The Middle Class Gentleman

The Middle Class Gentleman is a play written by the French playwright, Moliere, also known as Jean Baptiste Poquelin. The play is a satire on the aspirations and pretensions of the French middle class during the 17th century. The protagonist of the play is Monsieur Jourdain, a wealthy tradesman who desires to become a gentleman and be accepted into high society. Throughout the play, Jourdain engages in various activities such as learning fencing, music, and dance, and even attempts to learn philosophy and become a patron of the arts. However, his efforts are often comical and misguided, and he is constantly being taken advantage of by those around him. The play also features a love story between Jourdain's daughter, Lucille, and a young nobleman, Cleonte, who disguises himself as a Turkish prince to win her love. The play ends with Jourdain being exposed as a fool and Cleonte and Lucille being united. The Middle Class Gentleman is a humorous and satirical play that pokes fun at the social climbing and superficiality of the French middle class during the 17th century. It remains a popular play and is often performed in theaters around the world.DORANTE: Monsieur Jourdain is right, Madame, to speak so, and he obliges me by making you so welcome. I agree with him that the repast is not worthy of you. Since it was I who ordered it, and since I do not have the accomplishments of our friends in this matter, you do not have here a very sophisticated meal, and you will find some incongruities in the combinations and some barbarities of taste.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.