Elizabeth sat down, picked up a copy of "Hypocrite", flipped through it, and said:
"Tell me, it's so early, what's the matter?"
Peter noticed that there were two more, but his aunt's expression was not impatient, and the points of the St. Andrew's Medal did not change at all.
Ha~
The expression was impatient, but he had already seen through his aunt's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys, and her words were not what she meant.
Peter did not play straight, but started chatting with his aunt about the book in her hand.
Hypocrite, he knows, Molière wrote it.
Molière was born in a family of palace furnishers with the status of "royal attendant" in Paris. His father was a tapestry merchant and palace furnisher.
Peter's biggest impression of Molière was the portrait of him he saw before traveling through time. One word:
handsome.
Molière's name means ivy in French, and was changed by Molière himself. His original name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin.
His father's original intention was for Molière to inherit the business and become a businessman, and even passed on his identity as a royal attendant to him, but Molière had other ideas.
He has no interest in businessmen and likes opera.
From organizing the "Guangyao Theater" performance to failure and being detained for debt, to performing in various French provinces for 12 years, to being invited to perform for Louis XIV at the Louvre in Paris, Molière realized his dream.
Louis XIV initially ordered that the Louvre Theater be allocated to his troupe. Later, the Louvre was renovated into a portico, and Louis XIV allocated the Palace Theater to him.
He is a model of discerning talents.
Molière implemented his own thoughts and created a series of popular works:
"The Hypocrite", "Don Juan", "The Hate", "The Stingy Man", etc.
The book "Hypocrites" that my aunt is holding is a little weird.
Because the drama here tells the story of Tartuffe, a church liar who pretends to be holy, sneaks into the home of the wealthy businessman Olgon, trying to seduce his wife and seize his family property. In the end, the truth is revealed, Tartuffe is imprisoned, and Olgon
A story about sudden awakening and great joy for the whole family.
In addition to criticizing social reality, this comedy also contains several elements.
Anti-feudal!
Anti-religion!
And what is Russia now? An enlightened monarchy. Even if it is enlightened, it is still an autocratic monarchy!
Elizabeth was speechless when she saw Peter looking at the book in her hand with interest.
Doesn’t she know Peter’s virtues?
Even if I start to change my past bad habits now, it is obvious that I will not be able to enter the palace of literature.
But then as they chatted, Elizabeth couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Seeing his aunt's somewhat surprised look, Peter smiled and said:
"Auntie, a teacher in Holstein told me about it."
A teacher told me that Peter's uncle, who later became the King of Sweden, was a good old man. He handed Peter over to Blumer, a rigid and strict marshal. The court teacher he hired was also very shabby, and he punished Peter by kneeling down at every turn.
This guy Rumer will also hit Peter.
Sometimes he thought about what had happened to Peter and couldn't help but feel pity.
There is no reason to be suspicious, timid or neurotic, everything has a reason.
If Peter's mother Anna had not died young, I am afraid Peter would not have become what he became later.
Hearing Peter say this, Elizabeth couldn't help but be stunned.
Then he asked:
"What else did your teacher say?"
Peter said:
"My teacher also said that Molière was a loner. His comedies were close to tragedies. His plays were so clever that no one dared to imitate him."
"His plays also show that everyone's life is a romance, farce and tragedy, and the audience will be led into a belief that they do not want to doubt themselves."
Seeing that his aunt was listening attentively, Peter said a few more words.
"The best of Molière's plays also prove that the soul, accompanied by the illusion of freedom, is essentially evil..."
Thinking that after Molière's death, the French Academy erected a statue of him inside, with the inscription "His glory is nothing short of, but our glory is missing him", Peter also made this comment.
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Elizabeth couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, obviously immersed in the glory of literature.
After a while, Elizabeth came back to her senses and sighed, seeming to be asking Peter, but also seeming to be saying to herself:
"France has Moliere, Spain has Faranelli, but what does Russia have?"
Peter curled his lips. Faranelli's reputation is indeed very famous now, but it is far from enough to compare with Molière.
In the 400 years after his death, Faranelli was still recognized by all kinds of people in French society, from the king to the urban working class, from the extreme left to the extreme right, from Parisians to provincials, from Marxists to French nationalists.
Like it?
'French is what the French call "Molière's language," and Molière's works are the core of French culture.'
Can Faranelli get such a rating?
Could Faranelli have his works included in every edition of French primary and secondary school textbooks two hundred years after his death?
Can Faranelli make the famous "Molière House" become the top theater company in modern society in future generations?
he can not.
But Molière can!
As for Russia, Russia also has Pushkin and Gorky. Although they are not born yet, if it is profitable, he can turn into a copycat in a minute.
Peter smiled again:
"Aunt, it's enough for Russia to have you. No matter what, we still have the great Crown Prince Peter."
Seeing Peter boasting there, Elizabeth was speechless.
But she was the queen after all, the ruler of an empire. She quickly came out of her literary mood and asked Peter:
"Besides these, has your teacher told you anything else? For example, his views on the country and his views on religion?"
Elizabeth asked casually, seemingly unintentionally, but Peter was alerted.
As a ruler, regardless of whether there is a purpose for asking these questions, as the crown prince, he cannot answer them as a joke.
Peter said:
"Aunt, I haven't said this before, but in my opinion, the country is just like us. Aunt is the oldest, then the Privy Council and the like, and then the minor aristocrats. Didn't grandpa make the decision a long time ago?"
Elizabeth looked at Peter with some surprise. Although the previous words were rough, the last sentence also showed that Peter did not understand everything.
She asked again:
"What about religion?"
Then he emphasized: "Orthodox."
Elizabeth was secretly angry when she thought about how Adrian had not given her face last time when she went to Holy Trinity. She dared to offend the royal family just because she was the Patriarch. She could never turn a blind eye!
Two years later, Peter must not confess, otherwise it will only make the Orthodox Church even more powerful.
The Orthodox Church now occupies enough land and serfs.
Peter said:
"Aunt, this is hard to explain. You know I used to believe in Lutheranism, but now I have no choice but to believe in Orthodox Christianity."
Elizabeth couldn't help but smile:
"But didn't you also give the Patriarch a Bible?"
Peter chuckled:
"Send me back, but I'll do whatever I have to do."
Looking at Peter's appearance, the tone and tone of his speech changed from nonsensical to a bit rogue, but Elizabeth was not angry, but her eyes were a little moist.
Elizabeth murmured:
"Peter, you have grown up."
Peter was speechless, how could he be so sentimental now?
Have you grown up? Didn’t you see it yesterday?
But seeing that his aunt was so moved, he happened to hit the snake with the stick and said quickly:
"Auntie, I want to go out to the palace."
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ps: Two updates today. The awning has been installed on the third floor. I’ll see if it can be repaired tomorrow.
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