The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière (1622–1673), was a seminal French playwright and actor who is often regarded as one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Born into a prosperous family, Molière abandoned a privileged life and law education to pursue theater. He founded the Illustre Théâtre with actress Madeleine Béjart but faced debt and imprisonment early...