Molière is an outstanding master of comedy in the history of world literature, so what are the characteristics of Molière's comedy?
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Molière lived during the Renaissance, when the French bourgeoisie flourished and feudal rule was declining, which determined the characteristics of Molière's comedy. In his writing, the positive characters are the servants, tenants, and craftsmen who are often ridiculed, while the nobles, landlords, etc. who are high above are the objects of his criticism.
Molière's comedy has many characteristics, first of all, he inherited the tradition of renaissance humanists against the feudal church, and his plays had a strong democratic tendency. His masterpiece Dardufer is a typical work that sharply criticizes the hypocrisy of the church and the decay of the feudal aristocracy.
Secondly, he successfully molded a number of artistic models with distinct personalities, such as the hypocrite Dardufer, the miserly Abagun, and so on, all of which were characters with distinct personalities created by his pen.
Third, his comedies are based on real life, and he pays great attention to drawing nourishment from the creation of folk farces, so his plays are full of national characteristics. During his twelve years of wandering, Molière came into contact with folk life and studied farce, thus providing important material for his creation.
Fourth, he basically obeyed the classical law, but he did not abide by this law, and on the basis of this law, Molière will also make a breakthrough. "Husband Academy" and "Madame Academy" are two comedies written by Molière using the rules of classicism.
In the end, unlike other dramas that blindly pursue elegance, he put daily language on the stage, more close to the people, more understandable, and easier to poke people's laughs.
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What is the artistic achievement of Molière's comedy
The artistic achievements of Molière's comedy transcend the tragedy of classicism and thus the representation of French classicism. So what is the artistic achievement of Molière's comedy?
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First, Molière's comedy has a profound ideological content. It does not indirectly reflect reality as classical tragedy. Molière's comedy is direct, he directly depicts reality, and in his view, comedy must depict contemporary customs. Molière had twelve years of wandering experience, and this wandering experience made him familiar with French society, to understand the life of the people, and he made extensive observations of reality and in-depth observation of human sophistication.
Secondly, many of Molière's comedies had a strong fighting spirit, which was adapted to the needs of the monarchy at that time. Artistically, he transformed the formation of drama, creating genre comedies and character dramas. In his creation, a character does not necessarily have only one personality, and on the basis of human complexity, the character he creates is often accompanied by other subordinate personalities in addition to one main personality.
The comedy he created also had a lot of farce elements, which was what he learned during those twelve years of wandering. He integrated farce into comedy, coupled with meticulous psychological portrayal, and the farce component became one of the ways to portray characters in the comedies he created.
Finally, Molière incorporated classicism into comedy and created the classicist comedy. He is good at creating jokes in the creation of plots and scenes, and is the most important writer of French seventeenth-century classical literature, and also occupies a very important place in the history of European theater.
What is the style of Molière's work?
Molière was the most important writer of French classical literature of the seventeenth century, the founder of classical theater and the founder of French ballet. So what is the style of Molière's work?
There is an element of farce in Molière's works. When Molière was 21 years old, he and a dozen other young people organized a "Glorious Theater Troupe" to act in Paris, but because of the failure of the performance, Molière was detained on debt. He was released from prison on bail by his father. After his release from prison, Molière disbanded the Company of Radiance and entered another troupe. Following the troupe, Molière left Paris and began a 12-year wandering life in the southwest of France.
During these 12 years, Molière lived in the folk and thus became familiar with French society and the life of the people. He studied the farces that people loved, the Italian "improv comedy" known for his acting skills, and thus became a brilliant theatrical activist. The things that I came into contact with and learned from these 12 years of wandering life laid the foundation for Molière' artistic tradition of beginning to use folk farce in his creations after 1669.
In addition, Molière's works contain classicism. "Husband Academy" and "Madame Academy" are two comedies created by Molière using the rules of classical creation, which pioneered classical comedy and greatly influenced the development of comedy and even the entire theater industry.
His comedy is funny, rough, and serious. He advocated that the work was natural and reasonable. He emphasized the evaluation of drama by social effects.