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A 6 page paper which examines the work of the playwright Moliere as it involves theater and cultural exploration. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and penetratingly satirical full-length comedies of all time, some in rhyming verse, some in prose, as well as six shorter farces and comedies" (Discover France). His work, even today, is
considered masterful and possessed of great depth. As such there are perhaps many ways in which one could analyze the plays of Moliere. With that in mind the following paper
examines the life and work of Moliere as it involves theater and cultural exploration. The paper MUST ALSO identify if his plays are social, political, or historical.
Finally, it MUST discuss whether Moliere challenges his audience to think harder, look deeper, confront uncomfortable truths, or come to a higher understanding. Moliere: Theater and Cultural Exploration
Moliere was essentially far more than a playwright and that is perhaps why his plays can be seen as cultural exploration, for he himself explored different roles and professions. He
was "the leading French comic actor, stage director, and dramatic theoretician of the 17th century. In a theatrical period...Moli?re affirmed the potency of comedy as a serious, flexible art form"
(Discover France). In other words, his work and his involvement in his work was clearly not static. As he developed he found himself possessed of a patron of high
standing, a brother to the king at the time, and yet he continued to develop his own messages, his own style, that seemed to transcend all barriers, which is why
his work seems very cultural. It is noted that as he developed in his plays, become more and more popular, he was also seen as a threat to many institutions:
"The clergy mistakenly believed that certain of his plays were attacks on the church. Other playwrights resented his continual experiments with comic forms (as in The School for Wives)
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