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The Misanthrope (Theatre)

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Misanthrope, or The Malcontent in Love (Le Misanthrope, ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux) is a 1666 comedy of manners by Molière, written in the typical Alexandrine verse note a line of twelve syllables, with a strong caesura (or pause) in the middle, roughly equivalent to the English iambic hexameter of the French classical drama. Alceste, the title character, looks down on the society, believing it hypocritical and disdaining the false compliments which are considered polite. Unfortunately, the very qualities which are horrifying to him are exemplified in Célimène, the woman he loves.Some Hilarity Ensues, but the play also seriously points out human flaws.
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Brutal Honesty
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The polite Philinte for the brutally honest Alceste.
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Hates Everyone Equally
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Hates Everyone Equally: Alceste claims to feel this way, but in practice is simply honest with everyone equally. It's hard to say if he's actually any more malicious than the other characters, or if it just seems that way because he speaks his mind while they conceal it.
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Downer Ending
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Downer Ending: Alceste and Célimène have broken it off, and Alceste is still set on becoming a hermit. It doesn't help that the play ends so abruptly (see No Ending, below).
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Beta Couple: Philinte and Éliante. They get together at the end, with no drama at all.
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Did Not Get the Girl
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Did Not Get the Girl: Alceste, by his own choice. She offers to marry him, but by that point he's convinced that her love is less than genuine.
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Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends
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Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends: Philinte and Éliante getting together at the end, providing the only honest relationship in the whole show.
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