Buried

What struck me was the great concern over Moliere’s burial. True his death makes him seems to make Moliere appear to be more like a phoenix than an author or actor, but his burial seems to need to establish his glory. As an active member of the Latter Day Saints church I firmly believe in a life after death. I don’t know if it is because of this belief that I have never studied out burial patterns, but while I listened to how much concern went into Moliere’s burial I realized that there is something more to a burial than simply laying the body to rest. It seemed that if Moliere was not buried in a the church graveyard he was condemned, and if he was buried in the church graveyard there was a chance that he could be saved even to the same level as to the respected Greek and Roman authors. His burial seemed so vital that eventually he was removed from the simple church graveyard and placed in an elaborate tomb. The thing about this is that no one even knows if it is actually Moliere’s body in the tomb. He was buried late at night in a common unmarked grave, and no one could recall his exact burial. Even though it might not be his body in the tomb simply having a monument to Moliere did not satisfy the people. It needed to be a tomb with a body in it, and hopefully Moliere’s body. The hope that his body is at rest in a respected place parallels the hope that his soul is at rest in a respected place. How fitting that the same man who had hundreds hope that he received damnation and others hope that he received exaltation in the next life have many believe that he was buried in a common unmarked grave and others hope he was buried in a elaborate monument.