When money can buy anything—except good taste. In The Middle Class Gentleman, Molière delivers a sparkling satire of social climbing, pretension, and the eternal desire to be something one is not. Monsieur Jourdain, a wealthy but foolish merchant, is determined to rise above his bourgeois roots and become a true aristocrat. From hiring dance and fencing masters to learning how to speak like a nobleman, he spares no expense—much to the amusement (and frustration) of those around him. As his delus ...