the Moliére convex mirror

The Moliére convex mirror combines several of my favorite elements; rock crystal quartz, gold, cabochons and Venetian glass rods. This mirror measures about 13 inches in diameter.

The Moliére convex mirror is going to be shipped to my Carmel venue, Cayen Home. Call 831-626-2722 for more information.

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The Moliére convex mirror is named for one of the most revered, performed and loved writers of French writers. The below was borrowed by the Kennedy Center website and contains, perhaps, more information about him than you care to know. But Moliére was fantastic! Given our current political climate just think of the plays he could write if he were alive today!

Moliere, born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, was an actor, playwright and director who became one of France’s best-known writers for his work that ranged from simple farces to sophisticated satires. He was born in Paris on January 15, 1622. He was educated at the College de Clermont, a Jesuit institution, and received a law degree in 1642 from the University of Orleans. His father was a member of the bourgeoisie who purchased the title of Court Upholsterer. Moliere would have inherited his father’s title, but the theatre captured his imagination from an early age. As a young man, his maternal grandfather took him to see a trio of farce players at the Hotel de Bourgogne theatre, and in 1643 he scandalized his respectable family by joining the Illustre Theatre, a company made up of the Madeleine Bejart family and nine other actors. Since the life of the theatre was not considered very respectable, it was at this time he assumed the name “Moliere,” to spare his family from barrassment. As the newest of three Parisian companies, Moliere and his friends failed considerably in this new venture and were forced to abandon the company. He and the Bejarts then joined another company, whose tours took th all over France for the next 13 years. In 1650 Moliere became the head of the troupe. A short, stocky man with a large head and melancholy eyes, Moliere often acted, sometimes under a harlequin mask, with the troupe he managed. Rhythm and mime played a major part in their performances. In 1658, the company was called to give a performance before Louis XIV, a farce written by Moliere titled, Le Docteur Amoureux. The King was so amused with it, the King’s brotheR&Became patron of the troupe and Moliere returned to Paris. In 1662 Moliere presented his latest comedy, L’Ecole des femes, in five acts and in verse before the King and it became his greatest success. However, the play created a storm of protest as Moliere’s en ies, jealous of the King’s favor toward the playwright, attacked him for irreligion, vulgarity, plagiarism and immorality. Instead of answering his critics, he wrote his response in his play, Critique de L’Ecole des femes, which he presented in June 1663,by introducing and discussing on stage both the critics and the criticisms. He proved that the passions and vices ridiculed through comedy were just as deeply rooted as those that lent th selves to the creation of tragedy. Moliere’s success attracted en ies among rival actors and playwrights, and several of his plays about hypocrisy (Tartuffe and Dom Juan) were subjected to fierce opposition from Church authorities. Tartuffe was in fact banned from 1664 until public performance was finally authorized in 1669. Dom Juan was presented in 1665 and was favorably received. However, after Easter, it was mysteriously banned and the play was not published until after Moliere’s death. Nevertheless, Moliere was under the King’s protection, and his company continued to be in d and for performances. Moliere is known to be thoughtful and introspective rather than extroverted. His marriage to the daughter of Madeleine Bejart in 1662 was not a happy one, but he inspired loyalty and affection in his colleagues, and friendship in men with similar tasted foremindependent thought and a dislike for the pedantry and affectation that he lampoons in his plays. This is seen in Les femes Savantes (The Learned Ladies). Several plays ridicule the medical profession, especially L’Amour Medecin (Love is the Best R edy) and Le Malade Imaginaire. Ironically, after years of ill health, he nearly died on stage, while playing the hypochondriac in the latter play. During the performance on January 17, 1673, Moliere was seized by coughing convulsions, which he att pted to conceal as a comic device that appeared to be voluntary and exaggerated. He died at age 51 in Paris later that night. While Moliere was regarded as the greatest French comedic writer and by many as the greatest of all French writers; he reestablished comedy to a place of honor in his time.