of the present study examines the structure and function of the plot of L'Etourdi and George Dandin . It explains how structural patterning enables Molière to dramatize the gap between human wish and attainment. Despite the pain or embar‐rassment associated with unfulfilled expectations, Molière keeps his plays within the bounds of the comic. The second part of the essay, then, explains how the playwright relies on patterning to prevent spectators from becoming emotionally involved with the characters and their dilemmas.