Role Of Religion In Tartuffe

While Tartuffe is hilarious play that doesn’t seem to take itself seriously, there is various themes we can interpret through this play. Religion is one of most important theme and is the story’s main focus. In a sense, Moliere is trying to teach us the difference between a piety fraud and a true Christian through this comedic play. He sees the absurdity and danger of such religious hypocrisy. Throughout the play, Tartuffe uses religion as a tool and demonstrated how potent religion can be through manipulation. He displays an outward show of religious devotion by assuming a stance of moral authority and telling everyone in the household how to behave. Everyone wants to be in favor of God and that is shown by Orgon and Madam Pernelle. Through