Original title: L'Avare
Human translation · Translated by Charles Heron Wall (†1905) · Source: Wikisource · Public domain
HARPAGON, father to CLÉANTE, in love with MARIANNE. CLÉANTE, HARPAGON'S son, lover to MARIANNE. VALÈRE, son to ANSELME, and lover to ÉLISE. ANSELME, father to VALÈRE and MARIANNE. MASTER SIMON, broker. MASTER JACQUES, cook and coachman to HARPAGON. LA FLÈCHE, valet to CLÉANTE. BRINDAVOINE and LA MERLUCHE, lackeys to HARPAGON. A MAGISTRATE and his CLERK. ÉLISE, daughter to HARPAGON. MARIANNE, daughter to ANSELME. FRO… Val . What, dear Élise! you grow sad after having given me such dear tokens of your love; and I see you sigh in the midst of my joy! Can you regret having made me happy? and do you repent of the engagement which my love has forced from you?Opening · Charles Heron Wall
Read this translationAI translationOriginal
Your support pays for translating books into English.
Support for $12/month Donate Subscribers read with instant translation, without waiting for the free daily limit.Read in other languages: Français · 中文 · हिन्दी · Español · العربية · বাংলা · Português · Русский · Bahasa Indonesia · اردو · 日本語 · Kiswahili · Finnish