The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Bermel)
by Jean-baptiste Moliere
Synopsis
Sganarelle chops up wood for a living and beats up his wife for relaxation.
To get revenge she spreads the word that he is secretly a brilliant doctor who won't reveal his skills unless he is unmercifully punished.
Along come a couple of hefty messengers in search of a brilliant doctor, someone to cure a young woman's mysterious ailment.
After a bruising treatment, Sganarelle is persuaded that he really is a doctor and proceeds to cure the young woman as he carries out Moliere's scalpel sharp satire of the medical profession.
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The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Bermel) is a comedy play written by Jean-baptiste Moliere and published by Samuel French (1942).
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Samuel French · 1942
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