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Contains: Don Juan, Precious Provincials, The Reluctant Doctor, George Dandin, The Miser, The Would-be Gentleman, Scapin the Schemer Since the second half of the seventeenth century, when Moli`re composed and performed his comedies, scarcely a decade has passed in which they have not been revived, imitated, or adapted; their appeal to twenty-first century audiences remains as great as to their initial public. This selection of seven of Moli`re's prose plays shows his versatility and indicates the reason for his enduring popularity. Whether he writes in a strictly defined historical context (as in Precious Provincials or The Would-be Gentleman) or whether he sets his plays in an almost mythical world (as in Don Juan); whether his plays are exuberant celebrations of light heartedness, ingenuity, and wit (The Reluctant Doctor and Scapin the Schemer) or whether they come closer in spirit to black humour (The Miser and George Dandin), they remain as fresh and vivid as ever.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Entertaining !
27 April 2011
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"Don Juan" is a funny play by Molière in which he criticizes the aristocrats of 17th century France.
Don Juan starts as your typical Casanova, a libertine that does as he pleases.
He neither believes in religion nor does he care about the feelings of others.
He only believes that 2+2= 4, meaning he only believes in what he sees, what is real, and what he can touch. However, we see him defy the title of Don Juan (Casanova) when he stays mute to Don Elvira's confrontations.
On the other hand, he lives up to his title when he acts as a true Don in an attempt to help Don Carlos, since he only respects fellow aristocrats.
Molière points out some unfortunate situations towards the commoners such as not paying their dues in the scene with M. Dimanche.
In this scene along with the scene of Don Juan and the beggar, Molière plants the seeds of revolutionary ideas that would hope to change the system in 17th century France where the people were promised a lot but received nothing.
Don Juan starts as your typical Casanova, a libertine that does as he pleases.
He neither believes in religion nor does he care about the feelings of others.
He only believes that 2+2= 4, meaning he only believes in what he sees, what is real, and what he can touch. However, we see him defy the title of Don Juan (Casanova) when he stays mute to Don Elvira's confrontations.
On the other hand, he lives up to his title when he acts as a true Don in an attempt to help Don Carlos, since he only respects fellow aristocrats.
Molière points out some unfortunate situations towards the commoners such as not paying their dues in the scene with M. Dimanche.
In this scene along with the scene of Don Juan and the beggar, Molière plants the seeds of revolutionary ideas that would hope to change the system in 17th century France where the people were promised a lot but received nothing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Don Juan
8 April 2011
Format:Paperback
"Don Juan" is a famous play written by Moliere in 17th century. The main character of the play is Don Juan, a man from an aristocratic family, who does not believe in God, and who is a womanizer. He is not afraid of anything or anyone. His main goal is to seduce women, mostly servants, and leave-"No strings attached." Towards the end of the play, Don Juan decides to pretend that he became religious, and this change and hypocrisy, eventually take his life.
Sganarelle, his valet, is always next to him, like his shadow. In my opinion, Sganarelle is the one who represents the voice of reason in this play. He acts as a balance that Don Juan really needs, just like Dorine in Tartuffe. Interesting, is that both of them are coming from the working class, and tell their masters what they truly think. The only difference is that Sganarelle honestly answers his masters' questions, and that way he gives his opinion. Dorine, on the other hand, is the one who takes initiative and openly argues with her master. I see both of the characters as the representatives of the French people who indicate the changes that were going to happen in the pre-revolutionary France.
Moliere is a very deep and funny comedic writer. He makes fun of everything in a very charming way, and perhaps, because of this trait, he was not admired in his lifetime by the authorities as much as he deserved. Through his plays, he criticizes his society, the Catholic church, marriages of convenience, that were very common in that period of time, etc.
Sganarelle, his valet, is always next to him, like his shadow. In my opinion, Sganarelle is the one who represents the voice of reason in this play. He acts as a balance that Don Juan really needs, just like Dorine in Tartuffe. Interesting, is that both of them are coming from the working class, and tell their masters what they truly think. The only difference is that Sganarelle honestly answers his masters' questions, and that way he gives his opinion. Dorine, on the other hand, is the one who takes initiative and openly argues with her master. I see both of the characters as the representatives of the French people who indicate the changes that were going to happen in the pre-revolutionary France.
Moliere is a very deep and funny comedic writer. He makes fun of everything in a very charming way, and perhaps, because of this trait, he was not admired in his lifetime by the authorities as much as he deserved. Through his plays, he criticizes his society, the Catholic church, marriages of convenience, that were very common in that period of time, etc.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
incredible
10 Jan 2011
Format:Paperback
It is easy for me to read lines like: "I simply can't put up with such a husband. My patience is at an end; he's just said a hundred insulting things to me." (George Dandin, on page 178). People wish everything could be all different so often that this book is full of things only a fool would admit.
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