se men in this fashion in order to criticize those men of their time. This nature reflects on the society as a whole. Those who hold power are especially under examination here. Page 06The authors are trying to criticize the society they live in through their humorous stories. Each one consists of noblemen, middle class, and peasants. Someone in each story was lifted a little too high in regard, also while someone from each story needed to regain his ability to reason. Both of these faults are the causes of many of the stories’ problems. The people of their time could see how the stories ran quite parallel to their reality. As well today’s reader can draw certain parallels to his world. Someone once said, “Great minds think alike.” Moliere and Voltaire prove this statement. Works such as Tartuffe and Candide pushed forth the idea of reason and logic during the enlightenment. A reader from any time period will see how close these two authors’ stories are. The underlying themes and conflicts are universal and the characters easy to relate to. If the authors were not known, it could be possible to mistake both works for a single writer. ...
