George Dandin is played at Versailles as a public comedy of forced marriage’s misery
In July 1668 George Dandin was created, a public comedy of a misalliance and humiliation. In the causal graph this event strengthens Judicial independence erosion (court capture), a driver that strengthens Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score — a worsening welfare path.
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In July 1668 George Dandin was created, a public comedy of a misalliance and humiliation.
Context
Court creation can also be flattery.
Molière’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
Why it matters
1668 Dandin is not 1668 Avare.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Molière
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.55 · verified
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactGeorge Dandin is played at Versailles as a public comedy of forced marriage’s misery
- strengthensDriverJudicial independence erosion (court capture)
- strengthensIndicators (4)Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 18 July 1668 · verified
- Worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.36 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.72)
Observed
43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.34 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.69)
Observed
0.62 score from 0 to 1 · 0.25 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.37 score from 0 to 1 to 0.62 score from 0 to 1.
Above normal = better
All indicators on this path (4)
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.3)
Observed
42.5 index score (0-100) · 7.53 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Britannica — MolièreEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
- 2.Château de VersaillesÉtablissement public du château de Versailles · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Versailles and Britannica independently date the 1668 George Dandin among the Grand Divertissement.
Established: 1668 public George Dandin. Not established: a unique annulment series.
Contribution type is direct.
Later museums, UNESCO listings, Loeb reprints, and 2024–2025 COP or NATO rows are not this event. Responsibility 0.55 and influence 0.55 bound the path; they are not a personality score. If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here. Readers should open both named URLs.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorMolière
- contributed toFactGeorge Dandin is played at Versailles as a public comedy of forced marriage’s misery
- strengthensDriverJudicial independence erosion (court capture)
- strengthensIndicatorRule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score
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Factrail. (2026). George Dandin is played at Versailles as a public comedy of forced marriage’s misery. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/mol-georges-dandin-1668
https://factrail.ai/facts/mol-georges-dandin-1668
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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