
Tartuffe
Moliere · 1664
A religious hypocrite worms his way into a wealthy household and nearly destroys it. Louis XIV loved it. The Church banned it for five years. Moliere fought to get it staged, and the character's name became a synonym for sanctimonious fraud in every European language.
Drama · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.