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A review by selassiereza
The Blunderer, or The Counterplots by Molière
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Lelio and Leander love Celia (a slave). Lelio is engaged to Hippolyta. Hippolyta is in love with Leander.
But the "action" (such as it is) revolves around the numerous stratagems that Mascarille, Lelio's servant, devises to unite his lord with Celia. At every possible opportunity, Lelio intervenes or disrupts the deception and is the eponymous blunderer.
It's a very amusing play, though the strategies are hardly linked and could occur in any order.
Of course, in the end, lovers are united and even the old men/fathers are satisfied. Though all from mere fortuitous (i.e., contrived) circumstances—completely unrelated to any of Mascarille's machinations.
But the "action" (such as it is) revolves around the numerous stratagems that Mascarille, Lelio's servant, devises to unite his lord with Celia. At every possible opportunity, Lelio intervenes or disrupts the deception and is the eponymous blunderer.
It's a very amusing play, though the strategies are hardly linked and could occur in any order.
Of course, in the end, lovers are united and even the old men/fathers are satisfied. Though all from mere fortuitous (i.e., contrived) circumstances—completely unrelated to any of Mascarille's machinations.