Part one of term paper
Moliere created a variety of characters in his play, Misanthrope. Alceste, because of his brutal honesty evokes empathy within me. The other character of course, would be Celimene because she would be known as a player in today's society. Oronte, another character, has his feelings hurt because of Alceste's brutal honesty when he critiqued ...

Part two of term paper
... answer to make the other person feel better. I personally feel that if more people were as honest and straight forward as Alceste, there would be less conflict. People would be more forthright and truthful resulting in better relationships. Another reason you can relate to Alceste in today's society is his attitude toward the love of his life, Celimene. His devotion to her blinds all the mean and cruel things she does to him. She has other love interests, but Alceste still loves her. No matt ...