The protagonist of that play by this author is hidden under a table while Elmire tries to expose the title "impostor.
This author wrote a comic Critique of one of his own plays to defend his ethics. William Wycherley drew heavily on that play by this author, in which Horace is able to meet and marry Agnes, despite the main character's attempts to hide her away from the world. In another of his plays, Damis is disinherited in favor of the title character, who steals a strongbox of incriminating documents, and is eventually (*) arrested by an officer of the king. The protagonist of that play by this author is hidden under a table while Elmire tries to expose the title "impostor." For 10 points, name this French comic playwright, who wrote The School for Wives and Tartuffe.
This author wrote a comic Critique of one of his own plays to defend his ethics.
Molière [or Jean-Baptiste Poquelin] &lt;JR&gt;