Relentless criticism and his unhappy marriage to Armande Béjart inspired such efforts as Impromptu de Versailles and The Forced Marriage.
Some have speculated that he was the Man in the Iron Mask, having faked his 1673 death and lived another 40 years in prison. Relentless criticism and his unhappy marriage to Armande Béjart inspired such efforts as Impromptu de Versailles and The Forced Marriage. Other works include Sgnarelle and The Scatterbrain as well as such collaborations with Lully as The Bores. For ten points, name this French comedic dramatist who wrote The Imaginary Invalid and Tartuffe.
Some have speculated that he was the Man in the Iron Mask, having faked his 1673 death and lived another 40 years in prison.
{Molière} or Jean Baptiste {Poquelin}