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Madness
Harpagon doesn't just love money. He's obsessed with it. You might even say that he's coo-coo for money the way that Sonny is coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs.
He's so obsessed with his money, in fact, that in several places in The Miser, he becomes downright hysterical at the thought of losing a single penny. Add to that the fact that he is always paranoid, and you've got a character that is always on the verge of becoming totally unhinged by his love for money. Molière does just about everything he can to tell us not to be like this guy.
In The Miser, Harpagon's precaution with money might make him the only sane man in a world of crazy spenders.
In The Miser, Harpagon's obsession shows us that there's a very fine line between greed and madness.
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