Tartuffe

... will keep structure in society? Order in society can only be controlled by one thing and one thing only, and that is a powerful figure. In Tartuffe, the King is the figure who represents authority. The King is one way in which Moliere shows a good example of authority. However, Moliere also shows ... authority throughout the whole play. Moliere uses this as a bad example of authority because Organ, who is supposed to be smart and wise, actually falls for Tartuffe's falseness. If someone who holds a great amount of power can be fooled by someone else, then that shows a very bad example of ...

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... major consequences depending on how they're used but they achieve this through using them in both different and similar strategies. In both Othello and Tartuffe the main characters are both tricked by the antagonist because they are blinded by their trust for them. In Othello the tricked character is ... His man Laurent's the same, or worse; I'd not trust either with a penny purse." (1.1.72-73) This shows how much just Dorine doesn't trust Tartuffe (or his servant) and there are several more lines like it throughout the play from several other characters. While trust is a vital component...

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... . 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 hyp...

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... sexual lust he quickly has his say " yes brother, I am evil through and through, guilty full of iniquity and sin" (Moliere.p.280). Even though, Tartuffe confessed of his wrong doing Orgon did not believe because of the trust he has in him. For example he chase his son off the property and give ... the right to Tartuffe. In no time Tartuffe made himself virtually master of the Orgon's house and the performance of it occupants. He is so devout in speaking of Heaven that Orgon ... seemed in such a righteous way a man who only speak of God. He is using heaven to cover his deceiving life. F...

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... all that holds you back, don't worry. I can remove that hindrance in a hurry. Nothing of that sort need to obstruct our path (page 57). Throughout the play, Tartuffe is a hypocrite. "In God's name, brother, don't be harsh with him I"d rather be tortured at the stake than see him bear one scratch for my poor sake" ... (page 48). Tartuffe wants Orgon to believe that he does not want Damis to suffer for lying to his father. "No, no, but my first duty is to serve my King. ... can lead him by the nose. You find us here would fill him with delight, and if he saw the worst, he"d doubt his sig...

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... complex and human character that has the faults and strengths of a normal human being. His weaknesses and his faults are what make him fall victim to the religious hypocrisy of Tartuffe. Orgon's basic character seems to be extravagant and uncontrolled in all respects, as was noted by his brother-in-law, Cleante. This lack of control and basis in common sense ... allows Tartuffe to take advantage of his severe religious leanings, and worm his way into his household under the hypocritical guise of a highly religious man. Orgon, himself an absurdly religious man, falls ... until the end, ...

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... eyes are finally opened at the end of the play while his mother is still held by the farce of Tartuffe. Orgon is so willing to entrust everything he has into the care of Tartuffe. He places Tartuffe above the well being of his family. When he returns from his trip and asks Cleante how the household ... he was gone, Cleante tells him that his wife had been very sick. Orgon demands that Mariane give up Valere and marry Tartuffe. Although Madame Pernelle is seen as gullible, she is consistent. At the beginning of the play she is ridicules her family and compares them to ... ." (I, I , 52). ...

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... Orgon's mother. She is a cynical woman who is very stubborn in her ways. Madame Pernell is very strong willed and this creates a problem for her character. Throughout the play Tartuffe fools her. Tartuffe plays on her weakness by making her believe he is a humble, trustworthy man. Her stubbornness leads to her own confusion and eventually embarrassment throughout the play. In Act I, Madame ... ) She is scolding them for being rude, when she is in fact interrupting the other characters and being impolite herself. Madame Pernell respects Tartuffe. She believes he is a good man. The other c...

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... or did not care as long as he lived a lavish lifestyle. Mazarin went so far as to have an affair with Louis XIV's mother, Anne of Austria. This manipulation led Tartuffe to harm his own family, maybe not physcially, but they were scarred for life with the betrayal of their father. This is similar to the actions of the Cardinals as ... actions of the Cardinals as well as the manipulative behavior unbecoming a church official. The chief reason behind the manipulation of the Kings was there vanity. In the story, flattery got Tartuffe everything. Tartuffe promised Orgon an entrance into Hea...

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