... 17th century; France Neo-Classicalism. This was that was also a period of Age of Reason and the Enlightenment. Moliere's Tartuffe is a comedy. One of Moliere's Tartuffe major themes was a conflict between reason and passion. Throughout the play reason and passion was continuously used or referred to. ... . Passion takes over Orgon throughout this play. 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. Because Orgon goes with passion over reason, he is deceived and ...

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... in the French provinces before returning to Paris. His genius was not always recognized by critics during his lifetime. 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 ... ...

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