Satire in the Works of "tartuffe" by Moliere and "a Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

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spheres of public life. One can argue about whether the play is indirectly against the religion itself, but the only thing you cannot deny what is converging views of all parties that the play is directed directly against the rigor.

Jonathan Swift in A Modest Proposal, wearing a mask of a human type and nature, offers the reader the most impossible and absurd ideas for the improvement of society, the most daring and seditious plans to achieve their goals by man. At the same time, no matter how criminal and terrible they were, for "zealot" Swift created a good image when it comes to human desires and the so-called public good. The wicked irony also lies in the fact that the justification for the worst evil done by another evil. Swift creates a narrator who introduces a proposal to fix the economic situation in Ireland; the proposal is through the idea of cannibalism. In this satire, the narrator proposes that selling babies as a source of food is a valid plan to fix the economic state of Ireland. Creating a mask schemer, Swift’s A Modest Proposal draws attention to the overall situation in Ireland where no one seemed to spend truly effective measures into practice to better the economy. When the country is in worst condition, natural and holy ways of improving the economy are non-existent but to admit the reality of the most monstrous and fantastic plans. Parody of the political and social arithmetic of his era, Swift significantly refines the conventional thesis that the main wealth of the country is made by people. In a state like Ireland, he says, people have become a burden; this principle is valid only if the population is provided with work, giving a livelihood. Satirical mask effect is created by the fact that in a dispassionate efficiency and accuracy of the good intentions of the author of the fictitious show monstrous cruelty, manipulation and calculation creates the appearance of a real project. Swift was not inclined to simply entertain society, irony and satire, the most commonly used tools they acquire a special power and passion from the pen of Swift as its purpose "to tease the world, not to cheer it." The strength and sharpness of images and comparisons, shocking, sometimes deliberately reduced and obscene examples and descriptions, ironic and sarcastic about the most important institutions of society, whether it be the power of the church, or anything else - these are the main features of numerous journalism of Swift.

Satire is a literary genre in which the author exposes the flaws and weaknesses of a society. To achieve that state, the author uses sharp and humiliating ways to ridicule other people with the hope that they will be corrected. "A Modest Proposal," in which Swift put forward a monstrous and incredible proposal to eat the meat of Irish children, especially fattening them for this. It is dictated by the hatred of the oppressors and the passionate grief of the oppressed. Observing the poverty-stricken, dying of hunger in Ireland, the homeless and the hungry women who are followed by their barely alive children. A Modest Proposal is indeed one of the most striking manifestations of the gall pessimism with which Swift looked at his contemporaries and humanity as a whole. From the viewpoint of Swift, social diseases inherent in human nature and hence incurable. In Tartuffe, Moliere boldly and clearly exposes the reactionary role of the clergy, the image created summarizing Tartuffe who became a household expression of bigotry and hypocrisy. Both Tartuffe by Moliere, and A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift are two of the most admired satires in the history of literature. Both works promote The Enlightenment era in which the use of human reason to solve issues is highly praised. Moliere’s theatrical production is a comic satire about religious hypocrisy; whereas, Swift’s ironic satire highlights the economic oppression of Ireland by England. In conclusion, both works serve their purposes of satirical literature that have used both humor and horror to point human follies and vices in search of a better change. Moliere’s Tartuffe is more effective than Swift’s A Modest Proposal because Tartuffe demonstrates the consequences of religious hypocrisy, whereas A Modest Proposal just rejects the initial proposal made by the narrator. Tartuffe is also very effective satire because of Moliere’s use of simple language and rhymed couplets which add a musical quality into this play. On the other hand, A Modest Proposal is less effective because the concept of selling babies as a source of food is too shocking and inhumane, and this satire can be easily misinterpreted. In conclusion, both, Tartuffe and A Modest Proposal, are great works of satirical literature that have made many people laugh hysterically and extremely horrified for over 200 years.