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A 20 page essay that analyzes this play by early eighteenth century French playwright Marivaux. This examination of this 1722 play explores human relationships on various levels. While offering a funny and intriguing play, Marivaux also presents situations that force the audience to ponder what characteristics lie at the heart of a true love relationship. No additional sources cited.
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Infidelity) explores human relationships on various levels. While offering a funny and intriguing play, Marivaux also presents situations that force the audience to ponder what characteristics lie at the heart
of a true love relationship. What causes us to "fall in love," and what is best for maintaining love once it is established? In exploring these themes, Marivaux also
explores the assumption that rank, privilege and money constitute a proper criteria for judging an intended mate. This is explored along with the corollary concept that court life is preferable
over a simple rustic existence. In so doing, his play shows a witty and comprehensive appreciation for the intricacies of eighteenth century French society, as well as a surprisingly approving
portrait of the peasant class and its character. (It should be pointed out to the student researching this topic that the translator for the copy of the play available
to this writer/tutor endeavored to not only provide a translation, but to adapt the play in such a manner to English as to make it performable by English-speaking actors. Therefore,
he anglicized the names, turning "Arlequin" to "Robin," and also made use of English idioms and sentence construction.) Act I The play opens with Sylvia, a simple country girl
who has been abducted from her home and taken to the local palace, is arguing with a servant, Trivet, the Princes factutum. This opening exchange establishes the premise for
the play, which is that the local Prince is compelled by law to marry one of his subjects and he has chosen Sylvia. As far as Sylvia knows, she has
never seen this Prince, and is only aware of the fact that she has been taken away from her true love, another simple peasant named Robin. Sylvia is not impressed
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