Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

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Hypocritical religious impostor exploits a family's faith and wealth

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Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

The greatest comic writer in the French language, Molière satirized hypocrisy, pretension, and social conformism with an inexhaustible inventiveness. His comedies established a lasting model for European satirical drama.

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