The 17 February 1673 performance keeps a public stage open on the night he collapses
On 17 February 1673 Molière played Le Malade imaginaire and collapsed after the performance. This Fact stores that he still gave the public a night of theatre, an access path, not a medical theory. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital Learning Access, a driver that weakens Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries) — an improving welfare path.
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On 17 February 1673 Molière played Le Malade imaginaire and collapsed after the performance. This Fact stores that he still gave the public a night of theatre, an access path, not a medical theory.
Context
Death and burial controversy are other rows.
Molière’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
Why it matters
Playing while ill kept a public night in the calendar — a limited access path, not a health gain.
The night is not the church’s burial minute.
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.
- FactThe 17 February 1673 performance keeps a public stage open on the night he collapses
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicators (3)Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 17 February 1673 · verified
Playing while ill kept a public night in the calendar — a limited access path, not a health gain.
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.4)
Observed
70% of 10-year-olds · 70 above the normal line (2022)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 57% of 10-year-olds (2019) and 70% of 10-year-olds (2022).
20192022 Above normal = worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.17 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.35)
Observed
472 PISA score points · 28 below the normal line (2022)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2003–2022: fell from 499 PISA score points to 472 PISA score points.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.3)
Observed
11% of primary-school-age children · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Britannica — MolièreEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
- 2.Comédie-Française — HistoireComédie-Française · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Britannica and Comédie-Française independently date the last performance and death.
Established: 17 February 1673 performance and subsequent death. Not established: that the night uniquely taught a city.
Contribution type is direct.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorMolière
- contributed toFactThe 17 February 1673 performance keeps a public stage open on the night he collapses
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicatorLearning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
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Factrail. (2026). The 17 February 1673 performance keeps a public stage open on the night he collapses. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/mol-malade-last-night-1673
https://factrail.ai/facts/mol-malade-last-night-1673
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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