Tartuffe

But Orgon promises Tartuffe his daughter's hand in marriage and disinherits his son in order to make the preacher the sole heir. He doesn't even want to see the amorous advances that Tartuffe shamelessly makes to Orgon's wife. Only when his wife Elmire proves Tartuffe's lechery in an arranged fake rendezvous does Orgon realize the deception.

But then it's too late.

JeanBaptiste Poquelin alias Molière, the grand master of French comedy, caused himself many problems with his “Tartuffe”. The unsparing criticism he made of the clergy caused him to fall in favor of his ruler and sponsor, Louis XIV. Only after three revisions was the “Tartuffe” allowed to conquer the boards and the hearts of its audience. This shameless fraudster who presents himself as a charismatic (seducer) is timelessly relevant. With his bitingly critical humor, Molière holds up a mirror to a society that makes such deceptions possible.