L’École des maris, Les Fâcheux

L’École des maris pokes fun at an old-fashioned man who attempts to isolate and lock up his charge, who is slated to become his wife; he fails, as Arnolphe will fail in L’École des femmes. Les Fâcheux is the first example of the new comédie-ballet genre, which combines spoken dialogue, music, and dance.