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The Rogueries of Scapin

Molière

The Rogueries of Scapin

Paper book: €17.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1671
Bilingual edition
22 October 2026
Pages
115
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Theatre, Humor
Moods
Have a laugh, Escape it all
Translated from
French

Book summary

In Naples, while their fathers are away, Octave and Léandre have fallen in love. But these two miserly old men would never accept their sons' choice. The valet Scapin gets them out of trouble by inventing trick after trick to fool the fathers, even shutting one of them in a sack to give him a beating.

Farce and wit mix in this comedy, in which Molière wrote one of his most famous lines: “What the devil was he doing in that galley?”

Written in short, lively dialogue, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

A servant invents a fake kidnapping. In Naples, Leander needs money to keep Zerbinetta, the girl he loves. His father, Geronte, is rich but stingy. Scapin, Leander’s servant, tells Geronte that a Turk has taken his son…

The world of the book

Naples, a great port of the Mediterranean. The play is set in Naples, Italy. Two rich merchants, Argante and Geronte, have been away on a trip for two months. Meanwhile, their sons have fallen in love, and Octave…

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