Molière, Medicine and a Famous Final Bow: The Surprising History Behind The Imaginary Invalid
We’ve all been there: symptoms materialize like a headache or an itchy throat, a quick internet search, and suddenly you’re going down an hours-long WebMD rabbit hole. It’s a time-honored tradition that comedy’s original hypochondriac could have only dreamed of. Argan, the hero of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid, didn’t have a search engine—but he very much had a thriving passion for diagnosis. This fa…