Résumé
In this witty and charming French play, the audience follows Madame Pernelle, whose self-importance leads her to leave her son Orgon's house because no one pays any attention to her. The only person who happens to meet her high expectations is Tartuffe.While Tartuffe's true character of being 'the Hypocrite' is slowly revealed to the audience, Madame Pernelle remains blissfully unaware of the fraud who exploits his victims by pretending to be pious. Madame Pernelle is on the point of leaving many times, but can't leave without having the last word and finds herself coming back to admonish or criticize one more person.Molière's ´Tartuffe, or The Hypocrite´ puts a satirical spin on religious hypocrisy and will delight fans of Shakespeare's ´The Taming of the Shrew´.Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright, actor, and poet. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature. Molière wrote comedies, farces, tragicomedies, and comédie-ballets. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed at the Comédie-Française more often than those of any other playwright today.He was born into a prosperous family and studied at the Collège de Clermont which made him well-suited for a life in the theatre. Molière spent thirteen years as an itinerant actor, which helped him polish his comedic abilities. While acting, he began writing, combining Commedia dell'arte elements with the more refined French comedy.
Auteur
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière, est né en 1622 à Paris. Fils d'un père tapissier, il perd sa mère à l'âge de dix ans. Après avoir suivi des études dans un collège jésuite, il se destine un temps à une carrière d'avocat, mais sa rencontre avec Tiberio Fiorelli, dit Scaramouche, et avec Madeleine Béjart, le détourne de ses projets. Ils décident de monter une troupe de comédiens, L'Illustre-Théâtre, qui s'inspire de la tradition italienne de la commedia dell'arte. Ensemble, ils connaissent des succès divers en province et dans les salles parisiennes. Molière a apporté au théâtre un regard incisif sur le monde, qu'il doit à son observation minutieuse des caractères et de leurs travers. À la fois auteur et acteur, on lui doit nombre de pièces comiques, notamment : Les Précieuses ridicules (1659), Sganarelle ou Le Cocu imaginaire (1660), L'École des femmes (1662), Dom Juan (1665) ou encore Les Fourberies de Scapin (1671). Il meurt sur scène lors d'une dernière représentation du Malade imaginaire en 1673.
Caractéristiques
Publication : 19 juillet 2022
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 379 ko (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9788728384916
