Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, more famous as Molière (15 January 1622 – 17 February 1673) was a French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire.
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Portrait adapted from
Wikimedia Commons, Pierre Mignard I (Public domain / CC0)
Also Known As
Alternative Names:
Moliere
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Jean-Baptiste Molière
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Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
A lover pays his court where his heart has taken root; he aims at gaining every one’s favour in that spot; and so as to have no one opposed to his flame, he endeavours to please the very house-dog.
Le scandale du monde, est ce qui fait l'offense; Et ce n'est pas pécher, que pécher en silence.
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