Circle in the Square Theatre

In Moliere's play Tartuffe, the main character's name is Tartuffe, which like the definition of his name is someone who is a hypocritical pretender to piety. Throughout the book we see many different sides of Tartuffe. We see him acting religious, angry, excited, and we see him acting as his true self. A pretender to piety. He is able to easily trick Orgon into disowning Damis his son and giving Tartuffe all of his foutune and land and tries to seduce Orgon's wife Elmire. At the end of the play, Orgon tries to kick Tartuffe out of the house, but since Tartuffe was able to take advantage of and trick Orgon, he now has total control over the property and attempt to kick Orgon and his family out. Luckily the King is able to see past Tartuffe's lies and hypocricy and returns the land back to Orgon. The author uses dialouge and actions between the characters to support his reason for giving Tartuffe his name in the play. Tartuffe is said to be holy and deeply religious, but truly religious people to not brag or over exaggerate there love for god. Tartuffe over exaggerates his level of holiness and has always been deeply attracted to Elmire, but Orgon is blinded by this due to the greatness he sees in Tartuffe. Orgon says, “He’d draw the eyes of everybody there/By the deep fervor of his heartfelt prayer;/ He’d sigh and weep, and sometimes with a sound/Of rapture he would bend and kiss the ground [...] He guides our lives, and to protect my honor/Stays by my wife, and keeps an eye…

Tartuffe Tartuffe by Monsieur Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière is a religious satire that takes place in the home of Orgon, who is one of the main characters and a well-off man in terms of money, at least. The opening lines of the play place the reader in the middle of a family “discussion” about their house guest Tartuffe. However, the discussion is more of a quarrel about Tartuffe’s true character and the two opinions of Tartuffe can be seen immediately in the play as the grandmother, Madam…

The play opens when Madame Pernelle chooses to go out in light of the fact that she finds their conduct improper and wanton. She sees her grandson Damis as an imp, and her granddaughter Mariane as excessively delicate. It is just the new houseguest, Tartuffe, who acquires her approval. Tartuffe has been welcome to stay by the house's expert Orgon, who is charmed by Tartuffe's appearing devotion. Whatever is left of the family accepts Tartuffe to be a cheat and a liar, however can't persuade…

Orgon, the head of the household in the comedy Tartuffe: a respected man by his friends and family and righteously served the King; he is a rational, sane man but questions emerge when he becomes ludicrous and he is not the same man as he was before. He demonstrates a form of satire because of his strong-willed mind of Tartuffe and then being tricked into the fraudly innocence of Tartuffe. His actions lead to different conflicts within the family which leads us to believe that he is careless…

On Friday November 13, I had the pleasure of seeing one of Moliere’s most famous theatrical comedies, Tartuffe, performed at the University Theatre of Cal State San Bernardino Ronald E. Barnes Theatre. In the play, Orgon, a wealthy Parisian patriarch falls under the influence of a hypocrite named Tartuffe. Luckily, Tartuffe’s antics do not fool the rest of the family or friends. In order to show Orgon how terrible Tartuffe really is, his wife Elmire, takes matters into her own hands. She…

Orgon, the head of the household in the comedy Tartuffe: a respected man by his friends and family and righteously served the King; he is a rational, sane man but questions emerge when he becomes ludicrous and he is not the same man as he was before. He demonstrates a form of satire because of his strong-willed mind of Tartuffe and then being tricked into the fraudly innocence of Tartuffe. His actions lead to different conflicts within the family which leads us to believe that he is careless…

Tartuffe, by Moliere, revolves around a family structure where tensions escalate due the presence of hypocrisy within the household. This conflicting hypocrisy presents itself in the form of a man known as Tartuffe.(Moliere) While the family dynamic is being challenged by this man’s false nature, an even more concerning theme is initially introduced, this being the correlation between the patriarch and stability. Orgon, the father, is passionately in favor of this man’s false representation of…

Starting cash: $5,000 Saturday Morning: Wow… I slowly turn in circles looking around. All the buildings are huge and there are so many people. I am standing on the corner of W 47th street and Broadway, standing in front of a Starbucks. I should probably find a hotel.. I pull my phone out of my pocket and pull up google maps. I find the Night Time Square right down the road just past 7th Ave is only about $88 a night, so I grip the straps of my backpack and start walking. I walk past the Phantom…

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