Molière, always careful not to attack the…
February 1665 CE
The king allegedly suggested that Molière suspend performances of Tartuffe; the author rapidly writes Don Juan ou le Festin de Pierre to replace it.
A strange work, derived from a work by Tirso de Molina and rendered in a prose that still seems modern today, it describes the story of an atheist who becomes a religious hypocrite and for this is punished by God.
Premiering on February 15, 1665, this work too is quickly suspended.
The king, demonstrating his protection once again, becomes the new official sponsor of Molière's troupe.