Le Cid

Rodrigue loves Chimène and Chimène loves Rodrigue. Their marriage is about to be celebrated when a violent dispute breaks out between the fathers of the two young men. Rodrigue is then pushed by his own to face the Chimène duel. The dilemma is cruel: should he avenge his father's honor or save the love of the one he loves? - The full text of the work accompanied by footnotes - Progressive questionnaires of understanding and analysis of the text - Vocabulary exercises from lexical fields - Oral and written expression activities - Activities - An imaginary interview of Corneille - The great themes of the work 1. The conflict of love and honour 2. The political dimension of the piece - Two groups of texts 1. The art of revenge 2. The series duels. Recommended for cycle 4 in 4th.