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Le Tartuffe - Dom Juan - Le Misanthrope
Dom Juan : La belle chose de vouloir se piquer d'un faux honneur d'être fidèle... Il n'est rien de si doux que de triompher de la résistance d'une belle personne, et j'ai sur ce sujet l'ambition des conquérants, qui volent perpétuellement de victoire en victoire, et ne peuvent se résoudre à borner leurs souhaits. Il n'est rien qui puisse arrêter l'impétuosité de mes désirs : je me sens un cœur à aimer toute la terre ; et comme Alexandre, je souhaiterais qu'il y eût d'autres mondes, pour y pouvoir étendre mes conquêtes amoureuses.
(Dom Juan, acte Ier, scène 2).
(Dom Juan, acte Ier, scène 2).
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1668
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Molière
4,651 books1,518 followersSophisticated comedies of French playwright Molière, pen name of Jean Baptiste Poquelin, include
Tartuffe
(1664),
The Misanthrope
(1666), and
The Bourgeois Gentleman
(1670).
French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place.
People know and consider Molière, stage of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also an actor of the greatest masters in western literature. People best know l'Ecole des femmes (The School for Wives), l'Avare ou l'École du mensonge (The Miser), and le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid) among dramas of Molière.
From a prosperous family, Molière studied at the Jesuit Clermont college (now lycée Louis-le-Grand) and well suited to begin a life in the theater. While 13 years as an itinerant actor helped to polish his abilities, he also began to combine the more refined elements with ccommedia dell'arte.
Through the patronage of the brother of Louis XIV and a few aristocrats, Molière procured a command performance before the king at the Louvre. Molière performed a classic of [authore:Pierre Corneille] and le Docteur amoureux (The Doctor in Love), a farce of his own; people granted him the use of Salle du Petit-Bourbon, a spacious room, appointed for theater at the Louvre. Later, people granted the use of the Palais-Royal to Molière. In both locations, he found success among the Parisians with les Précieuses ridicules (The Affected Ladies), l'École des maris</i> (<i>The School for Husbands</i>), and <i>[book:l'École des femmes (The School for Wives). This royal favor brought a pension and the title "Troupe du Roi" (the troupe of the king). Molière continued as the official author of court entertainments.
Molière received the adulation of the court and Parisians, but from moralists and the Church, his satires attracted criticisms. From the Church, his attack on religious hypocrisy roundly received condemnations, while people banned performance of Don Juan . From the stage, hard work of Molière in so many theatrical capacities began to take its toll on his health and forced him to take a break before 1667.
From pulmonary tuberculosis, Molière suffered. In 1673 during his final production of le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), a coughing fit and a haemorrhage seized him as Argan, the hypochondriac. He finished the performance but collapsed again quickly and died a few hours later. In time in Paris, Molière completely reformed.
French literary figures, including Molière and Jean de la Fontaine, gathered at Auteuil, a favorite place.
People know and consider Molière, stage of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also an actor of the greatest masters in western literature. People best know l'Ecole des femmes (The School for Wives), l'Avare ou l'École du mensonge (The Miser), and le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid) among dramas of Molière.
From a prosperous family, Molière studied at the Jesuit Clermont college (now lycée Louis-le-Grand) and well suited to begin a life in the theater. While 13 years as an itinerant actor helped to polish his abilities, he also began to combine the more refined elements with ccommedia dell'arte.
Through the patronage of the brother of Louis XIV and a few aristocrats, Molière procured a command performance before the king at the Louvre. Molière performed a classic of [authore:Pierre Corneille] and le Docteur amoureux (The Doctor in Love), a farce of his own; people granted him the use of Salle du Petit-Bourbon, a spacious room, appointed for theater at the Louvre. Later, people granted the use of the Palais-Royal to Molière. In both locations, he found success among the Parisians with les Précieuses ridicules (The Affected Ladies), l'École des maris</i> (<i>The School for Husbands</i>), and <i>[book:l'École des femmes (The School for Wives). This royal favor brought a pension and the title "Troupe du Roi" (the troupe of the king). Molière continued as the official author of court entertainments.
Molière received the adulation of the court and Parisians, but from moralists and the Church, his satires attracted criticisms. From the Church, his attack on religious hypocrisy roundly received condemnations, while people banned performance of Don Juan . From the stage, hard work of Molière in so many theatrical capacities began to take its toll on his health and forced him to take a break before 1667.
From pulmonary tuberculosis, Molière suffered. In 1673 during his final production of le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), a coughing fit and a haemorrhage seized him as Argan, the hypochondriac. He finished the performance but collapsed again quickly and died a few hours later. In time in Paris, Molière completely reformed.
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October 26, 2018
Tartuffe: 5/5, Le Misanthrope: 5/5, Dom Juan: 4/5. All good for light reading, the wittiness and banter is great fun.
April 17, 2023
Traducerea piesei Tartuffe facuta de Roxana Consuela Niste e execrabila.
May 6, 2017
Le Tartuffe : 3.5 / 5
Dom Juan : 5 / 5
Le Misanthrope : 3.5 /5
Dom Juan : 5 / 5
Le Misanthrope : 3.5 /5
May 13, 2017
Molier w najlepszym wydaniu. Tartuffe to idealna komedia na poprawę humoru, Don Juan i Mizantrop trochę gorsze, mniej zabawne, stąd jedynie ocena 4.
October 5, 2025
J’étais assez étonnée quand j’ai découvert que c’est sa pièce la moins appréciée…Les personnages sont tous intéressants dans leur manière et mon affection se dirigé particulièrement vers Célimène qu’on prend à première vue comme une femme trop mondaine aimant l’attention et tout cet univers fragonaresque entremêlés de commérages animants les salons qui est plutôt un personnage beaucoup plus profond se faisant éclipsée par Alceste et son rejet direct de tout ce qui compose celle qui l’aime.
Les deux sont selon moi des personnages très tragiques. D’un côté un homme se refusant à une société qui l’étouffe qui pourtant est forcé d’en être au cœurs par son statue et ses sentiments envers une femme qui en est l’une des feuilles puis d’un autre une femme forcée de choisir entre ses sentiments envers son amant qui rejette ce dans laquelle elle appréciée et convoitée.
Les deux sont selon moi des personnages très tragiques. D’un côté un homme se refusant à une société qui l’étouffe qui pourtant est forcé d’en être au cœurs par son statue et ses sentiments envers une femme qui en est l’une des feuilles puis d’un autre une femme forcée de choisir entre ses sentiments envers son amant qui rejette ce dans laquelle elle appréciée et convoitée.
November 26, 2025
Mă așteptam la o comedie care să mă facă să râd, dar nu am găsit nimic cu adevărat comic. Avarul și Tartuffe mi s-au părut lungi, moralizatoare și previzibile, aproape ca niște povețe. M-am plictisit pe parcurs și a trebuit să trag de mine ca să le termin.
Don Juan a fost singura piesă pe care am citit-o repede, doar pentru că finalul era evident de la primele pagini. Per total, lectura a fost neutră: nu m-a impresionat, nu m-a enervat, doar… a fost. O carte pe care n-aș recomanda-o decât cuiva pasionat de teatru clasic.
Don Juan a fost singura piesă pe care am citit-o repede, doar pentru că finalul era evident de la primele pagini. Per total, lectura a fost neutră: nu m-a impresionat, nu m-a enervat, doar… a fost. O carte pe care n-aș recomanda-o decât cuiva pasionat de teatru clasic.
February 24, 2023
(Merde j’ai mal sélectionné j’ai lu que le misanthrope)
J’ai a-do-ré ! des masques sur des masques sur des masques, on ne sait plus où est la vérité et où est le théâtre ! les personnages sont complexes et la morale ambiguë : c’est fin, drôle et magnifiquement écrit !
J’ai a-do-ré ! des masques sur des masques sur des masques, on ne sait plus où est la vérité et où est le théâtre ! les personnages sont complexes et la morale ambiguë : c’est fin, drôle et magnifiquement écrit !
August 18, 2023
- great book, so funny, so relaxing
February 23, 2026
fever dream
April 15, 2013
Who said that books that are not since 2000 are no good? Well, I guess I can say that they're liars or they didn't even bother reading Molière. I have to admit that I was a little skeptical too when I started reading it, but I ended up loving all these three plays.
Molière succeded to implement three important things in every play: sin, comedy and love. The Miser was greedy, Tartuffe was toady and Don Juan was careless. Love had an important role in every play. Love was governing every little action and the main characters, were, if I can say that, dumb. They were blinded by different things, money or love.
I'll start talking first about "The Miser". The Miser himself was very paranoid. He was always thinking about his money, but, moreover, he suspected that everybody could steal his money. He had this strange habit of checking on his money every 5 minutes. He neglected his family, his daughter and son. These two were supposed to get married, but the Miser did not care about this. He was to choose the ones they should marry, but he chose the woman his son loved for himself, even though he was old and he did not even have the capability to love anymore, except for his money. Money was governing his life and blinded everything and when he lost them, he lost his mind itself. In return for his money, he would have done everything. That was kind of upsetting because I am aware of the fact that many people nowadays around the world let money govern their own life and other things, like honesty, love, intelligence or truth are left over. It is really depressing that the society taught people to act like this.
In what concerns "Tartuffe", everybody was aware of the fact that he was a liar and a dishonest man, except for Orgon. He blindly believed in Tartuffe when he should not have. He thought that Tartuffe was a loyal man, but he was not. In fact, he played Orgon on his fingers all the time, Orgon was his little puppet and he enjoyed playing with it. Orgon turned to his family, he started to think that his own family was plotting against him. He believed more in a stranger than in his own family. He started to worry about the stranger more than about himself. His wife was ill and in bed, but he was still asking "But what about Tartuffe?". His family could have disappeared; he would not have noticed. They slowly opened Orgon's eyes and he finally saw that Tartuffe was full of disrespect. Unfortunately, it was too late because Orgon has already left his whole fortune for Tartuffe. But justice has been finally done and Tartuffe got what he deserved for his ugly schemes.
Moving next to "Don Juan". I wanted to read this play for a long time and I'm happy that I had finally had the opportunity to read it. I know get why some men are called "Don Juan" and I guess they really should not be happy when called like this. Don Juan was a careless heartbreaker. He would marry any girl he would think she was hard to get, and when she got her, he would leave her because he "was getting bored of her". His pretext was that he could not stay with a woman for long enough and, for me, that is a complete bluff. I do not think that is impossible for a man if true love is present in his heart. Don Juan was playing with every woman and he did not seem to care, but, again, justice was done. What is more depressing about him, is that his atittude is still present nowadays in most of the men. Society taught men that if they want to be cool they should be with every woman and have sex with her and treat her just like she is worth nothing and that is completely wrong. I am not saying this because I am a female, but because nobody, man or woman, deserves to be treated like they are actually nothing and they do not care. Everybody is important in this world and has a small part. But society is wrong and is advertising masculinity like it is a big deal, when in fact a man would be nothing without a woman by his side. I am not sexist, but this is the ugly truth and, unfortunately, not a lot of people seem to notice and are willing to do something against this.
In conclusion, although I longed it up a little bit, I totally recommend Molière. He is not only making fun of even today's society and ugly habits, he is trying to give a life lesson from the past. Molière was warning us all along, but we just didn't seem to care. Totally recommend.
Molière succeded to implement three important things in every play: sin, comedy and love. The Miser was greedy, Tartuffe was toady and Don Juan was careless. Love had an important role in every play. Love was governing every little action and the main characters, were, if I can say that, dumb. They were blinded by different things, money or love.
I'll start talking first about "The Miser". The Miser himself was very paranoid. He was always thinking about his money, but, moreover, he suspected that everybody could steal his money. He had this strange habit of checking on his money every 5 minutes. He neglected his family, his daughter and son. These two were supposed to get married, but the Miser did not care about this. He was to choose the ones they should marry, but he chose the woman his son loved for himself, even though he was old and he did not even have the capability to love anymore, except for his money. Money was governing his life and blinded everything and when he lost them, he lost his mind itself. In return for his money, he would have done everything. That was kind of upsetting because I am aware of the fact that many people nowadays around the world let money govern their own life and other things, like honesty, love, intelligence or truth are left over. It is really depressing that the society taught people to act like this.
In what concerns "Tartuffe", everybody was aware of the fact that he was a liar and a dishonest man, except for Orgon. He blindly believed in Tartuffe when he should not have. He thought that Tartuffe was a loyal man, but he was not. In fact, he played Orgon on his fingers all the time, Orgon was his little puppet and he enjoyed playing with it. Orgon turned to his family, he started to think that his own family was plotting against him. He believed more in a stranger than in his own family. He started to worry about the stranger more than about himself. His wife was ill and in bed, but he was still asking "But what about Tartuffe?". His family could have disappeared; he would not have noticed. They slowly opened Orgon's eyes and he finally saw that Tartuffe was full of disrespect. Unfortunately, it was too late because Orgon has already left his whole fortune for Tartuffe. But justice has been finally done and Tartuffe got what he deserved for his ugly schemes.
Moving next to "Don Juan". I wanted to read this play for a long time and I'm happy that I had finally had the opportunity to read it. I know get why some men are called "Don Juan" and I guess they really should not be happy when called like this. Don Juan was a careless heartbreaker. He would marry any girl he would think she was hard to get, and when she got her, he would leave her because he "was getting bored of her". His pretext was that he could not stay with a woman for long enough and, for me, that is a complete bluff. I do not think that is impossible for a man if true love is present in his heart. Don Juan was playing with every woman and he did not seem to care, but, again, justice was done. What is more depressing about him, is that his atittude is still present nowadays in most of the men. Society taught men that if they want to be cool they should be with every woman and have sex with her and treat her just like she is worth nothing and that is completely wrong. I am not saying this because I am a female, but because nobody, man or woman, deserves to be treated like they are actually nothing and they do not care. Everybody is important in this world and has a small part. But society is wrong and is advertising masculinity like it is a big deal, when in fact a man would be nothing without a woman by his side. I am not sexist, but this is the ugly truth and, unfortunately, not a lot of people seem to notice and are willing to do something against this.
In conclusion, although I longed it up a little bit, I totally recommend Molière. He is not only making fun of even today's society and ugly habits, he is trying to give a life lesson from the past. Molière was warning us all along, but we just didn't seem to care. Totally recommend.
November 21, 2008
I was teaching Le Tartuffe, but I'm not going to read the other plays right now. It will have to keep for later.
October 9, 2016
Nu sariti peste "Molière (2007)" un film de nota 7.3 pe IMDb :D ))
December 26, 2020
Avarul - *** 1/2
Don Juan - ***
Tartuffe - ***
Don Juan - ***
Tartuffe - ***
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