▁ ▁R oles ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁On ▁the ▁square ▁outside ▁the ▁church , ▁people ▁are ▁mill ing ▁around ▁and ▁games ▁of ▁bou les ▁are ▁in ▁progress . ▁Land ry , ▁the ▁mer ry ▁cl erk ▁of ▁Ma ître ▁André , ▁to asts ▁his ▁master , ▁a ▁fine ▁lawyer ▁and ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁and ▁beautiful ▁Jac qu eline . ▁Ma ître ▁Sub til ▁and ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Fort un io , ▁just ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁country , ▁enter ; ▁Sub til ▁has ▁just ▁obtained ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁his ▁colle ague ▁Ma ître ▁André . ▁Land ry , ▁Fort un io ' s ▁older ▁cousin , ▁gives ▁advice ▁for ▁his ▁new ▁career , ▁but ▁Fort un io , ▁sh y ▁and ▁dream y , ▁does ▁not ▁listen . ▁ ▁A ▁regiment ▁enters , ▁head ed ▁by ▁its ▁new ▁captain , ▁the ▁dash ing ▁Cla var o che , ▁who ▁asks ▁about ▁potential ▁female ▁con quest s . ▁Disc over ing ▁that ▁Jac qu eline ▁is ▁not ▁available , ▁he ▁naturally ▁dec ides ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁try ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁her , ▁and ▁shortly ▁sees ▁her ▁leaving ▁the ▁church . ▁He ▁g ains ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁her ▁husband , ▁im pressed ▁by ▁his ▁uniform , ▁which ▁opens ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁André ' s ▁house . ▁Fort un io ▁too ▁has ▁been ▁en ra pt ured ▁by ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁Jac qu eline ▁and ▁pour s ▁out ▁his ▁em otion ▁as ▁the ▁cur tain ▁falls . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 2