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The comedy in verse «The Misanthrope» belongs to the pen of the famous French playwright Molière, whose real name is Jean Baptiste Poclain (1622–1673).

The convinced misanthrope Alcest is ready to break up with his friends in order not to give up his principles. The protagonist believes that one should always and under any circumstances tell people the truth to their faces, never resorting to flattery.

In the work, Molière satirises the immorality, pettiness and flattery of the capital's nobility, the venality of the court, as well as the artificial pathos of many literary works of the time.

Molière's work had a significant impact on the further development of world drama. Other well-known works of the author are the plays «The Burgher-Gentryman», «The Pretended Sick Man», «Tartuffe», «The Miser», «Don Juan» and others.