Molière's talents as both a writer and an actor were so great that at the height of his career he was often confused with the characters of his plays, whether cuckolded and browbeaten husbands, crafty servants, or, in the eyes of the antitheatrica...
The French dramatist Molière (1622-1673) wrote comedies that range from simple farces to sophisticated satires. The master of French comedy, he was both the product and the critic of the French classical period. As author, director, producer, mana...
Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière, and arguably his most famous play. It was first performed in 1664 at the fêtes held at Versailles, and almost immediately censored by the outcry of the dévots ("devout" [people]), who were very influential in the...
(COMEDY REVIVAL; DELACORTE THEATER; 1,892 SEATS; FREE) NEW YORK A Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival presentation of the play by Moliere in two acts. Directed by Mark Brokaw. Set, Riccardo Hernandez; costumes, Jess Goldstein; lighting, Mark McCullough; music, John Gromada; sound,...
William Hutt, widely regarded as one of Canada's finest classical actors and a company member at the Stratford Festival for almost four decades, has died at the age of 87.Hutt died Wednesday of leukemia at Stratford General Hospital, the Festival announced.At the Stratford Festival, where...
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2007 list of a "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" ranges from the town where Monticello is located to Hillsborough, N.C., cited in part as the home of a 1949 NASCAR speedway.The organization recognizes 12 places each year for their dedication to...
In the following essay, Nurse surveys aspects of Molière's Tartuffe, examining the long disputed question as to which genre it belongs: pure comedy, satirical comedy, drame bourgeois, or tragedy.
In Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere's "Tartuffe," the character of Orgon displays his ignorance throughout the story, realizing the truth only in the end. His mistakes caught up with Orgon and he had to live with them, including his mistake in giving everything to Tartuffe.
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