... From this environment emerged artists whose works reflected these shifts in society. During the reign of Louis XIV in France, Moliere introduced the play Tartuffe, a satire of religious hypocrisy. This work is a product of the new environment of greater intellectual freedom, and is representative of some of ... and logic, which are blooming with the onset of the Enlightenment, while Orgon embodies the established society that is dealing with these changing mores. Tartuffe is the prime target of Moliere's satire. As a con man feigning piety for self-gain, he symbolizes the religious hypo...

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... the relationship between the characters. All drama is about conflict, and the relationship between men and women is always ripe for creation of the necessary conflict. In these two plays, Williams and Ibsen display the universal familiarity with male/female conflict, and use those conflicts in ways that are subtle, original and effective in advancing the plot of the ... cause. When Hamlet goes to his mother's chamber and kills Polonius, Ophelia's father, by accident, Shakespeare reveals Ophelia's true character: she is both dependent on men, and unable to be depended upon. In contrast, M...

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