Dennis Murphy's Reviews > The Bungler

The Bungler by Moliere is at times genuinely amusing, but sometimes often misses the mark. The tale is essentially Murphy's Law when applied to the schemes of love and romance, where love and romance is a broke son of a man of high station is trying to contrive a way to buy/obtain a wife of apparently low-born, gypsy status. It shows its age in that regard, but one can situate oneself fairly easily with a dramatic production or some other element to keep the mood. Mascarille certainly sells the story as worth a go, though some of his schemes blacken him in ways that are difficult to really describe without giving away the turns of the plot - really the only thing that keeps the pages turning since we know the ending already as a success.

I don't love the play, but it killed an hour or so and helped me unwind before the week began.

80/100 | B-