his sins. She leaves him alone. Finally, Dom Juan and Sganarelle sit to dinner, when the statue of the Commander appears; he does not join them at the table, but he does invite Dom Juan to sup with him the following day. Act V In the countryside near the city, Dom Juan tells his father that Heaven has changed him and that he has renounced his wicked ways. Happy at hearing that news from his son, Dom Louis leaves. The news of repentance and reformation also delight Sganarelle, but Dom Juan immediately says he meant none of it, and then passionately speaks at length in praise of hypocrisy. Then Dom Carlos appears, and a duel appears inevitable. The spectre of a veiled woman appears to offer Dom Juan a final opportunity to repent his sins. Dom Juan draws and brandishes his sword at the spectral woman, and he refuses to repent. The statue of the Commander enters, proclaiming: "The wages of sin is death". At that moment, Dom Juan cries out that he is burning, that he is afire. Thunder and lightning sound and flash, and the earth breaks open to swallow Dom Juan, whose fall is followed by flames. Seeing that his master is gone, the lonely valet Sganarelle bewails the loss of his wages. Characters and premiere cast {| class="wikitable" !Character !Cast of the play's premiere performance (15 February 1665) |- | Dom Juan, son of Dom Louis | La Grange |- | Sganarelle, servant to Dom Juan |Molière |- | Donna Elvira, wife of Dom Juan | Mademoiselle Du Parc |- | Guzmán, gentleman-usher to Donna Elvira | |- | Dom Carlos, brother of Donna Elvira | |- | Dom Alonzo, brother of Donna Elvira | |- | Dom Louis, father of Dom Juan | Louis Bejart |- | Charlotte, a peasant woman, fiancée to Pierrot| Mademoiselle de Brie |- | Mathurine, a peasant woman| Mademoiselle Molière |- | Pierrot, a peasant| André Hubert |- | A Pauper | possibly La Thorillière? |- | The Statue of the Commander | possibly La Thorillière? |- | Violette, servant to Dom Juan| |- | Ragotin, servant to Dom Juan| |- | Monsieur Dimanche, a tradesman| Du Croisy (Philibert Gassot) |- | La Ramée, a swashbuckler| De Brie (Edmé Villequin) |- | A Ghost (in the form of a veiled woman) | possibly Madeleine Béjart? |} Folkloristics In folkloristics, the