Act,  scene

1  Not        |         known by his stage name of Moliere, stands without a rival
2  Not        |            of the greater works of Moliere was “Les Precieuses Ridicules,”
3  Not        |            In this brilliant piece Moliere lifted French comedy to
4  Not        | characterization as Shakespeare’s, Moliere’s method of portraying life
5    1,   2(2)|                                    Moliere’s note, inserted in the
6    1,   2(2)|          seventeenth century, that Moliere feels called on to apologize
7    3,   7(4)|            the early editions, and Moliere probably felt forced to
8    4,   5(5)|                                    Moliere’s note, in the original