Félicie

Félicie is a play by the French playwright Pierre de Marivaux. It was published for the first time in the Mercure de France in March 1757.

It portrays the education and discipline of a young girl experiencing passionate love, who was stopped just in time by a fairy before her passion could get out of hand. However, Pierre de Marivaux did not submitted this as a theatrical piece. It was thought that the dialogue in the piece would be less likely to earn aesthetic appreciation and approval than if it were left to literary expression.

Characters

• Félicie
• Lucidor
• La Fée, the Fairy, under the name of Hortense
• La Modestie, Modesty
• Diane
• Troupe de chasseurs, Troop of Hunters

Synopsis

In a wonderland, a young girl, Félicie, is raised by a fairy. Her godmother can make her a gift, of her choice. Félicie chooses the gift of pleasing. The fairy grants her wish.