The Miser

MP3 Audio CD. A person who hoards money or possessions is what we call a miser. They are obsessed with collecting notes and they are regarded as thrifty and at the same time big spenders. There is a huge population of misers in the world. Some people would always dislike on cheap people.

The Miser is an entertaining French play by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin or also known by his pseudonym, Moliere, he is a French dramatist and playwright, a best-known comedy writer. The Miser is a five-act comedy, first played at the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris.

The fictional characters of the play are: Harpagon, an oppressive father of Cleante and Elise. He is the main character of the play, he is the materialistic miser who loves his cash and properties more than his son and daughter. His job is to lend money with higher rates. The materialistic miser is in love with Mariane, whom his son also admires.

Cleante, a lewd son of Harpagon, is also an admirer of Mariane. He intends to stow away with her with an effort to secure an illegal credit to provide Mariane and her sickly mother with enough cash. Cleante?s sister, Elise, who was saved by Valere from drowning and owing her life to him. Her father wants her to marry the elderly Anselme, who wishes to marry her without a dowry. Valere is revealed that he is the son of Anselme who is Don Thomas D?Alburcy and the brother of Mariane.

La Fleche is Harpagon?s housekeeper. He helps Cleante with his illegal loan through Master Simon, who is described to be deceitful. La Fleche steals Harpagon?s cash box. Master Jacques is a chef and an adviser to Harpagon. Frosine, a woman of old age, acts as a negotiator between Harpagon and Mariane. She assures that Mariane will override the extravagance of Harpagon. Other characters include other servants of Harpagon and a Magistrate who probes the stolen hoard, with his clerk.