At the beginning of the 17th century, enthusiasm, individualism, skepticism and emotionality began to die out and all conventional things, orthodoxy, rationalism, conformism, order, refinement and eloquence, and etiquette are the new desired traits to obtain. And a key influence of which is the rationalism of the famous René Descartes where he rejects all data except that provided by observation and experiment through the use of inferential learning where concluding a thing comes from experiencing it hand in hand. the hand. Another key influence why these traits flourished in the 7th century is the church. The 7th century church plays an equally important role alongside King Louis XIV, the Sun King. Being involved in the work of the Church is considered a huge honor for them, and being a priest in this era is like including oneself in another class of individuals alongside aristocrats and royalty where serving under the king will do a lot for anyone. honor. But there is one who has become controversial in the Church because of the way he writes and directs his drama. Jean Baptiste Poquelin or Molière, known for his wit and satire. He is known as the enemy of hypocrites, charlatans and snobs who rise in society by presenting themselves to others in a falsely elegant manner. He is also famous for his writing “Tartuffe”. In the setting of Tartuffe, it's about rich people with rich people's problems where Orgon and his family try so hard to learn everything at once, singing, acting, painting, dancing, acting, just everything. Because the 17th century is also the time when art flourished so much after the renaissance period and the aristocrats, to maintain their...... middle of paper ......d and obliged its husband to hide under the table. Then Elmire kissed Mr. Tartuffe and made him go away. And their affair eventually continued. This part of the story may be linked to the credulity of the religious people of the time. Taking the name of the Catholic Church to get what the priest wants and that is why it is controversial within the Church. Another reason why Molière was called the enemy of hypocrites may be why Molière told the story where Tartuffe revealed to Orgon inside the Salon that the woman Orgon admires does not admire him really and that Orgon's friend is only deceiving him to plunder Orgon's money and jewels. Here Molière attempts to reveal the pretentious person of 17th century society, as many pretend to be someone they are not to gain sympathy and admiration from others..