All that is not prose is verse; and all that is no · Molière

Here [in Paris] they hang a man first, and try him

All that is not prose is verse; and all that is not verse is prose.

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Molière

1622-01-15 — 1673-02-17 · Paris

Molière, pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. His works satirized the customs, hypocrisy, and vanities of 17th-century French society, addressing themes such as marriage, social class, and religion with wit and insight.