In Tartuffe‚ Elmire character is resourceful and intelligent woman much like Dorine. Elmire is clearly shown to be mentally superior to her husband and becomes frustrated with him‚ of his gullibility concerning with Tartuffe‚ saying bluntly that" Orgons blindness take her breath away" (Moliere). When Orgon refuses to acknowledge that Tartuffe could possibly commit treacherous intentions‚ Elmire takes the initiative and convince her "hard headed" husband to hide while she manipulates Tartuffe into
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Did you know that the play Tartuffe was written to mock the hypocrisy of the church during the mid-1600? Tartuffe was scandalous back in the day‚ and there’s a reason why. It exposes the idea of religious hypocrisy. This issue was hard to tackle back then. For this‚ the play was censored by King Louis XIV‚ probably due to the influence of the archbishop of Paris‚ Paul Philippe Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe‚ who was the King’s confessor and had been his tutor. Tartuffe‚ written by the French play
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this play to seek revenge and gain power. He lies‚ manipulates‚ and plots murder. Tartuffe by Moliere‚ on the other hand‚ would be considered realistic. Valere and Mariane are in love‚ but her father wants her to marry someone whom she does not love. “…Say of him‚ then‚ That he’s the very worthiest of men‚ And that you’re fond of him‚ and would rejoice In being his wife‚ if that should be my choice…” Him being Tartuffe. Mariane responds‚ “But‚ Father‚ that’s false‚ you know. Why would you have me say
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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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decides not to expand on. In the article‚ “Is Tartuffe a Comic Character?‚” there are more weaknesses than strengths that lurk in the essay‚ but the strengths outshine the weaknesses because the strengths make the idea of Moore become more understanding and clearer. The strengths are as follows: Nicholas uses Moore’s argument and evidence throughout his essay‚ and he explains why he does not agree with Moore’s proposal by putting his findings of Tartuffe not been a comic character like Moore believes
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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
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able to work towards a perfect future when following their philosophy. Some of the stories told to spread ideas of Enlightenment were A Modest Proposal‚ Tartuffe‚ and Candide. In the three stories we have read‚ each writer uses satire to push their message onto their reader‚ without directly stating what they actually want to stay. In Swift’s satire‚ A Modest Proposal‚ Swift uses irony to talk about the economic inequality by proposing such a ridiculous idea. When Swift says “I grant this food will
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Essay #2: Tartuffe’s Extreme Manners and Modes Moliere’s “Tartuffe” highlights modes and manners of various characters throughout the comedy. A character that shows a high extreme between his manners and modes is‚ Tartuffe. Tartuffe has many schemes and sneaky plans to destroy the domestic happiness of Orgon‚ the protagonists if the play. Tartuffe did and said many things in devious ways and was only able to trap Orgon and Madame Pernelle‚ Orgon’s mother‚ into his illusion. Though he did get away
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Tartuffe Reaction Paper Tartuffe shows just how a person can be deceived or plotted against. We all tend to adapt to friends or take people in without knowing the true characters of that person. It pays to analyze and get to know a person before giving all of your trust and belief in them. Most of the plays we have read always give life lessons. This play teaches readers to not put your trust in everyone. Get to know a person better and understand what they are about before you call them a friend
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Critical Analysis of Saur’s Interpretation of "Tartuffe" Pamela S. Saur’s article “Moilere’s Tartuffe” provides us with a well-built synopsis of Moliere’s character Cleante. In the play‚ Cleante is a very smart man: he’s observant‚ educated‚ and intelligent. Despite all of this‚ Saur argues of Cleante‚ saying “If the play were merely ’a struggle between Tartuffe and Cleante‚’ that the ending would be different. The victory would go to Tartuffe” (Saur 10). Saur is missing the entire point of Molière’s
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