Love may be the meaning that defines Molière's comedy “The Miser”. Everything can be called love, from excessive greed to the moral definition of love itself. What can we learn from knowing that good always remains unrewarded and evil unpunished? Let's look at some defining factors in the play that lend themselves to the love of good and hatred of evil. First, let's look at greed. Not just any kind of greed, but obsessive greed. The character of this type of greed is the main protagonist himself, Harpagon. Harpagon is the kind of greedy pincher that makes Scrooge look like a pushover. His love of money can be interpreted as an evil action that went unpunished due to a series of misfortunes throughout his life. Harpagon is a widow, probably in her mid to late 70s and has two grown children of both of them who have their sights set on the goal of getting married in the play. Harpagon does everything it can to save you a dime here or a nickel there. Especially regarding his house and especially his children and the problems during the show. In fact his greed is s...