Wood Humn 301-01 Foundations of Modern World June 6‚ 2013 Moliere’s Tartuffe Moliere’s Portrayal of Religion and Religiosity Moliere’s Tartuffe is about a man named Tartuffe who is a beggar and holy man that was recently taken in by a Christian man named‚ Orgon. Tartuffe has Orgon fooled‚ but the entire rest of Orgon’s family sees Tartuffe as a hypocritical‚ self-righteous con artist. Orgon becomes obsessed with Tartuffe and would rather talk and hear about him than his own sick wife. Even
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Everyone wants to believe in someone or something even if we know it’s a lie. Orgon is no different‚ he puts his trust in Tartuffe not because he has to‚ but because he wants to. Orgon wants to believe in something genuine and doesn’t want anyone to rob him of this fantasy. Before anyone judges Orgon‚ we all have fallen victim to the Santa Claus lie. As children‚ we are taught Santa Claus is this fat jolly old man that brings present to boys and girls across the world. Now that we’re older this sounds
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Set in the 17th century‚ Molière’s Drama‚ Le Tartuffe is a satirical representation of religious hypocrisy. Its comedy drives the play in a direction where the audience can not only be entertained but understand the morals which are portrayed. It is important to realise the historical context that influenced Molière’s work of Le Tartuffe in order to understand the construction of the characters and comedy portrayed. Commedia dell’arte were a group of traveling players in Italy who specialised in
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heaven and compares them to the performance some people project to “prove” they are devoted and more spiritually involved than others. In Act I Scene VI‚ while Cleante expresses his concerns to Orgon about his utter willingness to believe and follow Tartuffe without fail‚ Orgon explains his case of how he came about knowing this holy man and what great man he truly is. He speaks fondly of Tartuffe’s protectiveness over his wife‚ his refusal to take all the money Orgon offers him‚ how he gives a portion
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Moliere’s comedy Tartuffe depicts women who can be described as straightforward‚ bold-spirited‚ witty‚ and loyal. In Tartuffe Dorine and Elmire displayed well-developed‚ independent and intelligent characters while Madame Pernelle and Mariane weren’t as well developed intellectually in the play as Dorine and Elmire. In the play Tartuffe‚ Dorine and Elmire challenged the masculine role model Orgon to preserve the traditional way of life. Dorine takes on a masculine characteristics and attitudes and
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misdirection. The commedia dell’arte‚ however‚ suggested possibilities for stylization in production and even in dialogue (Reisman 3). Moliere’s play Tartuffe‚ through the actions of his characters demonstrates that human gullibility‚ hypocrisy‚ and corruption were a major part of the Church during this period. The character
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Tartuffe Study Guide Know the reasons some people became enemies of Moliere Know who influenced Molière as a playwright. The hypocrite‚ the blustering youth‚ the clever servant‚ and the timid young girl are all examples of what kind of characters in drama? Where are the above found today? Why was Tartuffe controversial? What did Moliere claim to be mocking in this play? In the opening scene‚ what are the reasons Madame Pernelle is upset? Understand how to
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read so far. It is incredibly important in Moliere’s Tartuffe‚ Voltaire’s Candide‚ and Flaubert’s "A Simple Heart". Although different messages‚ all three of these works of literature deal with various aspects of love which includes sufficient bargain of love of both human and divine. In the play
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The “Romantic Poets and Their Successors” section contains a number of overtly political poems. Select two or three of these poems‚ and describe who the audience is for each poem‚ what the poet hopes to gain from the audience‚ and what rhetorical strategies are used to affect the audience. To a Little Invisible Being Who is Expected Soon to Become Visible by Anna Lætitia Barbauld In Anna Letitia Barbauld’s poem To a Little Invisible Being Who Is Expected Soon to Become Visible is full
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develops each. The play Tartuffe written by Moliere depicts two fundamental themes‚ Hypocrisy and Deception. Tartuffe is a satire of the religious fanaticism and hypocrisy and deception were the major ideas that Moliere was trying to point out. Hypocrisy is one claiming to have moral or religious believes‚ but doesn’t really possess it. It’s the act of not practicing what one preaches. Moliere was trying to get across this point to the people through the play “Tartuffe”. Throughout the play Moliere
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