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… includes an insult for Dorine, which is also not directed towards her, but rather towards Elmire- a member of the social elite. Madam Pernelle then goes on to take her frustration towards Dorine by slapping and insulting her own serving girl before exiting. Since she could not best Dorine in conversation or thought, she used this demonstration of authority to a girl in the same class as Dorine to prove her authority. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**