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Dom Juan by Molière (Book Analysis)

Dom Juan by Molière (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280627037534EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Dom Juan by Molière. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including religion and freedom. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 33-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Molière Presentation of Dom Juan Summary of Dom Juan Character study Dom Juan Sganarelle Elvira Analysis of Dom Juan The master and the valet The master’s complexity and the valet’s simplicity Dom Juan - another Tartuffe? Hypocrisy, a privileged vice The arrest of the impostor and the divine punishment of the libertine Characteristics of the Baroque Dom Juan, a Baroque character? The Myth of Don Juan Molière’s Dom Juan Evolution of the character About Dom Juan Dom Juan was first performed in 1665. It is a play based on the legend of Don Juan which borrows elements from Spanish comedy and Italian theatre. The play has no clear genre, and blatantly disregards the rules of classical theatre. When it first ran, it was cancelled after only 15 performances after causing a bit of a scandal. The play was first published, albeit in an extremely censored form, for the first time in 1682. About Molière Molière, real name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, was a French dramatist, actor and theatre troupe leader. He decided to pursue a career in the theatre at an early age, and spent 12 years performing in the provinces with his troupe before returning to Paris, where he caught the eye of King Louis XIV and was taken into his service. He is best known for his comedies, such as The Miser, The Imaginary Invalid and The Misanthrope, which used humour to criticise the vices of the society of his time. Molière was one of the most influential dramatists of the 17th century, and many of his plays are still regularly performed today.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Dom Juan by Molière. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including religion and freedom. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 33-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Molière Presentation of Dom Juan Summary of Dom Juan Character study Dom Juan Sganarelle Elvira Analysis of Dom Juan The master and the valet The master’s complexity and the valet’s simplicity Dom Juan - another Tartuffe? Hypocrisy, a privileged vice The arrest of the impostor and the divine punishment of the libertine Characteristics of the Baroque Dom Juan, a Baroque character? The Myth of Don Juan Molière’s Dom Juan Evolution of the character About Dom Juan Dom Juan was first performed in 1665. It is a play based on the legend of Don Juan which borrows elements from Spanish comedy and Italian theatre. The play has no clear genre, and blatantly disregards the rules of classical theatre. When it first ran, it was cancelled after only 15 performances after causing a bit of a scandal. The play was first published, albeit in an extremely censored form, for the first time in 1682. About Molière Molière, real name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, was a French dramatist, actor and theatre troupe leader. He decided to pursue a career in the theatre at an early age, and spent 12 years performing in the provinces with his troupe before returning to Paris, where he caught the eye of King Louis XIV and was taken into his service. He is best known for his comedies, such as The Miser, The Imaginary Invalid and The Misanthrope, which used humour to criticise the vices of the society of his time. Molière was one of the most influential dramatists of the 17th century, and many of his plays are still regularly performed today.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Dom Juan by Molière. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including religion and freedom. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 33-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Molière Presentation...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Dom Juan by Molière. It provides a thorough exploration of the play’s plot, characters and main themes, including religion and freedom. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 33-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Molière
  • Presentation of Dom Juan
  • Summary of Dom Juan
  • Character study
    • Dom Juan
    • Sganarelle
    • Elvira
  • Analysis of Dom Juan
    • The master and the valet
    • The master’s complexity and the valet’s simplicity
    • Dom Juan – another Tartuffe?
    • Hypocrisy, a privileged vice
    • The arrest of the impostor and the divine punishment of the libertine
    • Characteristics of the Baroque
    • Dom Juan, a Baroque character?
    • The Myth of Don Juan
    • Molière’s Dom Juan
    • Evolution of the character

About Dom Juan

Dom Juan was first performed in 1665. It is a play based on the legend of Don Juan which borrows elements from Spanish comedy and Italian theatre. The play has no clear genre, and blatantly disregards the rules of classical theatre. When it first ran, it was cancelled after only 15 performances after causing a bit of a scandal. The play was first published, albeit in an extremely censored form, for the first time in 1682.

About Molière

Molière, real name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, was a French dramatist, actor and theatre troupe leader. He decided to pursue a career in the theatre at an early age, and spent 12 years performing in the provinces with his troupe before returning to Paris, where he caught the eye of King Louis XIV and was taken into his service. He is best known for his comedies, such as The Miser, The Imaginary Invalid and The Misanthrope, which used humour to criticise the vices of the society of his time. Molière was one of the most influential dramatists of the 17th century, and many of his plays are still regularly performed today.

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9782806270375
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Plurilingua Publishing
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Pages

34
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