{"id":60732,"date":"2020-07-26T17:12:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T15:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=60732"},"modified":"2021-03-11T15:20:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:20:31","slug":"top-5-best-plays-by-moliere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-best-plays-by-moliere\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Best Plays by Moli\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Top 5 Best Plays by Moli\u00e8re<\/b><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"disco-439042944\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-5-best-plays-by-moliere%2F&#038;t=Top%205%20Best%20Plays%20by%20Moli%C3%A8re\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-first dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path d=\"M17.12 0.224v4.704h-2.784q-1.536 0-2.080 0.64t-0.544 1.92v3.392h5.248l-0.704 5.28h-4.544v13.568h-5.472v-13.568h-4.544v-5.28h4.544v-3.904q0-3.328 1.856-5.152t4.96-1.824q2.624 0 4.064 0.224z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Share<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<button rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-5-best-plays-by-moliere%2F&#038;media=&#038;description=Top%205%20Best%20Plays%20by%20Moli%C3%A8re\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-pinterest dpsp-has-count dpsp-last dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Save to Pinterest\" title=\"Save to Pinterest\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 32\"><path d=\"M0 10.656q0-1.92 0.672-3.616t1.856-2.976 2.72-2.208 3.296-1.408 3.616-0.448q2.816 0 5.248 1.184t3.936 3.456 1.504 5.12q0 1.728-0.32 3.36t-1.088 3.168-1.792 2.656-2.56 1.856-3.392 0.672q-1.216 0-2.4-0.576t-1.728-1.568q-0.16 0.704-0.48 2.016t-0.448 1.696-0.352 1.28-0.48 1.248-0.544 1.12-0.832 1.408-1.12 1.536l-0.224 0.096-0.16-0.192q-0.288-2.816-0.288-3.36 0-1.632 0.384-3.68t1.184-5.152 0.928-3.616q-0.576-1.152-0.576-3.008 0-1.504 0.928-2.784t2.368-1.312q1.088 0 1.696 0.736t0.608 1.824q0 1.184-0.768 3.392t-0.8 3.36q0 1.12 0.8 1.856t1.952 0.736q0.992 0 1.824-0.448t1.408-1.216 0.992-1.696 0.672-1.952 0.352-1.984 0.128-1.792q0-3.072-1.952-4.8t-5.12-1.728q-3.552 0-5.952 2.304t-2.4 5.856q0 0.8 0.224 1.536t0.48 1.152 0.48 0.832 0.224 0.544q0 0.48-0.256 1.28t-0.672 0.8q-0.032 0-0.288-0.032-0.928-0.288-1.632-0.992t-1.088-1.696-0.576-1.92-0.192-1.92z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Pin<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">15<\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">If you\u2019re familiar with French theatre, you\u2019ve definitely heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/8-of-the-most-amazing-facts-about-moliere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moli\u00e8re<\/a>! Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Moli\u00e8re was the French playwright\u2019s stage name. In addition to writing plays, he also wrote poems and was a performer himself. He lived and worked in Â鶹APP during the second half of the 17th century, and is widely considered one of the greatest French writers of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Moli\u00e8re wrote everything from comedies to dramas, to satire. His plays have been (and continue to be today) performed at the legendary Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise in Â鶹APP more times than any other playwright, ever. French is even sometimes called, &#8220;the language of Moli\u00e8re,&#8221; to give you an idea of how influential this guy was! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">After years of training, and a close friendship with Philippe I, Duke of Orl\u00e9ans, otherwise known as the king\u2019s brother, Moli\u00e8re got the chance to perform for King Louis XIV at the Louvre (before it was a museum, the Louvre was a palace!). The king was smitten, and Moli\u00e8re was granted the use of several theatres in Â鶹APP. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">He continually awed audiences with his work until his death at the young age of 51. Moli\u00e8re experienced a coughing fit brought on by his tuberculosis while on stage. In a reflection of his hard work and dedication, he finished the performance before he collapsed and died a few hours later. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Moli\u00e8re boasts an extensive body of work, so you may no be sure where to get started. I suggest that you stick with his plays to begin so that you can get a better idea of his style and his overall ideas. If you still need some help, keep reading for the top 5 best plays by Moli\u00e8re!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>1. <i>The School for Wives (L&#8217;\u00c9cole des femmes<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b><i>), <\/i>1662<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_60735\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-femme.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60735\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-femme.jpg\" alt=\"L'\u00c9cole des femmes\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-femme.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-femme-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frontpage of <em>L&#8217;\u00c9cole des femmes<\/em> (1662) by Moli\u00e8re by T. de Marc &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">First up on my list is a comedy! Several critics consider <i>The School for Wives<\/i>, or, <i>L\u2019\u00c9cole des femmes<\/i>, to be one of the best plays Moli\u00e8re ever wrote. The first time the play was performed, it was at the Palais Royale theatre in Â鶹APP for Philippe I. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">The play tells the story of a man named Arnolphe who is so scared of women that he decides to marry his young and na\u00efve girl named Agnes that has been in his care since she was a child. Arnolphe is obsessed with essentially grooming the young girl to be his ever-faithful bride. But, in the end, Agnes falls in love with another man, to the chagrin of Arnolphe. I\u2019ll let you read the play to find out the end!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>2. <i>Tartuffe (Tartuffe ou L\u2019Imposteur<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><b><i>), <\/i>1664<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_60737\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-722px-tartuffe1739englishedition.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60737\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-722px-tartuffe1739englishedition.jpg\" alt=\"Tartuffe\" width=\"640\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-722px-tartuffe1739englishedition.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/optimized-722px-tartuffe1739englishedition-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frontispiece and title page of <em>Tartuffe or The Imposter<\/em> from a 1739 collected edition of his works in French and English, printed by John Watts from the Private Collection of S. Whitehead &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s4\"><i>Tartuffe<\/i>, or <\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>Tartuffe ou L\u2019Imposteur, <\/i>is another one of Moli\u00e8re\u2019s famous comedies. In fact, it is considered to be the most famous comedy he ever wrote, and his three main characters are considered to be some of the greatest theatrical roles of all time! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">The three main characters are Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon. Tartuffe is a charlatan who pretends to be pious in order to gain control over Orgon and his mother. Although Tartuffe has managed to dup them, the rest of the characters in the play can see past his act. Then, Tartuffe attempts to seduce Elmire, Orgon\u2019s wife. The rest\u2026I\u2019ll let you read for yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Almost directly after the play was performed for the first time in 1664, it was surpassed by King Louis XIV. The play directly pokes fun at the Catholic Church, and the king was a very religious man.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>3. <i>The Misanthrope (Le Misanthrope ou L&#8217;Atrabilaire amoureux<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><b><i>), <\/i>1666<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_60739\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lemisanthrope.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60739\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lemisanthrope.jpg\" alt=\"Le Misanthrope\" width=\"395\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lemisanthrope.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/lemisanthrope-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front page of Le Misanthrope (1666) by Moli\u00e8re &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s4\">Another comedy on my list of the top 5 best plays by Moli\u00e8re! <\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Misanthrope, <\/i>or<i>, Le Misanthrope ou L&#8217;Atrabilaire amoureux, <\/i>is a satirical criticism of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris\/the-nobility-and-aristocrats-of-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French aristocrats<\/a> at the time. However, what makes this play so much better than others of the same genre performed around the same time, is that the characters are fully developed. Other satires featured extremely flat and underdeveloped characters, making them more difficult to relate to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Misanthrope<\/i> is Moli\u00e8re\u2019s best-known play, but it has also received a lot of criticism. In particular, the French philosopher and writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris\/top-10-interesting-facts-about-jean-jacques-rousseau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jean-Jacques Rousseau<\/a> complained that the main character should be treated as a hero rather than as a fool, as Moli\u00e8re wrote it. Pick up a copy of your own to meet the characters for yourself! <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>4. <i>The Miser (L&#8217;Avare<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><b><i>), <\/i>1668<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_60741\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60741\" class=\"size-large wp-image-60741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-591x1024.jpg\" alt=\"L'Avare\" width=\"591\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-591x1024.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-768x1331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-886x1536.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-1182x2048.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-816x1414.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/frontispiece_to_molieres__lavare__the_miser_met_dp825159-scaled.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frontispiece to Moli\u00e8re&#8217;s <em>L&#8217;Avare, (The Miser)<\/em> by William Hogarth &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s4\">I hope you\u2019re not sick of laughing, because <\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Miser, <\/i>or,<i> L\u2019Avare <\/i>is another comedy by Moli\u00e8re! If you haven\u2019t been able to tell by now, although he did dabble in other genres, comedies were really Moli\u00e8re\u2019s <i>forte<\/i>. I personally find <i>The Miser<\/i> to be Moli\u00e8re\u2019s funniest play, and I think you will too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">What I love most about it is the way that Moli\u00e8re, and in turn his actors, poke fun at certain theatrical devices, such as when the main character talks directly to the audience. In most plays, the other characters ignore it when this happens, but in this play, the other characters are confused and demand to know who the main character is talking to! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Miser <\/i>tells the story of a stingy man that hopes to steal his son\u2019s lover away from him. If you\u2019re not already hooked, there are plenty of other complications that arise in hilarious ways which will keep you laughing. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>5. <i>The Hypochondriac (Le Malade imaginaire), <\/i>1673<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_60743\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/le_malade_imaginaire_argan_a_hypochondriac_complaining_of_wellcome_v0015124.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60743\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/le_malade_imaginaire_argan_a_hypochondriac_complaining_of_wellcome_v0015124.jpg\" alt=\"The Hypochondriac\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/le_malade_imaginaire_argan_a_hypochondriac_complaining_of_wellcome_v0015124.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/le_malade_imaginaire_argan_a_hypochondriac_complaining_of_wellcome_v0015124-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Argan, the hypochondriac, complaining of his ailments to his nurse by Lorens Fr\u00f6lich &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">You caught me: all of the plays on my list are comedies! Except for this time, <i>The Hypochondriac, <\/i>or, <i>Le Malade imaginaire, <\/i>is a comedy ballet. This one goes out to all of my dance lovers! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Hypochondriac <\/i>focuses on a man named Argan, a hypochondriac. He is so overly worried about his health that he gets taken advantage of by several crooked French doctors until one of them tells him that he only has 6 months to live. I won\u2019t spoil the ending for this one, either! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">This is also the play that I mentioned when I touched on Moli\u00e8re\u2019s death. He was able to perform four times as Argan until he died after one of the performances. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Conclusion <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Pick up these 5 plays by Moli\u00e8re and you\u2019ll enjoy a great introduction to his work! There are several others that you should also read once you\u2019ve finished with these, such as The Bourgeois Gentleman, The Doctor in Spite of Himself, and Don Juan!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">If you\u2019re in Â鶹APP I strongly encourage you to visit the Com\u00e9die-Fran\u00e7aise to see one of these plays for yourself! And, if you\u2019d like to learn more about Moli\u00e8re and other French personalities, join one of our walking tours. Our local guides are sure to know even more fun facts to fill you in on! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/paris-walking-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to learn more and make a booking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-4090956473\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? 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Born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, Moli\u00e8re was the French playwright\u2019s stage name. In addition to writing plays, he also wrote poems and was a performer himself. 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