The Miser - 9781975960254

The miser of the title is called Harpagon, a name adapted from the Latin harpago, meaning a hook or grappling iron. He is obsessed with the wealth he has amassed and always ready to save expenses. Now a widower, he has a son, Cl?ante, and a daughter, ?lise. Although he is over sixty, he is attempting to arrange a marriage between himself and an attractive young woman, Mariane. She and Cl?ante are already devoted to each other, however, and the son attempts to procure a loan to help her and her sick mother, who are impoverished. ?lise, Harpagon's daughter, is the beloved of Val?re, but her father hopes to marry her to a wealthy man of his choosing, Seigneur Anselme. Meanwhile, Val?re has taken a job as steward in Harpagon's household so as to be close to ?lise. The complications are only resolved at the end by the rather conventional discovery that some of the principal characters are long lost relatives.

• | Author: Molière, Charles Heron Wall
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 27, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 72 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1975960254
• | ISBN-13: 9781975960254