Molière’s play Tartuffe was written in France during the 17th century. This time is well remembered as the time period in which the Catholic Church had a great deal of power over the censorship of the literature released by authors and playwrights. This was one of many factors that lead Molière to create the famous play Tartuffe. Throughout the play, there are various themes of religious hypocrisy and how religion can be used negatively. The first performance of the play was in 1664, and it was immediately censored by the catholic church. It did not reappear in theater until 5 years later in 1669. Even after the censorship the play was heavily criticized by the religious community because they believed that Molière was attacking their
