This classic French play is a masterpiece of wit, satire, and social commentary. The story centers around the social climbing antics of a wealthy bourgeois gentleman, and the lengths to which he will go to achieve acceptance within the upper echelons of French society. With incisive commentary and a sharp wit, Moliere skewers the hypocrisies and pretensions of the aristocracy and highlights the dangers of status-seeking at any cost.

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