Tartuffe (Act I), by Molière

<p>While acting in one of his own plays, Molière was suddenly stricken and died shortly after the final curtain. He took an important role in "Tartuffe" which introduces to literature a character as famous as Shakespeare's Falstaff. (Volume 26, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>Molière died Feb. 17, 1673.</p> <p> </p>