The Imaginary Invalid

He’s sick—but is it real, or all in his head? In The Imaginary Invalid, Molière delivers a razor-sharp comedy that skewers the medical profession, hypochondria, and the absurdities of human fear. Argan is a wealthy man obsessed with his health—so obsessed, in fact, that he’s willing to marry off his daughter to a doctor just to keep one in the family. But his scheming is no match for the wit of hi...