How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"May you rot, you tight-fisted hound! Devil take the skinflint! He withstood all my best efforts." (2.5.70)
Frosine sounds like she's in a bit of a pickle with her upcoming lawsuit. But no matter how much she flatters Harpagon, she can't get him to open his wallet for her. The dude's just too greedy. And Frosine is angry, angry, angry.
Quote #8
"Valère, go and keep an eye on what's being served and please save as much of it as you can so that it can go back to the caterers." (3.9.11)
Even when he grudgingly does something nice for others, like have them over for dinner, Harpagon can't stop pinching pennies. He tells Valère to save as much of the leftover food as possible. He plans on sending the uneaten food back to the caterers for a refund, which, uh, sounds gross. How's that for thrift?
Quote #9
Harpagon: Tell him I'm busy. Tell him to come back another time. Brindavoine: He says he has some money for you. Harpagon: Excuse me. I won't be long. (3.13.2-4)
Harpagon has no time to speak to anyone unless it's about money. If someone has some dough for him, though, he'll drop what he's doing and run on over to chat it up.