Amphitryon

After his wedding night with beautiful Alcmene Amphitryon leaves to participate in a war. Jupiter who is fascinated by Alcmenes beauty come to earth under the appearance of Amphitryon accompanied by Mercury who has taken the appearance of Amphitryons servant Sosie. Amphitryon is successful in war and sends Sosie back home to report this. Sosie is greeted by his look-alike Mercury who beats him and convinces him that he Mercury is the real Sosie.Molière was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molières best known works are The Misanthrope The School for Wives Tartuffe The Miser The Imaginary Invalid and The Bourgeois Gentleman.