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The School for Wives is a play written by French playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known by his stage name Moliere. The play was first performed in 1662 and is considered one of Moliere's most famous works. The plot revolves around a wealthy man named Arnolphe who is... Read Full Overview

THE STORY: Fearing cuckoldry above all else, Arnolphe has painstakingly trained the guileless Agnes from childhood to become his obedient and faithful wife. Although he has carefully shielded her from the outside world, romance finds her in the for

L'Ecole des femmes

L' cole des femmes est une com die de Moli re en cinq actes (comportant respectivement quatre, cinq, cinq, neuf et neuf sc nes) et en vers (1779 dont 1737 alexandrins), cr e au th tre du Palais-Royal le 26 d cembre 1662. La pi ce, novatrice en ce qu'elle m lait de mani re alors... Read Full Overview

The School for Wives is a play written by French playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Moliere. The play was first performed in 1662 and tells the story of a wealthy man named Arnolphe who tries to mold his young ward, Agnes, into the perfect wife. Arnolphe has spent... Read Full Overview

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