Role Of Love In Tartuffe

In “Tartuffe”, there is a sub-plot that takes place where Orgon arranges her daughter Mariane to be wed to Tartuffe. This puts Mariane in great distress as she is in love with a man named Valère. She in a huge conflict with herself, as she is quite obedient to her father, but at the same time, she is desperately in love with Valère and she is under much distress over this, to the point of considering suicide even. At one point she even grows to accept it, putting Valère in pain as well, however she was just driven out of her mind by the whole situation and wasn’t truly accepting, but more like giving up. Eventually Dorine intercedes and tells them to go along with it, while continually trying to postpone it until she can figure out a plan to stop the marriage plans. In the end however, Tartuffe is imprisoned and Orgon allows Mariane to marry Valère,
Money, power, and control were usually gains that the father would receive for marrying their daughters off to people of higher power than himself, and therefore women were oftentimes seemed to be used as a commodity. With this prearranged marriage that is in the play, Moliere is trying to express the true nature of these pre-arranged marriages, and the toll it can take on the people involved. With that being said, it is evident that he has great distaste towards this custom, and he is trying to speak out against it with this sub-plot in the