Overview
Character Name
Philinte
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Time & Place
17th century, paris
Analysis
Philinte is a respectable gentleman who is in love with Eliante. He is also Alceste’s devoted friend, despite the fact that Alceste verbally abuses him periodically throughout the play. Philinte is the rational voice of reason for the play, always trying to persuade Alceste
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