Racine offered Molière his tragedy Théagène et Chariclée (one of the first works he wrote after he had abandoned his theology studies), but Molière would not perform it, though he encouraged Racine to pursue his artistic career.
Racine menawarkan karya tragedinya Théagène et Chariclée kepada Molière (satu dari sejumlah karya awal yang ditulis Racine setelah meninggalkan studi teologinya), tetapi Molière tidak mau mementaskannya, meskipun dia mendorong Racine untuk terus mengejar karier seninya.