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    conversation about Tartuffe‚ but the play in the text did not give all that detail. • The play in the text did not mention if Orgon tried to slap Dorine because Dorine did not wanted to give him space to talk to Mariane. She disturbed the conversation Orgon had with his daughter Mariane; however‚ it showed in the movie. • In the movie‚ it showed that Dorine was there when valere and Mariane had the conversation concerned their relationship and the marriage Mariane father contracted with Tartuffe while in the

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    Tartuffe‚ put on by COS and directed by Chris Mangles‚ did a very good job in helping the audience understand the main themes of the play. The main themes that the director were trying to show were that hypocrites are very easy to see through and that only fools would fall for their act. The actors did a very good job with the traits of their character. The actor’s accurate representation of the characters made it even easier for the audience to understand the themes of the work and gave the production

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    He emphasizes his wish to be punished by saying‚ “What can thy silence do for him‚ except it tempt him—yea‚ compel him‚ as it were—to add hypocrisy to sin?” (50). Dimmesdale views himself as a hypocrite because‚ as a preacher‚ he warns his congregation about sin and everyone thinks he is perfect‚ but he is really a sinner. He does not want to feel like one; he wants to confess and feel free

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    believing and accepting two contradictory opinions or beliefs at the same time. As odd as it may sound‚ it actually quite common among society. Hypocrisy and neutrality are often viewed as the same as doublethink but however they are different. Neutrality would be a case in which a person refuses to have an opinion about any two sides of an issue. Hypocrisy is when a person would perform actions that go against what one believes. In terms of doublethink‚ the individual would truly believe in two contradictory

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    Over the centuries‚ teachers and professors all have had a problem with academic dishonesty. The advancement in technology has made plagiarizing so much easier‚ and because of this‚ many professors have resorted to using software programs which detects any sort of plagiarism. One popular program many professors are enforcing their students to use is Turnitin.com. When a paper is submitted into Turnitin‚ the program compares it to previous submitted essays saved in its database and the content available

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    Themes of The Crucible While reading The Crucible‚ two strong themes are guilt and hypocrisy. This play by Authur Miller takes place in during the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts. The people involved were called Puritans. they had very strong beliefs such as "predestination"‚ and intolerance. When the trials began to come about‚ it caused great havoc in the small‚ puritan community. Although this play seemed to be such a serious series of events‚ after reading it one will soon notice that it

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    Molière ’s "Tartuffe" and Voltaire ’s "Candide" the themes of appearance vs. reality can be found. I will be discussing this theme which is both obvious and subtle depending on the author. I will be discussing the theme of appearance vs. reality. In "Tartuffe"‚ the character "Tartuffe" is touted as a holy zealous man that is supposed to be pious. Tartuffe is actually a master con-artist who gains entrée into the household of Orgon by portraying himself as a holy man. Throughout the play Tartuffe first

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    Brenda Duran Honors English Mr. Carpenter Per. 2 Tartuffe In the story Tartuffe by Moliere‚ the audience can view many foil characters. It seems as if every character had a foil‚ meaning opposite character. The two foils that most stood out were Tartuffe and Cleante. These characters show completely different personalities and everything about them is actually the opposite. One is a hypocrite about religion and the other one

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    Tartuffe Questions Acts I-V Act I 1. Madame Pernelle is leaving because she is dissatisfied how everyone in the household is not paying attention to what she says because they are constantly chattering on and on. 2. Madame Pernelle is dissatisfied with Dorine because she is chatty‚ is “too saucy for a lady’s-maid”(14). She also claims Dorine to be interfering because she always has a say in something. Dorine’s having so many lines implicates that she is one of the more significant characters

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    Extreme and Moderate Characters in Tartuffe In Moliére’s Tartuffe (Moiré 1664)‚ the reader is able to see a great contrast of Extreme and Moderate characters. Extreme characters being those who are seen as over the top‚ or very passionate people‚ and the moderate characters having a more calm and subtle approach to ideas. The extreme characters in this case would be Madam Pernelle‚ Orgon‚ Tartuffe‚ and Dorine. The moderate characters are seen as Cleante and Elmire. One of the characters that

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