Harpagon practice essay: In the play The Miser ‚ Moliere uses Harpagon as a stereotypical character to highlight the folly of human nature as seen in 17th century French society. Moliere’s use of satire for this play‚ places the audience in a position where through comedy the characters can address the idea of wealth and power. Harpagon is seen as a greedy old man who is obsessed with his strongbox throughout the play and it is through his interactions with the other characters that his miserly
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subject‚ and Tartuffe‚ the manipulating hypocrite. Moliere takes his shot at the extremes of enthusiastic belief. Tartuffe plays the role of a man whose greedy actions are cloaked by a mask of overwhelming piety‚ modesty and religious passion. Orgon is the head of a household who has taken Tartuffe in‚ and given him shelter and food. Everyone in the family‚ except Orogon’s mother‚ knows that Tartuffe is a fake. In this play Moliere uses Cleante to emphasize pious qualities‚ Cleante
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Zerbinette In the play “Les fourberies de Scapin” by Moliere a brilliant in tricks server named Scapin lies and plays the other characters against each other to help two young couples‚ his masters son and their neighbors son‚ convince their fathers to not break apart their engagements. One character I found entertaining is Zerbinette who is the young girl Leandre is engaged to. Zerbinette was kidnapped at the age of four and raised by gypsies living on the streets. At the end of the
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Theme of Deception in Tartuffe Throughout time‚ man has used many forms of deception to get what they want. Moliere’s play Tartuffe is a classical story about deception and how a “mask” is used to hide someone’s true intentions. Moliere applies the idea of a mask and a theme of deception to exploit the power struggles within a traditional household. The character Tartuffe employs deception so he can achieve social and economical standings while Elmire‚ Mariane‚ and Dorine use deception to defy
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1. Name two themes for the play. Discuss how Moliere 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
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The comedy Tartuffe‚ written by Jean-Babtiste Moliere‚ is undoubtedly a satire; the question is what is the poem a satire of: the Catholic religion itself‚ or the hypocrites within the Church and their corruption? I believe the latter to be the focus of Moliere’s commentary. It is apparent throughout Tartuffe that Moliere has an admiration for religion‚ as practiced by genuinely pious and humble individuals. Cleante is a character who personifies rationality throughout the play. His character
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story‚ Tartuffe convinces Orgon and Madame Pernelle that he is a poor and religious man. He makes them believe he is truthful and humble by pretending to be pious. However‚ Tartuffe’s ways do not fool the rest of the family and members of the house. Moliere makes Tartuffe’s hypocrisy obvious to the audience‚ while Orgon has no idea what a horrible man he is. The family comes up with a plan to show Orgon how awful Tartuffe really is. They trap him into confessing his love for Elmire‚ Orgon’s wife. Tartuffe
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strict religious observances. Moliere was merely finding a way to express his thoughts about several attitudes and traditions‚ such as religious hypocrisy‚ abuse of power and authority‚ and enlightenment beliefs of his time. What better way to do this than through a light‚ comedial‚ representation of society‚ titled Tartuffe‚ better known as The Hypocrite. "In keeping with their lofty custom‚ they have used the cause of God to mask their private interests."‚ states Moliere in his Preface to Tartuffe
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Andrea Gismond 9/25/12 World Lit Reason Vs Passion In the play Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Moliere‚ the characters within the story are mostly driven either by reason or by passion. The two characters that stand out the most as being either the most passionate or reasonable are the servant‚ Dorine and the father of the house‚ Orgon. The views of these two characters are completely opposite‚ which result in the arguing of the two throughout the story. Although Dorine is able to provide evidence
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In Molière’s play Tartuffe‚ Orgon takes in a man he sees as a good Christian man‚ Tartuffe. This man hits on Elmire‚ Orgon’s wife‚ behind Orgon’s back and his loyalty and true character start to show. Orgon’s son‚ Damis witnesses the betrayal and tries to expose Tartuffe for the fraud he is‚ but instead Orgon banishes him for treason. The voice of reasoning in this situation is Cleante‚ Orgon’s brother. In Act IX‚ Scene 1 Cleante is questioning Tartuffe’s true motives regarding Orgon’s banishing
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