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Chrysale is an easy-going bourgeois man. His brother, Ariste, has told him that Clitandre intends to marry Henriette, Chrysale’s daughter, and wants his blessing. Chrysale enthusiastically supports the marriage, having known Clitandre’s late father, but Ariste urges him to get the support of his wife, Philaminte. She rejects the idea and insists that Henriette marry Trissotin, a scholar and poet she fawns over. In this scene, Chrysale tells Ariste that Philaminte refuses to consent. Ariste
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ARISTE: Well? There goes the wife, brother, and I can tell
That you have had a little talk together.
CHRYSALE: Yes.
ARISTE: And how did it turn out? Well for Henriette?
Did she consent? The match is made?
CHRYSALE: Not completely yet.
ARISTE: Did she refuse?
CHRYSALE: No.
ARISTE: Is she thinking it over?
CHRYSALE: Not at all.
ARISTE: What then?
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