<p>Pierrot has been dead for six months when he meets Arlequin in the Underworld. Arlequin has just arrived and tells Pierrot that Colombine quickly forgot all about him after he died. First, she went with Valère, then with Arlequin himself, after he and Martine divorced. After having met Platon (Plato) and Socrate (Socrates) and spied on their conversations, Pierrot and Arlequin begin philosophising about women. When they meet Pluton (Pluto), they ask him to bring Martine and Colombine, whom they yearn to see. The two women are taken alive to the Underworld, but they reject Arlequin and Pierrot as they refuse to live with dead men. To keep them away, Martine sends them both on a mission with Pluton and Caron (Charon). The young women meet Platon and Socrate too, who are both affected by the women’s living flesh. Arlequin is jealous and ready to fight Socrate. However, Pluton comes back and tells Martine and Colombine that Valère has already replaced them both. They ask to be brought back to earth, and Pluton grants their wish. After they are gone, Pluton and Arlequin declare that no woman is trustworthy, but Diotime (Diotima) appears and reminds them of the transfiguring power of love.</p>

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Pigeon Amédée

France

Paris

Printed

Descent into hell

Death

Love

Carnal love

Unfaithfulness

Philosophy

Greek mythology

Afterlife

Woman

Dialogue of the dead

Comical

Satirical

Philosophical tale

French

Pierrot

Arlecchino

Socrates

Plato

Choir

Pluto

Colombine

Diotima

Apparition

Scene of recognition

Spying scene

L'Amour dans les Enfers

Love in the Underworld