Les Aristocraties: A Comedy in Verse is a play written by Etienne Arago and published in 1868. The play is set in 19th century France and satirizes the aristocracy of the time. The story follows the attempts of a young man named Hippolyte to win the hand of a wealthy and beautiful young woman named Blanche. However, Blanche's mother is determined that her daughter should marry into the aristocracy, and so Hippolyte must navigate a world of snobbery...