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Bookmark or Share- The Miser Summary - eNotes.comIntroduction. Molière's The Miser, titled L'Avare in French, is a five-act comedic play that was first performed in Paris in 1668. Molière, a renowned French playwright of the 17th century, was ...
- The Imaginary Invalid Characters - eNotes.comMolière himself played Argan during the first four performances of the play until he died of a lung disorder. Béline Béline is Argan’s second wife. She is a manipulative woman solely ...
- Criticism: Molière's Comic Vision - W. D. Howarth - eNotes.comSOURCE: "Molière's Comic Vision," in Molière: A Playwright and His Audience, Cambridge University Press, 1982, pp. 244-57. [Howarth is an English educator and critic whose works on French ...
- The Doctor in Spite of Himself Summary - eNotes.comMolière, whose real name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, was born in 1622. He was a French playwright, actor, and poet from a wealthy family and had the king's brother as one of his patrons.
- Molière Biography - eNotes.comMolière Biography. M olière really knew how to tick people off. Born in 1622, he is considered France’s answer to Shakespeare and is arguably the greatest writer of neoclassical comedy.
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