The Misanthrope

Alceste is...

• The misanthrope

• An aristocrat

• A lawyer

• A servant

Abhor means...

• To be strict or serious

• To be passionate about something

• To hate something or someone

• To be arrogant

Arsinoe tells Alceste that he's too good for Celimene after showing him...

• Oronte's sonnet

• The reason why she has a pending court case

• Celimene and Oronte's relationship

• A handwritten letter by Celimene insulting Alceste

In act 5, Eliante announces her relationship with Philante after...

• Clitandre and Acaste expose Celimene's letters

• Arsinoe expresses her love for Alceste

• Celimene refuses to run away with Alceste

• Oronte reads his sonnet

A rhyming couplet is...

• A 10 syllable-long line

• A split-rhymed verse or shared-rhymed verse

• A form of poetry

A trite is something that is...

• Unimaginative

• Flexible

• Bold

• Dull

In The Misanthrope, where did the entire play take place?

• A bar/lounge

• Alceste's house

• Celimene's house

• A coffee house

In act 2, what does the guard tell Alceste?

• He must attend his court case

• He must report to the Marshals to discuss his interactions with Oronte

• He's under arrest

In act 1, Alceste is disgusted after hearing...

• Celimene's letters spoken aloud

• Philante talk about the valuable things in life

• Celimene gossip about Arsinoe

• Oronte's sonnet

In act 2, why does Celimene get frustrated with Alceste?

• He complains constantly

• He wants her to prove that she truly loves him

• He's too jealous

• He loves Eliante more than her