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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.