Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin ʒɑ̃ ba 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière , was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets and more. 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.[4] His influence is such that the French language is often referred to as the "language of Molière".[5

Born into a prosperous family and having studied at the Collège de Clermont (now Lycèe Louis-le-Grand), Molière was well suited to begin a life in the theatre. Thirteen years as an itinerant actor helped him polish his comedic abilities while he began writing, combining Commedia dell’arteelements with the more refined French comedy.[

6]Notable Works Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Learned Ladies, The School for Wives, The Miser, The Hyperchondriac.
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L’Avare (The Miser) is a 1668 five-act comedy by MolièreMolière that satirizes greed.

Key Plot Points:
• Family Conflicts: Harpagon attempts to marry off his daughter Élise to an old man, Anselme, simply because he is rich and requires no dowry.
• The Rivalry: Unbeknownst to him, Harpagon is competing with his own son, Cléante, for the hand of Mariane.
• The Stolen Cache: Harpagon has buried a casket containing 10,000 gold crowns in his garden, leading to extreme paranoia. His servant, La Flèche, steals it, causing Harpagon to go into a frantic rage, blaming everyone in the city.
Resolution: The chaos ends with a classic comedic twist where the lovers, Mariane and Valère, are revealed to be the children of the wealthy Anselme. They get to marry their true loves (Mariane with Cléante, Valère with Élise), while Harpagon reconciles with his lost gold and remains obsessively greedy.
The play heavily critiques the destructive effects of excessive greed on family life and relationships.