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Jean-Baptiste Moliere, the
French seventeenth century playwright, is generally acknowledged
as one of the greatest dramatists that the world has ever known.
Moliere's genius took the form of comedic plays that present
serious social commentary. While Moliere was commenting on his
own era, human nature has not changed over the interceding
centuries. Therefore, his work still has a great deal to say
about the human condition to modern audiences. Moliere's plays
burst the bubble of those who would take on the airs of self
righteousness, as he holds up a comedic mirror on such behavior
that shows it to be ludicrous and absurd.
As examples such as
Moliere's "Tartuffe" and "Don Juan" illustrate, this classic
French author was a keen observer of human nature and the social
conflicts that characterize daily life. While centuries have
intervened, basic human nature has not changed. Therefore, the
situations that Moliere dramatized still have relevance, and his
insights are still helpful -- as well as entertaining.
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