Tartuffe

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,…

different, their novels Tartuffe and The Metamorphosis, respectively, both use Deus Ex Machina to end their novel with a twist. Deus Ex Machina is when an author uses an unexpected power or events to save the characters or story from a seemingly impossible situation. It often used at the end of a story, novel, or play and to the reader it seems as if the ending is completely unexpected. Deus Ex Machina can be used in many different ways, some possibilities are shown through Tartuffe, The…

When considering all of the chapters, I decided to choose chapter fourteen, Acting, with hopes of learning more about the acting process. I have never been in a theatrical production so I was very interested in learning about the process, especially the actors because they possess a lot of talent. This chapter discusses concentration, scene study, and memorization and line reading, which were three things that really stood out to me as topics that I wanted to know more about. This chapter is all…

I went to go see Tartuffe which was in November 18th. So Mariane’s grandmother comes to her house to criticize the members of the home and to think highly of Tartuffe. He is a holy person. Her grandmother wants to join the two families together. Her father, Orgon, has been like put under the charm of Tartuffe. Damis is wondering if his father would let his sister marry Valere. Damis wants to marry Valere’s sister which he could not do if Mariane and Valere were to get married. Damis asks his…

and an even more undeserved form of admiration from the patriarch. His false modesty is just one example of his hypocritical nature. Tartuffe creates the illusion of a pious but guilty man, claiming: “Yes, Brother, I’m a wicked man, I fear:/ A wretched sinner, all depraved and twisted,/ The greatest villain that has ever existed” (Molière, Act III Scene VI). Tartuffe relies heavily on the disguise of a humble and holy servant of God: “In God’s name, Brother, don’t be harsh with him./ I’d rather…

of a comedy where the villain is carried off to jail, the lovers get married and justice is served. However, there is no renewal in society because the blocking force itself is not renewed. In “Tartuffe”, Orgon is the blocking force who separates Mariane and Valère from being together. He says “Yes, Tartuffe shall be/Allied by marriage to this family/And he’s to be your husband is that clear? /It’s a father’s privilege (Molière Act 2, Scene 1, 28-31). Orgon has such a dominant and rash…

Tartuffe is a lighthearted narrative that easily becomes a tragedy for those easily deceived. The moral acts as a clear warning to the audience on how to avoid the demisable fates of the characters. Tartuffe by Molière warns the audience about their gullibility when it comes to authority figures. Orgon, the head of a prosperous family, takes in poor Tartuffe, a man who purposes to be holy. However, Tartuffe is an imposter. Orgon is the only one fallen under the trickster's spell when the rest of…

Tartuffe Essay In seventeenth century France, all literature had to be approved by the King before it could be published. In the case of drama specifically, many playwrights had to write several versions before it could be approved, primarily because of its offensiveness, as it was in Moliere’s case. In his efforts to please King Lois XIV, Moliere weakened the overall message of his most famous play, Tartuffe. In Moliere’s earlier copies of Tartuffe, he originally made fun of religion. In David…

Tartuffe is a great example of someone willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. They are the people who are willing to completely destroy other people's lives so that they can be ahead. Tartuffe is an example of how such greed and ignorance was used against people listening to a sermon in a church. It could be said that Wall Street bankers are a near perfect example of someone possessing those characteristics today. There are many more ways that people have infiltrated our lives…

well-defined codes of behavior in society. Moliere challenges the philosophies and prevailing ideologies of this period through two female characters in the play of Tartuffe as he demonstrates that they are the voice of reason, with well-developed and exposed personalities that question the well-defined codes of behavior. One of the females in Tartuffe is Elmire. During this time, wives were to be submissive to the male figure and that was the established code of behavior. Their social identity…