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Seduction, hypocrisy, and divine reckoning meet in a comedy where laughter has a sharp edge.
In Don Juan, or the Stone Feast, Molière brings seduction and hypocrisy into the world of comedy. Don Juan stands at the centre of a play whose themes invite you to look beyond charm and ask what lies beneath it.
Divine reckoning gives this comedy a darker edge. Humour and satire sit beside questions of desire and consequence, making room for laughter. The appeal lies in that tension: seduction draws you closer, while hypocrisy gives you something to question.
What you’ll discover
- Seduction under scrutiny Explore a comedy that places the appeal of seduction beside the questions it raises.
- Hypocrisy in focus Look beyond charm as Molière makes hypocrisy a central subject of satire.
- Laughter with an edge Find humour alongside themes that give the comedy a darker weight.
- The question of reckoning Consider how divine reckoning changes the tone of a comedy about seduction.
- Molière's dramatic world Enter a play where seduction, hypocrisy, and consequence share the stage.
Who will love it
Readers who love sharp stage comedy, rogues who talk their way out of anything, and plays that blend laughter with a ghostly edge. Anyone curious about a famous seducer will find him here in action.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A servant paints his master's portrait
- Don Juan defends a life of change
- Elvira confronts the man who left her
- Peasant girls and a rescue from the sea
- Disguises, doctors and a debate about belief
- A gentleman's honor and a tomb that nods
- Creditors, a father and a last plea
- What the play is about and how it is told
Who’s who
- Don JuanA charming Sicilian nobleman who seduces women, mocks religion and believes nothing can touch him.
- SganarelleDon Juan's talkative, cowardly servant, who disapproves of his master yet cannot leave him.
- Doña ElviraA woman who left her convent to marry Don Juan and now seeks him out after he abandons her.
- Don CarlosElvira's brother, who owes Don Juan his life yet is bound by honor to avenge his sister.
- Don AlonseElvira's other brother, fierce and unwilling to let any debt delay revenge.
- Don LouisDon Juan's father, who is ashamed of his son and begs him to live up to his noble birth.
- CharlotteA village girl, engaged to Pierrot, who is tempted by Don Juan's promise of a better life.
- The Commander's StatueThe statue of a man Don Juan killed, which accepts a mocking dinner invitation.
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Don Juan o El festín de piedra
by Molière · 1682
A charming nobleman lies to every woman he meets and invites a dead man's statue to dinner, with his servant watching.
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Don Juan, or the Stone Feast is a comedy in five acts by Molière, the French playwright who died in 1673. It is set in Sicily and follows a nobleman who seduces, lies and mocks everything sacred, while his frightened servant Sganarelle tries to keep up with him.
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A servant paints his master's portrait
The play opens with Sganarelle, who is taking snuff and praising tobacco above all philosophy. He talks with Gusman, the squire of Doña Elvira, who has followed Don Juan to a Sicilian city. Elvira left her convent to marry Don Juan, and now he has left her without a word.
Gusman cannot believe that a nobleman would break such a sacred bond. Sganarelle knows better. He describes his master as a man who believes in neither heaven nor hell, who marries any woman he fancies, and who has done so in many places. He admits that fear, not loyalty, keeps him in service.
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What is Don Juan by Molière about?
It follows Don Juan, a Sicilian nobleman who seduces women, breaks promises, scorns religion and ignores warnings, while his servant Sganarelle looks on. It blends farce, satire and a supernatural thread about a statue invited to dinner.
Who is Sganarelle in Don Juan?
Sganarelle is Don Juan's servant. He is funny, fearful and talkative, and he disapproves of his master's behavior yet obeys him. He often voices the moral view of the audience, though he is a poor debater.
What is the Stone Feast in the title?
The Stone Feast is the dinner to which Don Juan invites the statue of the Commander he killed. The stone guest is the one who answers the invitation and brings the play's final reckoning.
The author
Molière
1622–1673 · French playwright and actor
Molière was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a French playwright and actor born in Paris in 1622. He toured France with a theatre company before returning to Paris in 1658. He wrote comedies, including Tartuffe, The Miser, and The Imaginary Invalid. He died in Paris in 1673.
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