(Monsieur Jourdain, Dorante, Dorimène)
       DORANTE
       Sir, we come to pay homage, Madame and I, to your new dignity, and to rejoice with you at the marriage between your daughter and the son of the Grand Turk.
       MONSIEUR JOURDAIN
       (After bowing in the Turkish way) Sir, I wish you the strength of serpents and the wisdom of lions.
       DORIMENE,
       I was very glad, Sir, to be among the first to come to congratulate you upon rising to such a high degree of honor.
       MONSIEUR JOURDAIN
       Madame, I wish your rosebush to flower all year long; I am infinitely obliged to you for taking part in the honors bestowed upon me; and I am very happy to see you returned here, so I can make very humble excuses for the ridiculous behavior of my wife.
       DORIMÈNE
       That's nothing. I excuse her jumping to conclusions: your heart must be precious to her, and it isn't strange that the possession of such a man as you should inspire some jealousy.
       MONSIEUR JOURDAIN
       The possession of my heart is a thing that has been entirely gained by you.
       DORANTE
       You see, Madame, that Monsieur Jourdain is not one of those men that good fortune blinds, and that he still knows, even in his glory, how to recognize his friends.
       DORIMÈNE
       It is the mark of a completely generous soul.
       DORANTE
       Where then is His Turkish Highness? We want, as your friends, to pay him our respects.
       MONSIEUR JOURDAIN
       There he comes, and I have sent for my daughter in order to give him her hand.

The Cast
act one
   Scene I
   Scene II
act two
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
act three
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
   Scene VI
   Scene VII
   Scene VIII
   Scene IX
   Scene X
   Scene XI
   Scene XII
   Scene XIII
   Scene XIV
   Scene XV
   Scene XVI
act four
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
act five
   Scene I
   Scene II
   Scene III
   Scene IV
   Scene V
   Scene VI