The Imaginary Invalid
The Imaginary Invalid seemed to fall in the category of a comedy and is in a three act series. The time period this seems to have taken place was during the 1800s or when medicine was not advanced. The character list is as follows: Argan is interesting because he is always anxiously worried about his health and is always taking prescribed various medicines. Beline is Argans second wife. Angelique is Argans older daughter. Cleante is in love with Angelique. Louison is Argans daughter. Beralde is Argans brother. Toinette is the intelligent maid. Monieur Purgon is Argans physician. Monsieur Diafoirus is a physician of Argans acquaintance. Thomas Diaforius is the son of Diaforius whom just became a physician. Monsieur de Bonnefoi …show more content…
The problem of the society is shown on the example of a hypochondriac man that over exaggerates or imagines his illnesses. He ends up neglecting his family’s needs to better his own and he needs to find out how to save money because the medication is expensive. If something bothers him he would turn it not a sickness because it was easier for him to deal with life that way. Argan only surrounded him with people who wanted good for him. Surrounding himself with these people gave him a sense of hope. The message I get from this play the one who care about you will always be there for you, on your worst and best days. This play also says that those friends who come back are your real friends because they care about you. Some friends come and go but those who really enjoy your will stick with you through thick and thin. You’ll know whom your really are when you are at your worst because they will stick with you and give all the support you need. This play also comes to show that medicine has come a long way and we should take advantage of it. Today we have a longer lifespan than those whom live one hundred years …show more content…
What really impressed me the most was when one the actors started to talk to an imaginary friend and personally I believe that is so difficult because you are talking to yourself. The acting was great because none of them stuttered and knew their lines. I really enjoyed how they actually have younger people as Argans sisters and brothers because during Arcadia they had someone who looked the same age as a dad’s friend which would always throw me off. Argan was an old man and the rest were young people that would care about him. When the musical part would come out they would show things they were doing to Argan behind a white screen which I didn’t get what they were doing. The cast would show string reactions as to when someone got mad or was happy and I really enjoyed the passion they had for the play. I believe the most difficult to portray is Argan because although he was the main character one needs to act as if they are ill and has to be seated on the wheelchair and not forget about
The Imaginary Invalid seemed to fall in the category of a comedy and is in a three act series. The time period this seems to have taken place was during the 1800s or when medicine was not advanced. The character list is as follows: Argan is interesting because he is always anxiously worried about his health and is always taking prescribed various medicines. Beline is Argans second wife. Angelique is Argans older daughter. Cleante is in love with Angelique. Louison is Argans daughter. Beralde is Argans brother. Toinette is the intelligent maid. Monieur Purgon is Argans physician. Monsieur Diafoirus is a physician of Argans acquaintance. Thomas Diaforius is the son of Diaforius whom just became a physician. Monsieur de Bonnefoi …show more content…
The problem of the society is shown on the example of a hypochondriac man that over exaggerates or imagines his illnesses. He ends up neglecting his family’s needs to better his own and he needs to find out how to save money because the medication is expensive. If something bothers him he would turn it not a sickness because it was easier for him to deal with life that way. Argan only surrounded him with people who wanted good for him. Surrounding himself with these people gave him a sense of hope. The message I get from this play the one who care about you will always be there for you, on your worst and best days. This play also says that those friends who come back are your real friends because they care about you. Some friends come and go but those who really enjoy your will stick with you through thick and thin. You’ll know whom your really are when you are at your worst because they will stick with you and give all the support you need. This play also comes to show that medicine has come a long way and we should take advantage of it. Today we have a longer lifespan than those whom live one hundred years …show more content…
What really impressed me the most was when one the actors started to talk to an imaginary friend and personally I believe that is so difficult because you are talking to yourself. The acting was great because none of them stuttered and knew their lines. I really enjoyed how they actually have younger people as Argans sisters and brothers because during Arcadia they had someone who looked the same age as a dad’s friend which would always throw me off. Argan was an old man and the rest were young people that would care about him. When the musical part would come out they would show things they were doing to Argan behind a white screen which I didn’t get what they were doing. The cast would show string reactions as to when someone got mad or was happy and I really enjoyed the passion they had for the play. I believe the most difficult to portray is Argan because although he was the main character one needs to act as if they are ill and has to be seated on the wheelchair and not forget about