The themes of the play are seduction, money, power, cross-dressing. The main male character is a manipulative libertine who promises marriage to a rich countess for her fortune. The female protagonist of the play, disguised as a knight, punishes both, the man by deceit, and the woman for her frivolity.
The Knight, a young rich Parisian woman who dresses as her own servant disguised as a knight.
Trivelin, servant of the Knight.
Arlequin, servant of Lelio.
Frontin, another servant of the Knight.
Servants, dancers, musicians.
Plotedit
A young woman, described as "the Parisian maiden", is due to marry Lelio without having ever met him. She decides to introduce herself to him as a Knight and become his friend. Lelio confides in the Knight his troubled situation. He is promised to a Countess he seduced, in addition to the young Parisian maiden. He would choose to marry the richest of the two, that is the heroine, if he had not already signed a contract with the Countess, which would make him lose a large sum of money if he broke his engagement to her. Lelio thus challenges the Knight to seduce the Countess, so that he could marry the Parisian maiden without paying the sum. The plan seems to work at first, the Countess falls for the Knight and forgets Lelio. But information of the Knight's real sexual identity leaks among the servants, and even if she refuses to disclose her name, the Parisian maiden has to admit her sex. She disguises herself as a servant and manages to get hold of the contract. At the end of the play, she tears it in the presence of Lelio and the Countess, and both are disappointed by her deception. The young Parisian maiden finally discloses her identity, and justifies her actions by asserting her independence.
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Bibliographyedit
Russo, Elena (2000). "Libidinal Economy and Gender Trouble in Marivaux's La Fausse Suivante". MLN. 115 (4): 690–713. doi:10.1353/mln.2000.0041. S2CID 161443176.
(in French) Robert Tomlinson, « Érotisme et politique dans La Fausse Suivante de Marivaux », Stanford French Review, Spring 1985, 9 (1), 17–31.
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fausse, suivante, this, article, unclear, citation, style, references, used, made, clearer, with, different, consistent, style, citation, footnoting, july, 2011, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, fourbe, puni, play, french, playwright, pierre, mari. This article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message La Fausse Suivante or Le Fourbe Puni is a play by French playwright Pierre de Marivaux written in 1724 and produced for the first time by the Comedie Italienne on July 8 1724 at the theatre of the Hotel de Bourgogne La Fausse Suivante ou le Fourbe puniAuthorMarivauxCountryFranceGenreComedyPublisherBriassonPublication date1724The themes of the play are seduction money power cross dressing The main male character is a manipulative libertine who promises marriage to a rich countess for her fortune The female protagonist of the play disguised as a knight punishes both the man by deceit and the woman for her frivolity Contents 1 Characters 2 Plot 3 References 4 BibliographyCharacters editThe Countess rich and attractive Lelio manipulative suitor The Knight a young rich Parisian woman who dresses as her own servant disguised as a knight Trivelin servant of the Knight Arlequin servant of Lelio Frontin another servant of the Knight Servants dancers musicians Plot editA young woman described as the Parisian maiden is due to marry Lelio without having ever met him She decides to introduce herself to him as a Knight and become his friend Lelio confides in the Knight his troubled situation He is promised to a Countess he seduced in addition to the young Parisian maiden He would choose to marry the richest of the two that is the heroine if he had not already signed a contract with the Countess which would make him lose a large sum of money if he broke his engagement to her Lelio thus challenges the Knight to seduce the Countess so that he could marry the Parisian maiden without paying the sum The plan seems to work at first the Countess falls for the Knight and forgets Lelio But information of the Knight s real sexual identity leaks among the servants and even if she refuses to disclose her name the Parisian maiden has to admit her sex She disguises herself as a servant and manages to get hold of the contract At the end of the play she tears it in the presence of Lelio and the Countess and both are disappointed by her deception The young Parisian maiden finally discloses her identity and justifies her actions by asserting her independence References editBibliography editRusso Elena 2000 Libidinal Economy and Gender Trouble in Marivaux s La Fausse Suivante MLN 115 4 690 713 doi 10 1353 mln 2000 0041 S2CID 161443176 in French Robert Tomlinson Erotisme et politique dans La Fausse Suivante de Marivaux Stanford French Review Spring 1985 9 1 17 31 nbsp This article on a play from the 18th century is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Fausse Suivante amp oldid 1032345261, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
