Fine Arts Theatre Research Paper: Moliere In all the works of theatre there has always been a list of names that created stories that transcended all other works. These stories and their authors would go on to become timeless and world renown. Among these masterful writers sits Jean-Baptiste Poquelin. His stage name however is what most people remember him by‚ and that name is Moliere. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin was born in Paris on January 15‚ 1622. His father
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Moliere play Love is the Doctor (L ’Amour Medecin) Darlene Swanagan Introduction to Literature Moliere play Love is the Doctor (L ’Amour Medecin) Following his disastrous experience with Le Tartuffe and the hardly more happy fate of Dom Juan‚ Molière was called upon‚ at the shortest of notice‚ to provide an entertainment for the court. The result is Love ’s The Best Doctor. Some critics have found in it a harshness which they have regarded as symptomatic of Molière ’s mood at that time‚ but
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Commedia Dell’ Arte and Moliere Commedia Dell’ Arte was a distinctive form of stage art in the 1600’s and the famous playwright Moliere furthered its acceptance and import throughout his life. Originating in Italy‚ the popular art form spread quickly with the aid of traveling troops. One area that was greatly affected by this form of theater was France. The French people adored this theater and made it fit in with their culture. This can be seen in an essay by Gustave Lanson when he states‚
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Tartuffe Study Guide Know the reasons some people became enemies of Moliere Know who influenced Molière as a playwright. The hypocrite‚ the blustering youth‚ the clever servant‚ and the timid young girl are all examples of what kind of characters in drama? Where are the above found today? Why was Tartuffe controversial? What did Moliere claim to be mocking in this play? In the opening scene‚ what are the reasons Madame Pernelle is upset? Understand how to
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qu’hypocrisie’(Molière: 1.1.69) In supporting this idea‚ Peter Hampshire Nurse writes that Dorine has ‘brilliant wit with which she ridicules hypocrisy’ (1991:85). Although the majority of modern audience’s would find the witty servant humorous‚ Paula Alekson noted that ‘Molière became a master of “Le ridicule”‚ so much so that in the process of making the audiences laugh‚ he made a multitude of serious enemies’(2007:ll 15-16). Away from the controversy that the themes created‚ Molière generates much
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Jean-Babtiste Molière was the eldest child of Marie Cresse Poquelin and Jean Poquelin‚ a well-to-do upholsterer who was favored by the court (Reisman). Molière attended Jesuit College of Clermont‚ briefly studying law‚ he became a notary. Molière would inherit his father ’s position with the court. Molière passion for theater developed early‚ he met and became romantically involved with Madeleine Bejart an actress. Madeleine family of theater performers strongly influenced Molière‚ who renounced
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Research Paper May 5‚ 2014 Tartuffe and Hypocrisy In the play Tartuffe‚ Moliere comically portrays how religious hypocrites preyed on innocent individuals of the French society for their own benefits to demonstrate how corrupt a theocratic government can get. Moliere uses common characters to effectively illustrate his argument. Tartuffe satirically represents the church or rather the Charlatans (hypocrites) of the church
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Prof. Filiz Ali December 2nd‚ 2011 In the 17th century‚ France witnessed political‚ social and artistic facts which were triggered by the relationships between Louis the Fourteenth‚ Jean-Baptiste Lully and Moliere. This relationship between these important figures of 17th century can also be delineated as the connection between the political power‚ music and theatre. Before emphasizing the interaction among them‚ it might be illuminating to specify their backgrounds
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Moliere Creates Modern Comedy Author: Laun‚ Henri Van Moliere Creates Modern Comedy 1659 The seventeenth century was the period of a very remarkable literary outburst in France‚ an outburst which has done much to mould French genius of more recent times. The latter part of the century‚ which has been called the Augustan age of France‚ the age of Louis XIV‚ has certainly been but seldom equalled in the number and variety of the writers who adorned it. Yet it owes much of its brilliancy
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The History of Comedy. From Old Greek to the Present Day What does Comedy mean? In old Greek times comedy was a village festival where people came together and sang‚ there were jesters to entertain the audiences. The Greeks created theatre; comedy soon followed which to the present day is known as ‘old comedy’. Old comedy is seen as very political‚ meaning that the performance
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