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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Moli?re, n? ? Paris, baptis? le 15 janvier 1622 et mort ? Paris le 17 f?vrier 1673, est un dramaturge auteur de com?dies, mais aussi un com?dien et chef de troupe de th?'tre fran?ais qui s'est illustr? au d?but du r?gne de Louis XIV.Issu d'une famille... Read Full Overview

Moli re's beloved comedy features a rising member of the middle class who lusts for social status and higher learning. The strength of the play lies in its rich comic invention and its sure delineation of character. Its underlying themes of social striving, financial greed, and... Read Full Overview

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The Would Be Gentleman by Moliere is a comedic play that follows the story of Monsieur Jourdain, a middle-aged bourgeois who aspires to become a gentleman despite his lack of education and social status. Jourdain is determined to learn the ways of the aristocracy and hires various... Read Full Overview

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The Would Be Gentleman is a comedic play written by French playwright Moliere. The story follows the character of Monsieur Jourdain, a wealthy but uneducated man who aspires to become a gentleman. Jourdain believes that by learning the manners and customs of the upper class,... Read Full Overview

As entertainment for the king, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is very much a "comedy-ballet" that is to say a comedy, lavishly embellished with music and dance, followed by the Ballet des nations. The social satire is that of a bourgeois, M. Jourdain, who wishes to become a nobleman... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview