Despite his own preference for tragedy, which he had tried to further with the Illustre Théâtre, Molière became famous for his farces, which were generally in one act and performed after the tragedy.
Meskipun kesukaannya adalah pada tragedi, yang telah dia coba majukan lewat Illustre Theatre, Molière menjadi terkenal karena karya-karya farce-nya, yang umumnya terdiri dari satu babak dan dipentaskan setelah drama tragedi.