Agis — son of Cléomène, the deposed king of Sparta.
Dimas — Hermocrates' gardener.
Harlequin — Hermocrates's servant.
Synopsisedit
Léonide, Princess of Sparta, disguises as a man called Phocion to enter the household of her enemy, Hermocrates, an old philosopher. Léonide does so because she has seen and fallen in love with a young man who lives in the household, Agis. Learning that he is the rightful heir of the late Cléomènes, King of Sparta (usurped by Léonide's own uncle in revenge for Cléomènes' kidnapping of his mistress), Léonide has determined to restore him to power.
Léonide and her servant Corine (also disguised as a man) arrives at Hermocrates' house, pretending to be philosophy students. As they discuss their plans, they are overheard by Hermocrates' servant, Harlequin, but they pay him to co-operate with them. Léonide then meets Agis by chance, but the gardener, Dimas, becomes suspicious and calls Hermocrates' spinster sister, Hesione, to expel the two 'men'. In order to stay on the premises, Léonide pretends to fall in love with Léontine, and seduces her into supporting her.
Léonide then meets Hermocrates himself, who sees through her disguise and accuses her of coming to seduce Agis. Léonide admits that she is a woman (calling herself by the false name of Aspasie), but successfully convinces Hermocrates that she has come to seduce him, not Agis. He allows her to stay. Hermocrates tells "Aspasie" that he is plotting to overthrow the Princess of Sparta and place Agis on the throne.
Léonide finally has a conversation with Agis himself. Agis, it transpires, has sworn against love, because it was love that destroyed his parents. Léonide therefore tells him that she is disguised as a man because she is a young woman fleeing persecution from the Princess of Sparta (herself, in reality), and Agis promises to help.
Léonide is now juggling three contradictory relationships: both Hesione and Hermocrates are in love with her, while she has only a passionate friendship with Agis. Over the course of the rest of the play, she works things to her advantage, while Agis falls in love with her. In the play's climax, Hermocrates, Léontine and Agis realize they are all in love with the same person. Léonide reveals she is the princess and wishes to marry Agis, thus restoring him to the throne. Hermocrates and Léontine are left disappointed in love. A royal retinue then arrives to bring the Princess and her Prince back to the palace.
Responsesedit
The initial production of The Triumph of Love was received poorly by critics. It was felt that it was inappropriate for a princess to seduce a young man in addition to two older people of both sexes, even though the latter were her enemies. The production closed after only six performances.[1]
^ abcMcKee, Kenneth N. (1958). The Theater of Marivaux. New York: New York University Press. pp. 144–149.
January 01, 1970
triumph, love, play, triomphe, amour, redirects, here, album, triomphe, amour, album, triumph, love, french, triomphe, amour, three, french, comic, play, pierre, marivaux, first, performed, théâtre, italien, paris, march, 1732, triumph, lovewritten, bypierre, . Le Triomphe de l amour redirects here For the album see Le Triomphe de l amour album The Triumph of Love French Le Triomphe de l amour is a three act French comic play by Pierre de Marivaux It was first performed by the Theatre Italien in Paris on 12 March 1732 1 The Triumph of LoveWritten byPierre de MarivauxDate premiered12 March 1732 1732 03 12 Place premieredTheatre Italien ParisOriginal languageFrenchSubjectLoveGenreComedySettingHermocrate s house in Sparta Ancient Greece Contents 1 Characters 2 Synopsis 3 Responses 4 ReferencesCharacters editLeonide a Spartan princess disguised as a man called Phocion Corine her servant disguised as a man called Hermidas Hermocrates a philosopher Hesione Hermocrates sister Agis son of Cleomene the deposed king of Sparta Dimas Hermocrates gardener Harlequin Hermocrates s servant Synopsis editLeonide Princess of Sparta disguises as a man called Phocion to enter the household of her enemy Hermocrates an old philosopher Leonide does so because she has seen and fallen in love with a young man who lives in the household Agis Learning that he is the rightful heir of the late Cleomenes King of Sparta usurped by Leonide s own uncle in revenge for Cleomenes kidnapping of his mistress Leonide has determined to restore him to power Leonide and her servant Corine also disguised as a man arrives at Hermocrates house pretending to be philosophy students As they discuss their plans they are overheard by Hermocrates servant Harlequin but they pay him to co operate with them Leonide then meets Agis by chance but the gardener Dimas becomes suspicious and calls Hermocrates spinster sister Hesione to expel the two men In order to stay on the premises Leonide pretends to fall in love with Leontine and seduces her into supporting her Leonide then meets Hermocrates himself who sees through her disguise and accuses her of coming to seduce Agis Leonide admits that she is a woman calling herself by the false name of Aspasie but successfully convinces Hermocrates that she has come to seduce him not Agis He allows her to stay Hermocrates tells Aspasie that he is plotting to overthrow the Princess of Sparta and place Agis on the throne Leonide finally has a conversation with Agis himself Agis it transpires has sworn against love because it was love that destroyed his parents Leonide therefore tells him that she is disguised as a man because she is a young woman fleeing persecution from the Princess of Sparta herself in reality and Agis promises to help Leonide is now juggling three contradictory relationships both Hesione and Hermocrates are in love with her while she has only a passionate friendship with Agis Over the course of the rest of the play she works things to her advantage while Agis falls in love with her In the play s climax Hermocrates Leontine and Agis realize they are all in love with the same person Leonide reveals she is the princess and wishes to marry Agis thus restoring him to the throne Hermocrates and Leontine are left disappointed in love A royal retinue then arrives to bring the Princess and her Prince back to the palace Responses editThe initial production of The Triumph of Love was received poorly by critics It was felt that it was inappropriate for a princess to seduce a young man in addition to two older people of both sexes even though the latter were her enemies The production closed after only six performances 1 In the 20th century however the play found some popularity It was revived in 1912 by La Petite Scene and by the Theatre National Populaire in 1956 1 Many other productions have followed In 1997 a Broadway musical adaptation Triumph of Love was produced and in 2001 a film adaptation starring Mira Sorvino was released References edit a b c McKee Kenneth N 1958 The Theater of Marivaux New York New York University Press pp 144 149 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Triumph of Love play amp oldid 1134648834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
