Le Testament de Pathelin

    Le Testament de Pathelin is a part of the Pathelin trilogy, but like Le Nouveau Pathelin it lacks the humor and bite of the original. In fact, Le Testament de Pathelin feels like an apology for the two previous plays where Pathelin scammed merchants and lied to priests and judges. Here we see Pathelin on his deathbed with a priest and an apothecary, laying out his will before he dies. The joke here is that Pathelin has nothing to leave anyone but rude remarks. It seems to make the argument that even clever tricksters like Pathelin will never escape death.