The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman

The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman is a play written by French playwright Moliere, also known as Jean Baptiste Poquelin. The play tells the story of a wealthy shopkeeper named Monsieur Jourdain, who aspires to become a gentleman. Despite his lack of education and social status, Jourdain is determined to learn the ways of the aristocracy and impress his peers.Throughout the play, Jourdain is guided by a group of teachers, including a philosopher, a music master, and a dance master, who teach him the skills and manners he needs to become a gentleman. However, Jourdain's obsession with his newfound status leads him to make foolish decisions, such as marrying a woman of noble birth who does not love him.The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman is a comedic satire that pokes fun at the social climbing and pretentiousness of the upper classes. Moliere's witty dialogue and exaggerated characters make for an entertaining and thought-provoking play that continues to be performed and studied today.MR. JOUR. That confounded tailor makes me wait a long time on a day like this, when I have so much business to attend to. I am furious. May the deuce fly away with the tailor! May the plague choke the tailor! May the ague shake that brute of a tailor! If I had him here now, that rascally tailor, that wretch of a tailor, I....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.