Who wrote The Marriage of Figaro?

Who wrote The Marriage of Figaro?

• A. Beaumarchais
• B. Jean Cocteau
• C. Tennessee Williams
• D. Pierre Corneille

Answer: (A)

Beaumarchais wrote The Marriage of Figaro, an 18th-century French comedy that follows Figaro’s clever schemes to outwit his social superiors and secure his future. Beaumarchais, a French playwright from the Enlightenment era, penned Le Mariage de Figaro in the 1770s, and its sharp wit and social satire made it famous even before Mozart’s later opera adaptation. The play is part of a Figaro trilogy, alongside The Barber of Seville and The Guilty Mother. The other names are from different periods and genres: Jean Cocteau is a 20th‑century French writer and artist, Tennessee Williams is an American playwright, and Pierre Corneille is a 17th‑century French tragedian.

Beaumarchais wrote The Marriage of Figaro, an 18th-century French comedy that follows Figaro’s clever schemes to outwit his social superiors and secure his future. Beaumarchais, a French playwright from the Enlightenment era, penned Le Mariage de Figaro in the 1770s, and its sharp wit and social satire made it famous even before Mozart’s later opera adaptation. The play is part of a Figaro trilogy, alongside The Barber of Seville and The Guilty Mother. The other names are from different periods and genres: Jean Cocteau is a 20th‑century French writer and artist, Tennessee Williams is an American playwright, and Pierre Corneille is a 17th‑century French tragedian.