Moliere (1622-1673)
His greatest achievements were his ccomedies of character and manners. He wrote with such honesty that reflected the times for what they were that it got him into trouble at times. His first big battle was with his show, The School for Wives. Although this show was immensely popular it was questioned on both artistic and moral grounds. But his biggest controversy centered around, Tartuffe. This play exposes a religious hypocrite. Many thought Moliere was condemning all religion and Moliere was forced to rewrite it twice before it was allowed to be put into production. These quarrels only go to prove that Moliere accurately depicted the quality of life at the time.
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