Tartuffe

Tartuffe is a comedic play written by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, and he was most commonly known by his stage name, Moliere. In Tartuffe, the power of false teaching and habit of trusting the wrong sort of people is illuminated throughout the play. Moliere was greatly influenced by the historical conflicts that the Enlightenment era brought, specifically pertaining to the church’s response to the new age of thinking and reasoning. Even though Moliere seems to be mocking the Catholic faith, he is…

Tartuffe creates around himself an appearance of religious devotion, fact that attracts Orgon on his side: “He used to come into our church each day/ And humbly kneel nearby and start to pray […] He’d sigh and weep, and sometimes with a sound/ Of rapture he would bend and kiss the ground” (Moliere 32). Tartuffe is trying to gain Orgon’s benevolence by doing acts meant to impress: “When I rose to go, he’d run before/ To offer me holy-water at the door […] I gave him gifts, but in his humbleness/…

Generational differences are consistent through Moliere's Tartuffe. Yet, the period in which this narrative occurs may not read well to a modern audience who may not be familiar with family dynamics of the time. Staging the play in modern-day Manhattan, New York, highlights the generational differences between characters in Tartuffe, allowing modern audiences to relate to the comedic themes in the play. In the opening scene, Madam Parnell's criticisms resemble criticisms of many Baby Boomers,…

but also think about what they are reading. While Moliere and Voltaire both utilized satire, they went about it in some similar but also very different ways. In Moliere’s Tartuffe, the author keeps the story clearly within the defined lines of satire. On the other hand, Voltaire’s Candide blurs the lines of satire and can…

Abigail Hurry Up and move! [Abigail pulls Tartuffe my the arm] Tartuffe Ok Mama. Where are we going? Abigail Just keep walking and stop whining.…

In both “Tartuffe” and “Journey to the West”, they both take a surprising turn toward the end. Although both of these texts are written in two totally different dialects, they both are fairly similar to the other. Enlightenment is present in both of these stories. Dorine assumes an essential role and so does Cleante. They are the voice of reason throughout the play. The fact that both of these stories illustrate a hierarchy, and involves religion is a great example of enlightenment.…

Plays, scenes and acts written in the 17th and 18th century are very different from what is perceived in today’s era. Tartuffe is considered a romantic comedy by Moliere who conveys the catholic religion traced throughout this one family and Tartuffe. Some members of the family disguise Tartuffe as a fake and phony but Madame Pernelle and Orgon think differently. The play takes place in Paris during the 1600’s. Relating in some viewpoints there is a story by Mary Wollstonecraft’s which portrays…

criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.” Satire is a literary way of providing possible change to humanity and its institutions. In Swift’s A Modest Proposal and Moliere’s Tartuffe, the two authors indirectly ridicule and criticize human characteristics and behavior but with the aim of trying to make them improve instead of demolishing them. In Swift’s A Modest Proposal, Swift through the fictional character satirizes…

Tartuffe French play that was originally directed by Moliere, done in the 17th century. Also was launched at pierce college cast pierce college student, and directed by my Professor Shaheen Vaaz. Within the play there have been many components that raised my awareness and created a position of questioning due to the usage of different elements, also the presence of improvisation that enhanced the play and created a sense of comedy related to the idea of the play, however; even though there were…

plays and books, he explicitly attacked the church and the government of France in his books, and is one of the people who is credited for kicking off the French Revolution. Voltaire’s most famous work is his satire Candide, which like Molière’s Tartuffe, was widely banned because it made fun of religion and the government. While both Molière and Voltaire agree on these things, when the subject of women is brought up, they have polar opposite views. Unlike Molière, Voltaire does not see women as…