This is what happened to Orgon and Tartuffe. Tartuffe appears to Orgon to be a good, reputable, and pious man. ... He is so eager to believe in Tartuffe that he is the primary victim Tartuffe uses to control the entire family. ... He calls Tartuffe brother, and loves him as he loves himself, preferring Tartuffe to his own mother, child, or wife. ... Orgon is giving Tartuffe more than he expected. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The play Tartuffe is quite opposite of Othello and Oedipus the King. ... Elmire is another female character in Tartuffe. ... When she sees Tartuffe for what he is she does what is necessary to keep her family together. ... She plays the victim in order to convince her husband of Tartuffe's trickery, she consorts with Tartuffe to secure her daughters marriage; she does whatever is in her power to do for the greater good regardless of how it may affect her or make her feel. ... She reluctantly agrees to break off her engagement with Valere to marry Tartuffe as her father orders and when sh...

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Moliere's Tartuffe and Racine's Phedre are 17th century; France Neo-Classicalism. ... Moliere's Tartuffe is a comedy. One of Moliere's Tartuffe major themes was a conflict between reason and passion. ... Orgon is clear of his reason, but go with his passion, when he accepts Tartuffe into his home and treats Tartuffe better than his family, which causes disorder in the family. ... He saw threw Tartuffe hypocrisy which was another major theme in the story. ...

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• Grade Level: High School