Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 173 Molière 1622 1673 Moliere Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Poquelin de Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, Jean-Baptiste The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts Produced by David Garcia, David Moynihan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Bores: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Molière is a character-based comedic play written in the 17th century, specifically during the early Baroque period in France. The play explores the theme of annoyance and frustration stemming from various "bore" characters, depicted in an exaggerated manner to reflect the troublesome individuals one encounters in society. In "The Bores," the protagonist Éraste, who is in love with Orphise, faces a barrage of irritating characters that disrupt his attempts to connect with her. Throughout the three acts, Éraste narrates his struggles against various boors including Alcidor, Lisandre, and other self-important individuals who monopolize conversation and thwart his romantic endeavors. As the comedy unfolds, Molière uses witty dialogue and humorous situations to critique social manners and highlight the absurdity of the characters' behavior. Ultimately, the play blends lighthearted entertainment with a satirical commentary on social pretensions and the trials of love, culminating in a resolution that allows Éraste to triumph over the numerous disruptions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 116410 2025-08-03T08:38:02.938555 text/html 116231 2025-01-10T00:03:53.208172 text/html 114242 2025-08-03T08:38:07.420567 application/epub+zip 114125 2025-08-03T08:38:04.574556 application/epub+zip 114125 2025-08-03T08:38:03.544561 application/epub+zip 258249 2025-08-03T08:38:09.590513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236533 2025-08-03T08:38:06.755557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140314 2022-09-03T12:59:02.518219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97483 2025-08-03T08:38:02.593569 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97102 2013-04-16T21:03:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97096 2013-04-16T21:03:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19822 2025-08-03T08:38:09.729537 application/rdf+xml 15000 2025-08-03T08:38:04.031539 image/jpeg 4106 2025-08-03T08:38:03.790648 image/jpeg 38891 2013-04-16T21:04:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 38798 2013-04-16T21:04:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 110022 2025-08-03T08:38:02.948562 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia