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Show x-:-a:-;'X-:-x-:-x-:-x-x-:-x-:-x-:-x-x-:-i-:-x-:-x-x-:-xx-x-:'X-:-x-:-X'x-:-x-:-x-:--:-- Moliere Unhappy in His Choice of Mate finally they separated. They were re united, however, shortly before the dramatist's death. The night of Feb niary 17. 1(173. he struggled through a performance at the theater and then was sent home Jesperately ill. Before his wife could reach his bedside he was dead. Iietroit News. Moliere, the great French dramatist, was for a long time in love with Madeline Made-line lU'jart, who had accompanied him on his provincial tours, but when he married his bride was Armande. a younger sister of Madeleine. Armande was twenty years old ami Moliere was forty She was an actress tike her sister, and while she was fas eir.ating she was not exactly beautiful. Though it is ditlicult to get at the truth ot Moliere's married life, it is known that Moliere was not very hap py. Undoubtedly his wife aroused his leahiitsy hy her eagerness for adtnira 'lion and her enjoyment ot liirtations lUit whether he had deep reason foi leah.usv. it is impossible to he sure though many biographers have attacked at-tacked Armandc's character Three children were born, bin Moliere and his wife failed to gel on w.ll together and |