Western Literature Honors 28 April 2015 Religious Hypocrisy versus Honesty Authors often incorporate their political and philosophical views in their works. Tartuffe ‚ a play by Molière‚ and Candide ‚ a novella by Voltaire‚ deal with religion in society. Tartuffe is a satire about the French upper class’ attitude toward religion. Molière finds fault with extreme zealots and hypocrisy in religious people‚ and favors moderate beliefs. Voltaire’s Candide mocks Western society by criticizing their religious figures
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understand and examine the validity of the ideas they were exchanging. This was contrary to the indiscriminate acceptance of ideas that individuals had done for so long. In order to demonstrate this‚ Moliere wrote the play of Tartuffe in which a clear contrast is made between the emotional
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similar masterpiece‚ Tartuffe‚ was written in the 17th century by Moliere as a satirical display of religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe is a production of vice and virtue that involves a witty and brusque family that idolizes a single religious figure who tries to insinuate himself into their lives. The two masterpieces‚ Candide‚ and Tartuffe‚ display exaggerated evil and whimsical events of religious hypocrisy and fanaticism‚ yet Moliere and Voltaire use very different writing styles to achieve that.
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Sarah Newsome 3-19-10 2nd Period Misanthrope Response The gossip session Moliere reveals in The Misanthrope among Acaste‚ Clitandre‚ and Celimene is that of a double satire. This conversation exemplifies Moliere’s satirical attitude towards the hypocrisy of individuals as well as a society which accepts‚ even forces‚ such falsehoods. He is equally critical of Alcaste’s impliant rectitude as he is of the other characters’ sense of falsehood. However‚ Moliere’s greatest satire focuses on the society
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Tartuffe was written by a well-known French playwright named Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière. According to the Eight Plays by Molière‚ “he is the unquestioned champion” in the genre of dramatic comedy (Bishop vii). Tartuffe was first presented in the festival of Versailles as a three-act play. It is about a hypocrite‚ named Tartuffe‚ who poses as a religious and pious man in order to gain trust‚ so he can manipulate people around him. Orgon wants to be closer to God‚ so he accepted Tartuffe into his
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seventeenth-century Molière—a playwright and actor who targeted doctors in many of his satirical comedies. Though many of these comedies‚ employed stock‚ buffoon archetypes to satirize the medical profession‚ experiences and changes throughout Molière’s career led to more complex representations of the medical community in his plays that effected theater‚ medicine‚ and society. After establishing himself in comedy—a much more difficult path for a playwright at the time than tragedy—Molière achieved success
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addition‚ good manners and gender roles were strictly enforced during this time period. Moliere demonstrates all of these Enlightenment values in his play. The difference between true religious virtue and religious hypocrisy is‚ of course‚ one of the main themes of Tartuffe. Molière’s play does not reject or deny religion‚ because religion played an important role in Enlightenment France. Instead‚ Moliere created the character of Cleante‚ who demonstrates both reason and religion‚ which is extremely
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obedience when she replies "To please you‚ sir‚ is what delights me best." (Moliere 324‚11) Shortly afterwards‚ Orgon commands Mariane to take Tartuffe as her husband even though she is not interested in him at all. Orgon’s command shows how men are dominate and have control over social order. Mariane’s strong obedience to her father (Orgon) supports the Neo-Classical element that the individual is not as important as society. Moliere discusses logic and reasoning by blindfolding Orgon to the reality of
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time period‚ therefore creating a timeless battle of morality that is relevant to all. In Don Juan‚ Molière uses humor‚ character‚ and conflict to convey the theme that although wretched people can turn away from immortality‚ they are always haunted and even ruined by their own obstinacy. Often referred to as the “father of modern French comedy‚” Jean-Baptiste Poquelin‚ more commonly known as Molière‚ was born into an affluent French family in 1622. He was much more on the path towards a secure business
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