The Misanthrope by Molière (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Misanthrope by Molière, a comedy of manners which satirises the hypocrisy and falseness of 17th-century aristocratic society in France. Alceste, the misanthrope of the title, prides himself on his total honesty and frankness, but this puts him at odds with the play’s other characters and the woman he loves, the beautiful but hypocritical Célimène. Although the play features many humorous situations, it also stands out for its more poignant elements and close attention to character development. The Misanthrope is widely considered to be a masterpiece, and today is one of Molière’s best-known works. Molière, who also wrote Dom Juan, Tartuffe and The Miser, among other works, is viewed as one of France’s greatest authors, and his plays are still performed today.
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French dramatist, actor and theatre troupe leader
Born in Paris in 1622.
Died in Paris in 1673.
Notable works:
Dom Juan (1665), comedy
The Miser (1668), comedy
The Bourgeois Gentleman (1670), comédie-ballet (play featuring interludes with music and dance)
Molière (real name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) was born to a well-off middle-class family in Paris in 1622 and went on to become an author, director, theatre troupe leader and actor. He showed an early inclination for the theatre and founded a troupe called Illustre Théâtre with the actress Madeleine Béjart (1618-1672). After 12 years of travelling theatre in the provinces, he returned to Paris, where he caught the eye of Louis XIV (1638-1715), who took him into his service.
He mainly wrote comedies in which, under the cover of laughter, he exposed the flaws of his contemporaries (affectation, pedantry, greed, etc.) and criticised 17th-century society (authoritarian fathers, hypocritical religious devotees, fraudulent doctors, etc.). His many plays remain influential even today, and make Molière a key author of French classical theatre.
He died in Paris in 1673.
A criticism of court life
Genre: comedy
Reference edition: Molière (1965) The Misanthrope and Tartuffe. Trans. Wilbur,