French 331ST - Pre-1800 Seduction/Tyranny

Seduction and Tyranny: Targeting the institution of marriage that enables fathers and husbands to behave as absolute masters, Moliere, Marivaux and Beaumarchais advocate equality and justice for wives, daughters and servants. Students will study plays by Moliere (L'ecole des femmes, Tartuffe, Don Juan), Marivaux (La fausse suivante, l'ile des esclaves), Beaumarchais (Le barbier de Seville, Le mariage de Figaro) . They will watch operas by Mozart (Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni) and Rossini (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and explore relevant films (Moliere, Le roi danse, Beaumarchais}. As term papers, students will produce multimedia projects in iMovie.