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  2. Tartuffe - Wikipedia

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    Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (/ t ɑːr ˈ t ʊ f,-ˈ t uː f /; [1] French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, pronounced [taʁtyf u lɛ̃pɔstœʁ]), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.

  3. The Misanthrope - Wikipedia

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    The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover (French: Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux; French pronunciation: [lə mizɑ̃tʁɔp u latʁabilɛːʁ amuʁø]) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière.

  4. Molière (2007 film) - Wikipedia

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    The story is mostly fictional and many scenes follow actual scenes and text in Molière's plays including Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope, Le Malade imaginaire and Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, whose principal character is also named Jourdain. It is implied that these "actual" events in his life inspired the plays of his maturity.

  5. Review: 'Tartuffe: Born Again' in the American South kicks up ...

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    Freyda Thomas adapts Moliere's 'Tartuffe' with an American twist in a winning production at Topanga's beloved Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum.

  6. The Guilty Mother - Wikipedia

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    Title page of the Bibliothèque nationale de France copy of the first published edition of the play, 1793. The Guilty Mother (French: La Mère coupable), subtitled The Other Tartuffe, is the third play of the Figaro trilogy by Pierre Beaumarchais; its predecessors were The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. [1]

  7. The Miser - Wikipedia

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    The Miser (French: L'Avare; pronounced; also known by the longer name L'Avare ou L'École du Mensonge, meaning The Miser, or the School for Lies) [1] [2] is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière.

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  9. Armande Béjart - Wikipedia

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    She was the Elmire at the first performance of Tartuffe, and the Lucile of Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. [2] All these parts were written by her husband to display her talents to the best advantage, and she made the most of her opportunities. Neither was happy; the wife was a flirt, the husband jealous.