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Agnès, an innocent young girl, falls in love with Horace, while Arnolphe had raised her in ignorance to make her a submissive wife.
Horace, by mistake, makes Arnolphe the confidant of his love. The latter tries to thwart all attempts to bring the lovers together.
Through this play, Molière questions the place of women in society.