Which playwright is the author of La Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and The School for Wives?

Which playwright is the author of La Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, and The School for Wives?

• A. John Donne
• B. Samuel Pepys
• C. Jeb-Baptiste Poquelin (Moliere)
• D. Francis Bacon

Answer: (C)

These plays come from one of the greatest French comic playwrights of the 17th century. Molière wrote La Tartuffe, a sharp satire of religious hypocrisy; The Misanthrope, a witty critique of social pretensions and human follies; and The School for Wives, a comedy about marriage and autonomy. He was born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin but used the stage name Molière as he built his career, becoming the leading figure in French theater at the court of Louis XIV. The other names listed are English writers and thinkers from different periods, not the author of these French comedies.

These plays come from one of the greatest French comic playwrights of the 17th century. Molière wrote La Tartuffe, a sharp satire of religious hypocrisy; The Misanthrope, a witty critique of social pretensions and human follies; and The School for Wives, a comedy about marriage and autonomy. He was born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin but used the stage name Molière as he built his career, becoming the leading figure in French theater at the court of Louis XIV. The other names listed are English writers and thinkers from different periods, not the author of these French comedies.