The Characteristics of Tartuffe Moliere's play Tartuffe is a comedy that was popular during the late 1600s. ... Throughout the play, Tartuffe is a hypocrite. ... Tartuffe shows his arrogance in other ways. He acts as if he is better than other characters in the play as with Dorine. ... Tartuffe thinks that Dorine wants him for herself. ...
The "denial or gullibility" of Pernelle and Orgon, is the main drive/motive of the play. ... Although they share this trait throughout the play, Orgon's eyes are finally opened at the end of the play while his mother is still held by the farce of Tartuffe. ... At the beginning of the play she is ridicules her family and compares them to Tartuffe. ... Near the end of the play when Orgon finally admits that he was wrong Madame Pernelle still will not believe Tartuffe is not who he pretends to be. ... Although Tartuffe carries the title of this play, it is well suited to focus more attentio...
During the reign of Louis XIV in France, Moliere introduced the play Tartuffe, a satire of religious hypocrisy. ... Tartuffe is a symbol of the Church. ... Tartuffe is the prime target of Moliere's satire. ... Tartuffe plays his part of the hypocrisy of the Church in many facets. ... When Orgon, upon finally realizing the deception of Tartuffe, orders him out of the house, Tartuffe replies: That those who cross me know not what they do, And that I've the means to expose and punish you, (Moliere 131) But, alas, Moliere needs his play to be seen, and so, while support from t...
Moliere's classic 15th century play, Tartuffe, is worthy of many acclamations for its honesty and outlooks on hypocrisy and piety. ... The play was written to warn the people of the dangers of a hypocritical society. ... The character, Tartuffe, is displayed as the perfect example of a hypocrite. ... As in Tartuffe, the sneaky, old charlatan duped Orgon and his mother into thinking he was a very holy man-saintly even, but with the help of good people like Cleante; their eyes were opened to see Tartuffe as the low-life scumbag he really was. Even though this play received many negativ...
Two plays in particular come into mind involving these ideas. ... This is where these plays are similar concerning trust. ... " (1.1.72-73) This shows how much just Dorine doesn't trust Tartuffe (or his servant) and there are several more lines like it throughout the play from several other characters. ... The ideas of trust and proof are incredibly important in the plotline of many plays but none quite as much as Othello and Tartuffe. ... Both plays use them in very similar ways but at the same time very differently and in the end it could be what makes Othello a tragedy and what ...
He down plays society as a whole by creating a microseism, where everyone in the family has to be obedient, respectful, and mindful of the head of the home, which is played by the father Orgon. ... In the process, Orgon disregard's his family when told of Tartuffe's intentions. ... When Damis returns home and Tartuffe (instead of Orgon) gets locked up, order is restored. ... Many devastating factor's play into the character's lives that causes the reader to be amused in a cynical way in order to guard their inner feelings. ... Tartuffe. ...
Moliere's Tartuffe is a comedy. ... In the beginning of the play it opens with Madame Pernelle showing her passion over reason when referring to Tartuffe. ... However, passion took over and Madame Pernelle stood to her believing in Tartuffe to the end of the play; even though Madame Pernelle choose passion or reason, because she believed in Tartuffe. There were other individual in the play that went with reason and did not let their passion take over into accepting Tartuffe. ... However, passion wins in this play, which is the opposite of Moliere's Tartuffe. ...
The troupe, which Moliere named Illustre Theatre, played in Paris until 1645. ... Of his displeasure of his critics' opinion on his masterpiece, Le Tartuffe, he once remarked "It is a mighty stroke at any vice to make it the laughing stock of everybody; for men will easily suffer reproof; but they can by no means endure mockery. ... For in the 17th century, powerful men attempted to censor every play that did not happen to suit their personal tastes and selfish interests, a curse that continues to plague great minds to this very day. ... He was not only the dramatist, but also the chief a...
