The Age of Enlightenment is known as the Age of Reasons because of its gradual changes or transitions from traditional to modern societies. It was a big shift from faith or religion to science and intellectual reasoning. Furthermore, many societies or individuals have changed their lifestyle and beliefs from rural to urban, from agriculture to commerce, from faith to reason, from religion to science, etc. During the neoclassical era, many world famous writers such as Jean-Baptiste Poquelin known by Molière, Jonathan Swift and François-Marie Arouet known by Voltaire wrote incredible stories, poems, plays and articles on the age of reason. In literature, all are well known by the tactics and methods they use in their writing style in order to persuade or inform readers. During the Age of Enlightenment, Molière, Swift and Voltaire used the concept of "satire", such as verbal, situational and dramatic irony to describe their message. In literature, one of the components of satire is verbal irony which occurs when the author indirectly presents his message to readers and uses sarcasm to prove his point. For example, “Tartuffe,” a famous play written by Molière, depicts the life of a religious hypocrite who defrauds people using religion as a cover. In the play, many family members recognized Tartuffe as a religious hypocrite, with the exception of Madame Pernelle who is Orgon's mother, and Orgon who is the head of the family and married to his wife, Elmire . The play contains many verbal ironies, such as when Orgon's servant Dorine says, "They make a lovely couple," which sarcastically represents Orgon's daughter; Mariane and Tartuffe do not form a reasonable couple (33 years old). In one article, "A Modest Proposal"...... middle of article...... Candidly, he argues against persistent problems such as corruption within churches, states, disease and war while using satire to describe them all. . The concept of satire was not only used in the Age of Enlightenment, but we still use it today. Works cited Molière, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin. “Tartuffe” The Norton Anthology of Western Literature. Ed. Sarah Lawal. 8th ed. Flight. 2. New York: WW Northon & Company, 2006. 10-67. Print. 2 flights. Swift, Jonathan. “Gulliver's Travels” and “A Modest Proposal” The Norton Anthology of Western Literature. Ed. Sarah Lawal. 8th ed. Flight. 2. New York: WW Northon & Company, 2006. 289-347. Print. 2 vols.Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet. “Candide” The Norton Anthology of Western Literature. Ed. Sarah Lawal. 8th ed. Flight. 2. New York: WW Northon & Company, 2006. 375-438. Print. 2 flights..