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Henriette and Armande are the daughters of Chrysale, an easy-going bourgeois man. To Armande’s disgust, Henriette has told her she plans to marry her lover, Clitandre. Armande considers marriage a frivolous pursuit and the idea of domestic life intolerable. She would rather devote herself to academic pursuits, but Henriette finds that to be too much work. In this scene, Armande confronts Henriette about her vulgar plans. In the past, Clitandre has publicly expressed his affection for Armande,
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ARMANDE: What?! “Single woman,” sister, is a noble title,
And you want to abandon it, to fling it gaily away
And get married?
Can such a vulgar plan have seized your brain?
HENRIETTE: Yes, sister.
ARMANDE: Ugh! That little “yes” is intolerable! Impossible to hear
Without a fit of heartburn.
HENRIETTE: What is it sister, about marriage in itself
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