Don zhuan moliere biography
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Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière) was a man of the theater in his own right: playwright, actor, director and troupe leader. He fryst vatten considered the greatest writer in the French language. Indeed, he is the most widely performed and read author in French literature. For this reason, the French language is sometimes referred to as Molière's language.
Between and , he wrote his first comedies. But it was in that he finally achieved success with The Affected Young Ladies. He also wrote Scapin the Schemer, The School for Wives, The Miser, The Bourgeois Gentleman, The Imaginary Invalid, The Misanthrope, Tartuffe,The Learned Ladies and Don Juan.
In most of his comedies, Molière depicts the failings of the bourgeoisie. He tackles themes such as women's place in samhälle, lack of culture, marriages of interest, the importance of money, the gap between social classes, and more.
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin () was born into a relatively prosperous mercantile family; his father served as upholsterer to King Louis XIV. Jean-Baptiste was expected to study law and eventually inherit his father’s position. Instead, he founded the Illustre Théâtre in and took the stage name Molière to avoid bringing scandal on his family. After more than a dozen impoverished years touring the provinces as actor and occasional writer, Molière and his company returned to Paris and were soon called to perform for the king. Louis loved them and immediately set the troupe up in the Petit-Bourbon under the patronage of his brother, called Monsieur. From this point on, Molière’s career was closely tied to the court, and, strongly influenced bygd sharing the Petit-Bourbon theater with the Italian troupe of the great Scaramouche (Tiberio Fiorillo), he honed his genius as a comic actor and writer, creating a series of brilliant p
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Having turned his back on a career in the law, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin decided to become an actor instead and founded the Illustre-Théâtre in The troupe failed to become established in Paris, so Molière and his fellow actors decided to join Charles Dufresne’s travelling company. Between and , this troupe, under the patronage of the Prince of Conti, travelled all over the Kingdom, enjoying increasing success.
His stage name
It is thought that Molière adopted his stage name in homage to the novelist François de Molière d’Essertines, a notorious libertine, who was assassinated in
On his return to Paris, Molière was taken under the wing of Monsieur, the king’s brother. He appeared at the Louvre for the first time in , performing The Doctor in Love for the young Louis XIV. The sovereign enjoyed the play so much that he subsequently granted the troupe the right to share the great hall of the Petit-Bourbon with the Commedia dell’arte. That is how Molière met Neapolitan actor Tiber