Reading The Barber of Seville | Alexandria
Read The Barber of Seville by Pierre Beaumarchais. Exposing social hierarchies, this icon shattered class barriers with razor-sharp wit, proving revolutions start with laughter. The barber Figaro's schemes weren't just comedy - they normalized questioning authority and mocked hereditary privilege decades before the French Revolution. Satire as a weapon of the powerless still resonates today.